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• Truck drivers in Chittagong are planning a strike, and the supply chain may be hit again

  Time: 2021-09-22 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Now the congestion of the maritime supply chain has brought a great impact to many shippers and freight forwarders. Now, truck drivers in one country's port are planning a strike, which makes things worse.Following the HMM crew strike, a strike plan also appeared in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The strike was initiated by local tr...
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• Many shipping companies showed their excellent performance this year

  Time: 2021-09-18 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  At present, the shipping market is very hot, and many shipping companies have made huge profits in this environment.Just a few months ago, Maersk CEO Soren Skou said that the performance at the end of last year was the best ever. However, in the second half of this year, the performance so far is four times that of last year...
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• The chain reaction has exacerbated port congestion in the United States

  Time: 2021-09-17 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  The global import demand is increasing, and the port congestion in various countries is very serious. The congestion of Los Angeles port / Long Beach port in the United States is even worse.The shortage of chassis vehicles slows down the transportation of goods inland. It is difficult for the goods to leave the port and reach th...
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• The global shipping market is booming this year, and the revenue has doubled

  Time: 2021-09-16 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  This year's shipping market is very complex. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the marine supply chain has been greatly hindered.At the same time, port congestion and the shortage of container ships make the number of ships in short supply. Coupled with the increasing global demand for imports, this imbalance between supply and d...
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• March to the world! CMA-CGM will invest in the construction of a new wharf

  Time: 2021-09-15 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Due to the current situation of maritime supply chain, many shipping companies have expanded their business scale in the hope of bringing more benefits.On the 9th of last week, the French shipping company CMA-CGM signed a 35 year agreement with the port of Abu Dhabi, which stated that they would develop a new terminal in the po...
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• Several shipping companies announced the suspension of the rise in spot freight rate

  Time: 2021-09-14 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  This year's rising freight rates make shippers and freight forwarders miserable. Just last week, the world's third-largest shipping company, CMA-CGM, announced that it would suspend all spot freight increases until February 1, 2022. According to official sources, it said: "today, due to port congestion and cont...
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• The stranded container caused the Philadelphia port to stop ship operation for three days

  Time: 2021-09-13 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  At present, the situation of the global maritime supply chain is still very tense. Due to the accumulation of containers caused by port congestion, the transport capacity of many ports has been seriously affected.Philadelphia port is an important port in North America. It announced that it would stop ship operation for three days to...
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• The Nigerian Port Authority announced that it would auction abandoned containers

  Time: 2021-09-10 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Nowadays, ports all over the world are congested to varying degrees. This makes a large number of containers piled up in the port.In the case of global equipment shortage, the turnover rate of containers is low. This has brought a lot of trouble to port operators.In early April this year, Chittagong, the largest port in Bangladesh...
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