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• The shipping company will charge the weight difference charge(WDC). The shipper should pay attention to it

  Time: 2022-06-29 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Ocean Network Express (ONE), the seventh largest shipping company in the world, recently announced in a statement that customers will be fined if they mistakenly declare cargo details when booking shipping spaces.The specific charge is that from july1,2022, the Asia Europe route (westbound only) will charge a weight difference ch...
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• Negotiations broke down and German workers went on strike again. The European aviation industry is seriously affected by the strike

  Time: 2022-06-28 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Recently, the price of the shipping market has dropped sharply. This may be related to shipments and port congestion.In many European ports, workers have launched protests or strikes because of their dissatisfaction with wages.This makes the supply chain even worse. On the one hand, there are full yards and docks, and on the other h...
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• Reduced freight demand? The freight rate may decrease in the peak season in the second half of the year

  Time: 2022-06-27 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  At present, the inflation in the United States remains high. However, due to the concern about the rising inventory level in recent months, some U.S. importers have reduced their commodity orders, so the shipping price has begun to decline.According to the freightos Baltic index, the freight price from China to the west coast of ...
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• Freight demand slows down, and Maersk expects the container freight rate to decline in the second half of the year

  Time: 2022-06-24 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  At present, global inflation, rising interest rates and economic uncertainty are weakening consumer confidence. For the supply chain, the fall in consumer demand comes at a bad time.Soren Skou, CEO of Maersk, a shipping giant, said: "from the current situation, the manufacturing industry has not returned to Europe and the U...
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• The strike wave swept Europe, and the container yard in Rotterdam port was full.

  Time: 2022-06-23 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  This summer, strikes occurred frequently all over the world. After the northern European ports and the South Korean truck drivers, the UK also broke out the largest railway strike in 30 years.According to foreign media reports, the British workers' Union warned that a railway strike lasting for several days is causing seriou...
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• Freight rates fell and shipping companies adjusted their voyages. Container freight rate is expected to decline in the second half of the year

  Time: 2022-06-22 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Recently, some American media said that the import demand of the United States was declining sharply, which caused quite a stir in the industry.(Relevant reading: U.S. import demand will fully. is this a sign that the market is slowing down?)The transport capacity base of European routes is large, and some liner companies have to...
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• U.S. import demand fell suddenly. Is this a sign that the market is slowing down?

  Time: 2022-06-21 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Since the outbreak of the disease, the popularity of the shipping market has not decreased. The higher demand for goods once made the transportation capacity of this maritime market tight. However, some experts worry that there will be excess capacity.Recently, some American media said that the import demand of the United States wa...
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• Another freight forwarder has set up a shipping company to provide multiple route services ，easing the shortage of transportation capacity

  Time: 2022-06-20 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Now the peak shipping season is gradually approaching, and it is inevitable that the shipping market will be short of transportation capacity.In order to alleviate the shipping difficulties, many retailers and freight forwarders began to transport their own goods.Just recently, a British freight forwarder named allseas global logistic...
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