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• American rail workers may strike! The railway company began to suspend freight service

  Time: 2022-09-15 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  If the main theme of American ports last year was port congestion, the main theme of this year is strike. Earlier, truck drivers at LA/LB Port went on strike because they protested against the "AB5" bill.However, the workers at the port are still negotiating with the port operator and have never reached an agreement.(...
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• Britain's two major ports may strike at the same time, which will severely damage the supply chain

  Time: 2022-09-14 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  The strike situation at European ports remains grim. As early as the end of August this year, the British trade union implemented the strike action. This action has a serious impact on the supply chain.After the strike, it will take weeks to clear the backlog of goods. In addition, the unloading space of a full container arriving ...
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• The reliability of shipping schedule continues to rise, and the shipping company is facing the pressure of contract negotiation

  Time: 2022-09-13 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Recently, there are signs that the freight rate in the container shipping market has reached its peak, and the backlog in major ports in the world will be improved.The latest monthly data from sea intelligence shows that the reliability of shipping schedule is continuously improving in the past three months.Although the current shippin...
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• Increased congestion in German North Sea ports

  Time: 2022-09-09 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Although the earlier strike at German ports has ended, the chaos in the German supply chain is still continuing, and more than 2% of the global transport capacity is trapped outside the German North Sea ports and in a state of stagnation.The World Economic Research Institute (IFW) in Kiel, Germany, said that the supply bot...
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• Australian airports face more cargo delays

  Time: 2022-09-08 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Recently, strikes have taken place in many ports. Coincidentally, at the cargo airport, workers also carried out strikes.Earlier, Lufthansa Airlines pilots planned to hold a one-day strike on September 2, which also affected the company's cargo subsidiary and caused inconvenience to enterprises that scheduled to transport goods....
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• The competitiveness of Japanese ports is declining rapidly, so that shipping companies are unwilling to dock

  Time: 2022-09-07 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  The ongoing pandemic is accelerating the decline of the competitiveness of Japanese ports. In the long-term turbulence of maritime logistics, shipping companies are unwilling to dock at Japanese ports with less cargo volume.In 2021, the number of container ships calling at major ports in Japan hit a new low since 2000, with the numb...
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• Freight rates continued to fall, with the US West Route plummeting 23%

  Time: 2022-09-06 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Affected by weak global demand and sluggish economic prospects, the freight rates of major routes in the market have continued to decline.The latest Shanghai container freight index (SCFI) was 2847.62 points, down 306.64 points from the previous period,The drop was 9.7%, the largest weekly drop since the epidemic, and it has falle...
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• Dockers in Liverpool port, England set strike time

  Time: 2022-09-05 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  It is understood that the unite the Union has confirmed that more than 560 dockers at Liverpool port, the second largest container terminal in the UK, will strike from September 19 to October 3.The specific time is from 6:00 a.m. on Monday, September 19 to 6:00 a.m. on Monday, October 3.Liverpool port is the second largest co...
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