FREIGHT NEWS
08/02
2022
Container lines are making determined efforts to get boxes back into position and to return to some schedule integrity – but it is unclear how likely they are to succeed.
07/02
2022
Port of Oakland's executive director Danny Wan has unveiled plans to invest in a renewed, smart and zero-emissions port.
07/02
2022
Ocean carriers fear that fiscal policies designed to stem inflationary pressures in Europe will weaken consumer appetite for non-essential goods, and are preparing to react quickly to adjust capacity.
02/02
2022
Finding out how much it costs to manufacture a product and deliver it to the customer helps a business fix a price for the product. It also takes into account a reasonable profit margin over the total costs.
24/01
2022
Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) in China’s Shenzhen Port is taking in export-bound containers with an estimated berthing time of four days, as containers are accumulating in its yard as a result of disrupted shipping schedules.
19/01
2022
Despite a number of cases on imposition of integrated goods and services tax (IGST) on ocean freight in case of imports remained pending in various courts, Indian taxmen have started a fresh push to realise such tax, prompting hue and cry by shippers.
19/01
2022
Not a happy start to the New Year for exporters and freight forwarders in India and Asia as the volatility of spot rates and contract rates continues to spill over in 2022.
18/01
2022
After four months of pausing increases in freight rates, CMA CGM has now announced fresh push-ups take will take effect on 15 February and will be applied in shipments to and from the East Coast of South America.