Disruption to container traffic at the port of Felixstowe has eased considerably in the past week, but road haulage capacity shortages continue to weigh on its box handling performance, according to members of the British International Freight Association (BIFA). Delays and backlogs at Felixstowe first appeared...
The new round of tariffs implemented by China and the US last month are not so far dimming US box imports, with importers apparently unable to quickly or easily change their sourcing patterns. Earlier reports judged that importers had front-loaded during the peak season to avoid...
Shippers should expect a freight rate increase of between 13% and 20% next year if carriers are to make up for the increasing price of bunker fuel, according to analyst SeaIntel. While the focus of bunker discussions has been on the introduction of the International Maritime...
Port congestion at key hub terminals in China will ripple down to ports across Asia and further disrupt feeder operations in the coming weeks...
European shippers held an emergency meeting last week over the current ocean freight capacity crisis in which delays of up to eight weeks for eastbound cargo...
The world’s major container shipping lines made estimated collective losses of $3.5 billion in 2016, their first annual deficit since 2011. ...
European exporters are facing “a huge booking crunch” to secure eastbound ocean freight capacity....
Zenith are proud to announce that they have been granted AEO Status by UK Tax authority HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)....
After several months of discussions, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have decided against admitting Korean line Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) into their 2M container shipping alliance...
CBP this week posted a document providing additional information on the expansion of the Advanced Qualified Unlading Approval (AQUA) programme under its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism...
