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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

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...

INDUSTRY NEWS: THOUSANDS OF UK SHIPPERS STILL UNPREPARED FOR CUSTOMS SYSTEM SWITCH

Up to 220,000 UK traders have yet to register for the government’s new customs declaration system as the 30 September deadline looms....

INDUSTRY NEWS: CONTAINER PLAYERS EXPECT MORE CHAOTIC PEAK SEASON

"Forwarders, traders and shippers expect the 2022 container peak season to be even more chaotic than 2021’s, according to a survey" The...

INDUSTRY NEWS: SHANGHAI RETURNS, BUT SUPPLY CHAIN WILL WORSEN BEFORE GETTING BETTER

"Although Shanghai’s port, which handles one-fifth of China’s shipping volumes, has been operating throughout, it has been running at...

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...