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Port of Liverpool - Strike Action Confirmed

Posted on 5th September 2022 at 13:33

Port of Liverpool - Strike Action Confirmed

Unite the Union has confirmed strike action is to take place at the Port of Liverpool between 06:00 Monday 19 September and 06:00 Monday 3 October.

The move is designed to disrupt operations at the UK container port after a pay package of 8.3% was rejected by the union, and following demands for greater pay increases.

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https://www.peelports.com/news-articles/unite-the-union-confirms-september-strike-action-at-port-of-liverpool-containers-division

UK haulage shortages hit McDonald’s, Nando’s and other leading firms

Posted on 24th August 2021 at 17:55

UK haulage shortages hit McDonald’s, Nando’s and other leading firms

Fast-food giant McDonald’s has joined a growing list of companies forced to cut parts of their services or operations in the UK due to shortages of stock caused by the country’s lorry driver crisis, which is adding to stock problems caused by blockages in intercontinental supply chains.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-haulage-shortages-hit-McDonald%E2%80%99s-Nando%E2%80%99s-and-other-leading-firms/79752.htm#.YSUjA45KiUk

Ocean freight disruption could hasten re-positioning of supply chains

Posted on 5th July 2021 at 10:13

Ocean freight disruption could hasten re-positioning of supply chains

The prolonged disruption to ocean freight logistics with continuing patterns of container equipment and vessel capacity shortages, port congestion and delays, could hasten structural change in global supply chains put to the severest of tests over the past 18 months.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Ocean-freight-disruption-could-hasten-re-positioning-of-supply-chains/79376.htm#.YOLK-uhKiUk

Port congestion and rising demand forces carriers into schedule adjustments

Posted on 21st June 2021 at 19:03

Port congestion and rising demand forces carriers into schedule adjustments

Increased demand and worsening port congestion in Asia is forcing the east-west alliance carriers to temporarily adjust their liner service networks.

With long waits for berths on the US west coast and at several North European ports, attempts by shipping lines to recover a vessel’s schedule are being thwarted.

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https://theloadstar.com/port-congestion-and-rising-demand-forces-carriers-into-schedule-adjustments/

Yantian ‘contagion’ will spread around the world

Posted on 9th June 2021 at 15:27

Yantian ‘contagion’ will spread around the world

Long-suffering cargo owners face another wave of pain as the terminal congestion from the coronavirus outbreak in southern China threatens to ripple around the world.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Yantian-%E2%80%98contagion%E2%80%99-will-spread-around-the-world/79257.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=647b44b5b3&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YMDOSflKiUk

E-commerce logistics market grew 27% in 2020

Posted on 13th April 2021 at 17:34

E-commerce logistics market grew 27% in 2020

The global e-commerce logistics market grew by more than a quarter in 2020 – an estimated 27.3% – to around $368 billion and is forecast to expand to €557 billion by 2025, according to new research by Transport Intelligence (Ti).

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/E-commerce-logistics-market-grew-27-in-2020/78838.htm#.YHXGPOhKiUk

Ports prepare for Suez surge

Posted on 30th March 2021 at 17:59

Ports prepare for Suez surge

Following the refloating of the 20,000 teu Evergreen containership ‘Ever Given’ that has been blocking the Suez Canal for the best part of a week, attention is now turning to the surge of imports that are due to arrive at Europe’s shores as a backlog of vessels begin to transit the canal.

Among those ships that have been waiting to transit the canal are 100 containerships with an aggregated capacity of 1m teu, according to figures from Lloyd’s List Intelligence. While some of that cargo is outbound or empties, on average 52% of canal capacity each week is northbound to Europe.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Ports-prepare-for-Suez-surge/78767.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=17598ef5d6&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YGNV_69KiUk

UK announces Covid tests for inbound hauliers

Posted on 30th March 2021 at 09:16

UK announces Covid tests for inbound hauliers

Hauliers arriving in England from outside the UK from 6 April onwards will need to take a COVID-19 test if they are staying for more than two days, the UK government has announced, as the country bids to limit the numbers of infections of potentially vaccine-resistant variations of the virus.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-announces-Covid-tests-for-inbound-hauliers/78759.htm#.YGLc5q9KiUk

No let-up expected in buoyant air cargo market

Posted on 23rd March 2021 at 18:59

No let-up expected in buoyant air cargo market

High demand will continue to buoy air cargo charter activity over the next few months, consolidating the strong start to 2021, although prices may cool somewhat from their current high levels, according to a leading air freight broker.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/No-let-up-expected-in-buoyant-air-cargo-market/78720.htm#.YFo1Eq_7Ryw

NEW RAIL SERVICE FROM THE PORT OF FELIXSTOWE

Posted on 15th March 2021 at 15:10

NEW RAIL SERVICE FROM THE PORT OF FELIXSTOWE

A new daily rail service has been introduced at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe. The new service is operated by GB Railfreight and connects the UK's largest container port with Wakefield in Yorkshire.

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https://www.bifa.org/news/articles/2021/mar/new-rail-service-from-the-port-of-felixstowe?l=y

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Posts tagged “Supply Chain”

Port of Liverpool - Strike Action Confirmed

UK haulage shortages hit McDonald’s, Nando’s and other leading firms

Ocean freight disruption could hasten re-positioning of supply chains

Port congestion and rising demand forces carriers into schedule adjustments

Yantian ‘contagion’ will spread around the world

E-commerce logistics market grew 27% in 2020

Ports prepare for Suez surge

UK announces Covid tests for inbound hauliers

No let-up expected in buoyant air cargo market

NEW RAIL SERVICE FROM THE PORT OF FELIXSTOWE

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