CMA CGM applies congestion surcharge in Oakland

French container carrier, CMA CGM has announced a port congestion surcharge of US$250 per TEU for all types of cargo from Latin America to the Port of Oakland in the […]

More container ships score ‘astronomical’ $100,000/day rates

Multi-month container-ship charters continue to be signed at jaw-dropping rates above $100,000 per day. The market is getting even tighter, pushing charter rates and durations higher still. Even so, there’s […]

Hapag-Lloyd applies PSS of US$1,000/TEU to US and Canada

Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new peak season surcharge (PSS) from East Asia ports to North American destinations.

North American exporters having a difficult time scheduling ocean freight to Far East

North American exporters are having a hard time scheduling ocean transportation to the Far East. Industry experts indicate that shipping lines are thriving with huge Asian cargo volumes bound for […]

Evergreen and Kaohsiung Port pilot IoT solutions

Evergreen Marine Corporation is piloting the usage of Internet of Things (IoT) technology with Kaohsiung Port’s customs officials.

Covid-19 pandemic accelerates smart reefer container adoption

The global Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of refrigerated container logistics to keep vital supplies of food and medicines, including vaccines, flowing around the world as nations locked down.

Proposing not to collect infrastructure fees at seaports during tough times

The private sector development research board (IV Board) reported to the Prime Minister the recommendations of businesses on inadequacies in collecting fees for the use of infrastructure and public utility […]

Procedures for import and transfer of cars and motorbikes subject to privileges and immunities

Circular 27/2021/TT-BTC amending Circular 19/2014/TT-BTC has many new contents related to the regulations on procedures for temporary import, re-export and destruction, transfer of cars, two-wheeled motorcycles of subjects entitled to […]

Amending the decree on goods labelling, adding exported goods to the scope of regulation

One of the notable points in the draft decree amending and supplementing Decree 43/2017/ND-CP on goods labels that is being consulted on by the Ministry of Science and Technology is […]

The importance of conventional reefer ships for the South African fruit export industry

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 – November 30 and marks one of the seasonal supply chain disruptor events that require a logistics gameplan in advance and ad […]

CMA CGM sets new surcharges from India and Pakistan

CMA CGM has published new peak season surcharges (PSS), which will take effect on 25 June, from India and Pakistan to several destinations across the world.

Are We on the brink of global container crisis?

According to shipping, port and logistics industry analyst Jon Monroe, we are seeing a flurry of new container services entering the Trans-Pacific route. Two new services from BAL and CU […]

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