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11 Basic Components of Logistics Cost
11 Basic Components of Logistics Cost

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.

Yantian terminal restricts intake of export-bound containers
Yantian terminal restricts intake of export-bound containers

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.

Indian importers continually receive taxmen notices to pay ocean freight taxes, but cases remain pending
Indian importers continually receive taxmen notices to pay ocean freight taxes, but cases remain pending

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.

Freight rates, box prices continue to rise
Freight rates, box prices continue to rise

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.

CMA CGM to push up South America rates
CMA CGM to push up South America rates

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.

Ningbo port remains open but land transportation becomes tricky
Ningbo port remains open but land transportation becomes tricky

Ningbo-Zhoushan, China’s second busiest container port is still open for business as the country battles another wave of Covid-19 infections, but the drive to keep out the disease has slowed trucking logistics.

MSC to push up Oceania – Europe rates
MSC to push up Oceania – Europe rates

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the implementation of new Freight All Kinds (FAK) rate increases that will be applied from Oceania to Europe.

2021: a year of Covid variants and milking the freight rate cash cow
2021: a year of Covid variants and milking the freight rate cash cow

Starting the year in lockdown and ending the year in lockdown, it all seems like a scene from the Bill Murray classic film Groundhog Day, but in between we did manage some valuable face-to-face networking. So here’s hoping we can finally kick this nasty virus into touch in 2022!


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