Posts tagged “Supply Chain”

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Asia-US air freight rates drop but stay firmer to Europe

Posted on 2nd March 2021 at 19:01

 

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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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Asia-US-air-freight-rates-drop-but-stay-firmer-to-Europe/78561.htm#.YD6Gv2j7SUk 

 

 

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Global supply chains ‘unlikely to fully recover this year’

Posted on 15th February 2021 at 11:14

 

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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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Global-supply-chains-%E2%80%98unlikely-to-fully-recover-this-year%E2%80%99/78427.htm#.YCpUTWj7SUk 

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End to box shortage may be in sight

Posted on 1st February 2021 at 12:55

 

End to box shortage may be in sight 

 

After an extraordinarily difficult 2020, an end to the exceptional container equipment shortage experienced in recent months could be in sight, according to container monitoring specialist Container xChange. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/End-to-box-shortage-may-be-in-sight/78329.htm#.YBf5Tej7SUk 

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Box port delays causing service cancellations

Posted on 1st February 2021 at 12:50

 

Box port delays causing service cancellations 

 

Major global container lines are being forced to cancel significant numbers of east-west services due to exceptionally long delays to vessels caused by congestion in Asian and North American ports. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Box-port-delays-causing-service-cancellations/78356.htm#.YBf3qOj7SUk 

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Decline in UK road-borne exports also hitting imports

Posted on 1st February 2021 at 12:43

 

Decline in UK road-borne exports also hitting imports 

 

A lack of demand for road freight capacity from the UK, as a result of export volumes to the EU falling well short of normal levels almost one month after the end of the Brexit transition period, is making it difficult for importers to find trucks willing to make the journey to Britain because it is less financially worthwhile for hauliers than was previously the case, according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA). 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Decline-in-UK-road-borne-exports-also-hitting-imports/78333.htm#.YBf00-j7SUk 

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China reaffirms attempt to cap box shipping rates

Posted on 19th January 2021 at 21:08

 

China reaffirms attempt to cap box shipping rates 

 

China said it is planning to release measures to tackle the thorny supply issues for shippers in the container shipping market, raising concerns about another round of clampdowns on freight rates. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/China-reaffirms-attempt-to-cap-box-shipping-rates/78289.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=e1585efa17&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YAdH6uj7Ryw 

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PORT OF FELIXSTOWE SELECTED FOR UK GOVERNMENT 5G TRIAL

Posted on 18th January 2021 at 09:17

 

PORT OF FELIXSTOWE SELECTED FOR UK GOVERNMENT 5G TRIAL 

 

Hutchison Ports’ Port of Felixstowe will be the largest UK port to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance productivity, efficiency and safety across its core operations 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/port-felixstowe-selected-uk-government-5g-trial?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-01-15-2021&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticleportfelixstoweselectedukgovernment5gtrial 

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CNY 2021 blank sailings currently ‘far below previous years’

Posted on 7th January 2021 at 14:08

 

CNY 2021 blank sailings currently ‘far below previous years’ 

 

As strong ocean freight demand continues on the major trades, container lines look set to blank far fewer sailings around Chinese New Year (CNY) than in previous years with less than six weeks left before the usual annual shutdown of China’s manufacturing capacity and the normally associated slowdown of the ocean logistics systems that support it. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/CNY-2021-blank-sailings-currently-%E2%80%98far-below-previous-years%E2%80%99/78214.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=8c8a7918ab&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X_cSGdj7SUk 

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Asia-Europe container freight spot rates hit new highs

Posted on 1st December 2020 at 10:05

 

Asia-Europe container freight spot rates hit new highs 

 

Container spot freight rates from Asia to northern Europe have broken the $2,000 per teu level for the first time in a decade after rising by more than a quarter this week. 

 

The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index reported rates of $2,091 per teu on the Asia-northern Europe trade. The last time rates were this high was during the “dead cat bounce” that followed the global financial crisis, when rates topped £2,100 per teu in May 2010. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Asia-Europe-container-freight-spot-rates-hit-new-highs/77961.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=089370bc72&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X8YTg837SUk 

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Forth Ports and DP World push forward with Thames Freeport bid

Posted on 23rd November 2020 at 10:50

 

Forth Ports and DP World push forward with Thames Freeport bid 

 

As the Government launches the competitive bidding process, DP World and Forth Ports continue to push forward their bid for a Thames Freeport with London Gateway, the Port of Tilbury and Ford's Dagenham engine plant at its heart. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/forth-ports-and-dp-world-push-forward-thames-freeport-bid 

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