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Not a ‘Happy New Year’ as Industry Challenges Continue
-Congestion at ports, imbalance of container equipment and huge demand for space continues into 2021.
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Press Reports on Impact of Gridlock at UK Ports
-Press reports that the government is being “urged to act” as retailers and manufacturers face shortages resulting from port delays.
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Container Availability Takes Turn For The Worse
-The recent worsening in the global shortage of container equipment is causing even greater problems for shipments to UK.
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Global Congestion Reaches Critical Point
-Shipments from Asia and the Indian Sub Continent to the UK and Europe continue to be subject to unprecedented delays.
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Press Reports Brexit Stockpiling Adding To Port Chaos
-A number of major media outlets have reported warnings that Brexit stockpiling is adding to the chaos at Felixstowe port.
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Market Challenges Continue
-Contributing factors to unprecedented delays to Asia to UK trade lanes include lack of capacity, a shortage of equipment and major disruption at UK ports.
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Carriers Announce Surcharges As Congestion Continues
-The consequence of continued disruption and delays is the announcement by carriers of changes to surcharges.
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Congestion Hits Supply Chain
-Congestion across the international supply chain is effecting operations both in Asia and the UK causing disruption and unavoidable delays.
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A Turbulent Year For The Air Freight Industry
-We review how the pandemic has impacted the air freight industry and what the outlook is for the rest of the year.
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Shipping, Sustainability and IMO2020
-Because more than 80% of the world’s traded goods are carried via sea the sector has a major environmental impact.
