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By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 31st, August, 2023

Sea freight capacity cuts ex Asia to USA and Europe

With less than four weeks before China’s national Golden Week holiday (1st-7th October) following which the traditional slack season begins, the container shipping lines are ramping-up their trans-Pacific and North…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 31st, August, 2023

HMRC to phase export transition to CDS

HMRC announced earlier in August that the planned hard start on the 30th November 2023 has changed, in favour of a phased transition to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) from…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 23rd, August, 2023

Trans-Atlantic opportunities but you need to act now

After three years, the container shipping lines’ trans-Atlantic feeding frenzy is over and with  rates now well below pre-pandemic levels, this is the time for shippers to take advantage -…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 22nd, August, 2023

Making time-critical, stress-free

Our air freight team’s expertise and experience meet the urgent consignment needs of our customers and fulfil any time sensitive requirements, with processes that have been designed to provide an…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 21st, August, 2023

Panama Canal risk rising

While ongoing vessel and draft restrictions on the Panama Canal have not impacted shippers yet, we are monitoring the increasing queue of container ships waiting to transit the canal closely,…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 18th, August, 2023

Asia and freight market update; August 2023

The container shipping line’s capacity management is driving rate recovery from Asia to the US, Europe and the Med, while the quiet summer period continued in airfreight markets during July,…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 9th, August, 2023

75% of ILWU Canada membership ratify deal

With union members voting to accept a contract tentatively reached in Western Canada and the port of Halifax, Montreal is the last major container port to agree a new labor…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 9th, August, 2023

HMRC targeting forwarders for duty and vat

HMRC have been taking action against UK intermediaries, while acting as ‘indirect representatives’ in relation to valuation issues, under-paid duties and VAT since 2021 and our trade body, the British…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 5th, August, 2023

eCommerce; making it personal

Personalisation of eCommerce shopping increases conversion rates by 10-15%, and with the receipt of their order the one time an online brand physically connects with customers, brands need to leverage…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 3rd, August, 2023

Government may delay Post-Brexit food checks again

The government has said it is assessing its post-Brexit border control plan after the Financial Times reported that it was going to delay the introduction of import checks on goods…

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