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By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 3rd, January, 2020

Asia – UK rates rising

Fuelled by volume reductions, IMO 2020 surcharges, and demand ahead of Chinese New Year, sea freight rates from Asia to European ports will end 2019 on a high, and could…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 12th, December, 2019

Integrator price rises to penalise shippers

FedEx and UPS have announced a series of price rises and new surcharges, combined with a lower weight threshold, that could leave shippers facing increases of 15-24%, with cost hikes…

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