FREIGHT NEWS
                                                                     
                        09/08
 2021 
                                                            
The Ministry of Finance has proposed revising the tax rates on supplies, raw materials and semi-finished products in the Export Tariffs.
                                                                     
                        09/08
 2021 
                                                            
The General Department of Customs is developing a draft circular on customs procedures; customs inspection and supervision of imported goods transferred from a border gate to another border gate for imported shipments stuck at border gates amid the pandemic.
                                                                     
                        06/08
 2021 
                                                            
The Port of Long Beach had its best July on record last month as strong consumer demand continues to drive high volumes of cargo across its docks.
                                                                     
                        06/08
 2021 
                                                            
The Chittagong Port Authority has stopped providing priority berthing to Chittagong-Colombo vessels after export container backlog eased at off docks.
                                                                     
                        04/08
 2021 
                                                            
US west coast port Los Angeles has reported a 27% year-on-year increase in the number of containers handled last month, closing its year at just under 11m teu.
                                                                     
                        04/08
 2021 
                                                            
Airlines are switching European airports as severe staff shortages keep freighters on the ground for hours, while others are having to fly before they are fully loaded.
                                                                     
                        04/08
 2021 
                                                            
Airfreight rates ex-China are soaring after Covid cases prompted the closure of Nanjing Airport.
                                                                     
                        04/08
 2021 
                                                            
Ships involved in two of container shipping’s worst accidents this year met in Felixstowe yesterday.