New figures highlight collapse of UK exports to the EU Big Four
New export figures from the UK government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) paint a stark picture of the reality of post-Brexit...
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The latest industry, freight and company news from F.S. Mackenzie.
- Aug 30, 2022
- 4 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: PEAK SEASON PREVIEW
James Hookham, Secretary General of the Global Shippers Forum, outlines five factors that between them could make or break supply chain...
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: A 'SUMMER OF LOGISTICS DISCONTENT' AS RIPPLES FROM FELIXSTOWE STRIKE HIT EUROPE
Cosco is to omit its CSCL Brisbane and YM Evolution services into Felixstowe next week, after the eight-day strike by dock workers begins...
- Aug 18, 2022
- 3 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: LIVERPOOL DOCKERS VOTE TO STRIKE OVER PAY, AS STOPPAGE AT FELIXSTOWE LOOMS
A second port in the UK, Liverpool, could grind to a halt following a dockers’ vote to strike. Felixstowe stevedores are expected to...
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: FELIXSTOWE: WORKERS AT KEY UK PORT TO STRIKE FOR EIGHT DAYS
Workers at the UK's biggest container port in Felixstowe are to strike for eight days in a dispute over pay.
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: CARRIERS 'FIRE-FIGHTING' IN BATTLE TO EASE CONGESTION AT EUROPEAN PORTS
Maersk is looking to overland Asian containers at less-congested North European ports and evacuate long-stay imports to off-dock storage fac
- Jul 22, 2022
- 3 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: COMPANIES FACE RISING SUPPLY-CHAIN COSTS AMID INVENTORY CHALLENGES
Business logistics costs rose 22% in 2021, as companies worked to adjust to shifting consumer demand, a new report says Companies face...
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: NEW CUSTOM CHARGES ON UK IMPORTS BY TERMINAL OPERATORS CREATE RESENTMENT
"UK ports have begun charging “customs clearance fees” in what a source claims is an effort to recoup lost investment in border control...
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: FREIGHT RATES BEGIN TO RISE AS SHANGHAI SLOWLY REOPENS
"Ocean freight rates may have taken a temporary dip, but lockdown delays in China are increasing transit times on intra-Asia trade...
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: INTRA-ASIA TRADE DELAYS WORSEN AS SLIDING SPOT RATES PUT PRESSURE ON CARRIERS
"Ocean freight rates may have taken a temporary dip, but lockdown delays in China are increasing transit times on intra-Asia trade...
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: HAS THE UKRAINE-RUSSIA CONFLICT AFFECTED THE EUROPEAN MARITIME INDUSTRY?
"The maritime industry has undergone a new change in recent months as a result of the war between Ukraine and Russia. This situation has...
- May 12, 2022
- 3 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: BUSINESSES FRUSTRATED BY CONSTANT DELAYS TO POST-BREXIT IMPORT CHECKS, SAYS LOGISTICS
"The government’s decision to rethink the introduction of post-Brexit import checks on certain goods arriving from the EU (originally...
- May 5, 2022
- 3 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: CHINA TRANSPORT CRISIS SPREADS AS HOLIDAY LOOMS AND CITIES EYE MORE LOCKDOWNS
"Some parts of Shanghai have opened up, but these appear to be on/off openings, with rules changing at very short notice. The vast...
- Apr 28, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: DISRUPTIONS IN CHINA CAN LEAD TO ‘RIPPLE-EFFECTS’ ACROSS THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, SAY
"The sheer importance of China when it comes to global trade means that any small disruption in China will have a ripple effect across...
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: A TECH SOLUTION TO SMOOTH POST-BREXIT FRICTION AT UK BORDERS.
Sealed-at-source cargo tied into a single trade window (STW) tracking platform offers GB customs authorities “a clear opportunity” to...
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: CONTAINERS PILE UP AT CHINA PORTS AS LOCKDOWN BLOCKS TRUCKS
Containers full of frozen food and chemicals are piling up at China’s biggest port in Shanghai as a Covid lockdown in the city and...
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: BUNKER PRICES COULD YET DOUBLE AGAIN
Quoted in the Financial Times newspaper, hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand warned that “we’re not going back to normal business in a few...
- Mar 30, 2022
- 2 min
INDUSTRY NEWS: CONGESTION SURGES AT CHINESE PORTS AMID SHANGHAI LOCKDOWNS AND DRIVER CURBS
Amid “surging” port congestion across China, rising Covid cases and lockdowns in Shanghai have also caused additional cargo delays. Some...
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