Felixstowe strike and industrial action on
Last-ditch ‘closed door’ talks between the owners of Felixstowe Port and the Unite union have failed to reach agreement and with no further meetings planned the eight day strike will…
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Asia market update; July
The peak season from Asia into Europe has yet to begin and while demand has been slowing down, rates have not softened significantly because supply is kept relatively tight by…
Felixstowe port strike threat
While negotiations continue today between employers and dockworkers at the UK’s biggest container port, expectations are not high and we are preparing contingency plans to deal with the threat of…
Importers not ready for new HMRC system
HMRC’s new Customs Declaration Service (CDS) launches in two months and concerns are growing that 200K importers could be blocked out of the system. With time running out, HMRC identified…
Port of Oakland fully operational again
It seems that the port’s warning to truckers on Thursday that they should confine protests to designated zones and that anyone blocking gates faced immediate action by police has had…
Problems mounting at West Coast ports
While shippers through the West Coast have been concerned by the lack of progress in the ILWU’s negotiations with the Pacific Maritime Association, the Biden Administration has had to issue…
Asia market update; June
The lifting of lockdowns in Shanghai was expected to trigger massive demand for sea and air capacity, but operations at Shanghai-Pudong have returned to normal, the build-up of export containers…
Headlines threaten Shanghai lockdown
With Shanghai experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks and mass testing currently underway, the trade press are raising the spectre of a city-wide lockdown and the supply…
Safety & Security easements announced
In an unexpected, and to many pundits unnecessary, move the government has announced a raft of new customs easements, to support industry and improve the flow of goods at UK…
ILWU negotiations continue with no threat of strike
In a move to reassure shippers, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has confirmed that, even though they do not expect to reach a deal before the current labour…
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