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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%

July Freight Market Report

While the threat of port strikes have lessened on the West Coast of the United States, it seems that they are popping up just about everywhere else. Political, economic and social effects are driving escalating labour disputes and impacting consumer demand

Top 5 logistic challenges for the coming years

Driver Shortage Anywhere in the world, truck drivers have difficult and demanding jobs. With increased government regulations, companies tend to be more selective in recruitment. Candidate’s driving records are scrutinized for traffic violations or inspection discrepancies, lest it has a negative impact

How does weather affect the supply chain?

Climate change’s warmer temperatures and more frequent and severe extreme weather events, as well as the decreased availability of natural resources, will increase pressure on transportation companies to adapt to changing regulations and customer concerns, along with threats to assets

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

Sign up for HMRC’s new Customs Declaration Service

The way customs declarations are made in the UK is changing and all importers and exporters who submit declarations need to register for the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS) which launches on the 30th September 2022. The customs handling of import

Ports fear Shanghai surge

With Shanghai’s two month lockdown finally lifting there are concerns that the congestion crippling global container terminal operations is unlikely to end anytime soon, as a backlog of >260K teu and a lot of pent-up demand is released, raising fears