APL just announced the following GRI for the tradelane from Asia (including Australia, India Subcontinent, Middle East and Japan) to: North Europe – USD500/TEU with effect from 1st July 2014 Mediterranean, Black Sea, and North Egypt – USD500/TEU with effect from 1st July 2014
The Chinese authorities refused to give their permission to the planned P3 alliance of Maersk, MSC and CMA. This new alliance would have controlled estimated 43 percent of the container capacity between Asia and Europe, about 41 percent on the Transatlantic and 24 percent on the Transpacific. Will see, what will happen to the G6 [...]
Carriers came up with pretty big numbers as a GRI for July 1st on the Transatlantic westbound string. Now the first two lines extended the rates to end of September already. The voices that express doubt in the successful exectution of the GRI directly before the summer vacation get more and more. We will [...]
The attempts to increase Freight rates from Far East to Europe continue, MOL announces as follows: Effective from 14 July 2014 (Bill of Lading date) the below GRI level will become applicable: • USD 500 per TEU for cargo destined to Northern Europe (Including UK/Ireland, Scandinavia & Baltic) and the Mediterranean (East- and West [...]
The port of Norfolk seems to have a serious problem with a congestion. We hear that they are presently working on boxes that were landed in Norfolk beginning of May! The alleged reason is the construction work and a new computer system!
Today we received the numbers from OOCL for their GRI foreseen for July 1st, 2014: US$375/20’ and US$500/40’/45’ for Westbound dry cargo on all routes/loops offered from Europe to the United States East and Gulf Coast Ports, and Mexico. US$600/20’ and US$800/40’/45’ for Westbound dry cargo on all routes/loops offered from Europe to [...]
Very much to our surprise Evergreen today announced a congestion surcharge for the port of loading Rotterdam in the westbound trade to USA. The reason for this surcharge are these news: Europe’s busiest box port, Rotterdam, is facing weeks of congestion as one of its main terminals completes an upgrade and the impact of [...]
OL is very proud to report that the agency meeting in Hamburg was a big success! More than 60 partners joined us in the Madison hotel in Hamburg and built up connections, business and friendship! This meeting shows again that it is not the internet that runs today's business, in the shipping industry personal relationships [...]
Please take note that with immediate effect, HS Code requirement is now enforced for all cargoes entering or to be transshipped at German ports. Our customers are kindly asked to provide valid and accurate HS Code of each cargo item in the Shipping Instruction at the loading end, failure of which may result in cargo clearance [...]
We were just informed by Hamburg Sued that the Argentinian Government has announced an Advance Manifest System with the following details: Effective as from May 28th the government of Argentina has introduced the implementation of the requirement of Advanced Manifest Filing. The manifests for shipments arriving to any Argentine port must be submitted to the [...]
