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• Demand has slowed down, and congestion in major European ports has eased

  Time: 2022-09-01 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  It is reported that due to the full warehouse in the European continent and the deterioration of consumer demand, more and more stores of shippers have stored excess inventory, and European shippers are postponing or canceling import orders.The purchasing managers' index (PMI) of the euro zone released by S & P global in ...
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• Maersk officially withdrew from Russian container terminal business

  Time: 2022-08-31 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Recently, Maersk announced that it had reached an agreement with its partners and recovered all its investment in the business five months after it withdrew from the operation of the largest container terminal in Russia.It is understood that Maersk said it would sell its equity in global ports investments, the largest container termi...
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• Due to congestion and shortage of transport capacity, the surcharges of this service in inland Europe has skyrocketed

  Time: 2022-08-30 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Barge surcharges in Europe surged by 150% due to congestion in inland areas and competition between container transport demand and coal demand after Russia decided to cut gas supply.Contargo, the main barge operator in Europe, announced that from September 1, the emergency surcharge for each full or empty container will be increased...
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• The cargo volume of container shipping market dropped, and the excess demand almost disappeared

  Time: 2022-08-29 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  The container shipping industry is full of uncertainty. This year, the traffic volume in the second half of the year may be lower than that in the first half of the year. Peter sand, chief analyst of Xeneta, said that the characteristics of this year's shipping peak season are not obvious.According to the latest data, this year&#...
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• The import volume in July is still at a high level, but the port of Los Angeles is expected to slow down in August

  Time: 2022-08-26 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Recently, due to the serious accumulation of goods at LA / LB port on the west coast of the United States, many shippers chose NY / NJ port on the east coast as another option.At present, the import volume of LA port in July has not decreased. However, Gene Seroka, CEO of the port, said that the import volume in Augu...
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• European ports are seriously affected by the strike and the supply chain is blocked

  Time: 2022-08-25 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  At present, the logistics supply chain will face greater pressure due to the impact of strikes across Europe.Christian roeloffs, CEO and co-founder of Container x Change, said: even a small-scale disruption of port operations will have a significant impact on the efficiency of the container liner network.At the same time, this wi...
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• The United States will build a largest dry port to relieve the transfer pressure of LA / LB port

  Time: 2022-08-24 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  As we all know, LA / LB port in the United States is the most important port on the west coast and even in the world. This makes these two ports have to accept and transfer a large number of goods every day.Recently, officials in Kern County, California, have approved the establishment of California's first inland port in...
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• The workers at the port of Felixsto in the United Kingdom are on strike as agreed, and the freight transport in Europe may be severely damaged

  Time: 2022-08-23 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  At the end of July, the British Confederation of trade unions said that the workers in felixsto port voted for the strike because of the wage dispute, and warned that the entire supply chain would be seriously disturbed.However, the Union did not give a specific date for the strike action. However, it is certain that the strike wil...
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