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US box imports set for ‘dramatic’ H1 growth 
 
Imports at the largest US container ports are expected to grow “dramatically” during the first half of 2021, particularly in comparison with last year’s disrupted market, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. 
 
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Prologic Services Ltd granted AEO Authorisation 
 
We have recently been granted Authorised Economic Operator status for customs simplifications. This is testament to the hard work our team have been carrying out to ensure we are completely compliant with customs procedures and making sure we have the structure and compliance in place to look after our customers customs requirements. 
 
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Asia-US air freight rates drop but stay firmer to Europe 
 
Asia-US air freight spot prices have begun to fall in the weeks since Chinese New Year (CNY), but they appear to be holding relatively firm from China to key destinations in Europe, according to figures from TAC Index and the Baltic Air Index (BAI). 
 
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China’s shipowners and port groups urge efforts to temper sky-high box rates 
 
China Shipowners’ Association and China Ports and Harbours Association call on carriers and ports to make more efforts to reduce shipping costs. These include adding vessel capacity and accelerating empty container circulation
 
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LONDON GATEWAY IS NEW PORT OF CALL FOR TWO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SERVICES 
 
DP World has announced that London Gateway, Britain’s fastest growing container terminal, is now the UK port of call for two new major international shipping services, connecting the economies of Western Europe with the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa and Russia. 
 
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Red hot box rates show first signs of cooling 
 
Sky-high spot rates have been sustained on container shipping’s trunk trades in 2021 so far, but there are finally signs of respite ahead of the post-Chinese New Year period. 
 
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Global supply chains ‘unlikely to fully recover this year’ 
 
Supply chain industry executives hold little hope for a global recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, although many still see opportunities to increase business activity in emerging markets, despite a shift in the factors driving such investments, the annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index survey today reveals. 
 
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Sharp decline in EU-UK ‘short strait’ truck volumes 
 
Truck volumes on short strait cross-Channel services in January showed a sharp decline on the same month last year and are understood to still be well below their normal levels in the first days of February, with one effect being that the new UK-EU customs clearance and other freight procedures have yet to be fully put to the test. 
 
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Ocean freight rates set to stabilise but at high levels 
 
Ocean freight rates on transpacific and Asia-Europe trade lanes soared on sustained demand and a shrinking pool of available, empty containers last year but the weeks to come are set to bring a stability in prices while remaining at relatively high levels, according to expert and industry sources. 
 
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