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The IMO 2023 challenge to container shipping

IMO2020 enforced changes in the low-sulphur fuel types that container ships used, or the use of high-sulphur scrubbers, to cut the carbon intensity of all ships by 40% by 2030. In two months, IMO 2023 will require containers ships to

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Ningbo (Beilun) under lockdown

The district of Beilun, including Ningbo, is now under lockdown. The order was issued on 14th October due to the rise in Covid-19 cases. Authorities swung into action after a Covid-19 infection was confirmed on 13 October, prompting contingency execution

Felixstowe strike to start on Sunday 21st August

Unite Union negotiators have walked away from ‘last-ditch’ talks with Felixstowe Port, after rejecting a 7% wage increase and £500 lump sum as an effective pay cut, confirming its intention to call its 1,900 members out from Sunday until 28

Felixstowe August strike inches closer

Britain’s biggest container port moved closer to industrial action on Monday, after Felixstowe port bosses and Unite Union leaders remained deadlocked in efforts to avert strike action, with talks set to resume today. The Unite Union’s 1900 members at Felixstowe voted 92%

Customs easements to improve border flow

The Government has announced a raft of new customs easements, intended to support industry and improve flow at UK borders, that come into effect on Friday 1st July 2022. Traders, hauliers and carriers are set to benefit from four Safety &

June Freight Market Report

Supply chains have been subjected to disruptions for over two years and this has continued into 2022, with the war in Ukraine, shipping schedule unreliability and China’s lockdowns. Our market reports provide multi-modal situation updates and rationale, together with carrier