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Rate Situation: Asia to Europe
As previously announced, space availability is currently at a premium with carriers reducing the number of vessels in service to ensure that those remaining move to capacity and consequently enable them to increase freight prices.
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29 January 2010
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| Space Availability |
Other |
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Space Availability Becoming Critical
In our recent news alerts we have highlighted shipping line problems as they fell over themselves in 2008 and early 2009 attempting to gain market share by reducing their rates to unprecedented levels.
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14 January 2010
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| 2009/10 Airfreight Rates |
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2009/2010 Airfreight Rates
IATA (the International Air Transport Association) has recently reported that many international airlines have posted multi-million Dollar losses in the last financial period.
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12 January 2010
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| Global Crisis in Shipping |
Other |
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Global Recession and Impact on 2009/2010 Ocean Freight Rates
This is a follow up to our industry awareness message published in November 2009.
In the last news alert we highlighted that shipping line problems were of their own making as they fell over themselves in 2008 and early 2009 to attempt to gain market share by reducing their rates to unprecedented levels. This was also prompted by EU directive that conferences and cartels were deemed to be illegal and now all shipping lines have to work independently within the EEC.
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06 January 2010
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| Rates and Space |
Other |
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In an effort to try and recover massive losses made by all the Shipping Lines over the last few months, carriers have or are in the process of reducing the tonnage on the market by around 20% over the winter period.
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16 November 2009
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| Train Service Interruption |
Port Operations |
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Train services interrupted due to Accident near Mathura, India
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21 October 2009
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| Rate Rise Warning |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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GLOBAL RATE INCREASE WARNING BY MAJOR AIRLINES
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22 September 2009
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| BIFA Trading Terms |
Other |
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With effect from 1st October 2009, WTA will adopt the amended BIFA Trading Terms 2005A.
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22 September 2009
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| Intended GRI |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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With effect from 15th September, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have announced their intentions to apply a GRI (General rate increase) to the UK-Australia trade lane as follows:-
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08 September 2009
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| Intended GRI |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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We have been advised by all carriers on the USA to Europe trade that a General Rate Increase (GRI) will be applied from 1st September
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25 August 2009
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| Rate Restoration |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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We have been advised by all carriers on the Far East to Europe trade that a further General Rate Increase (GRI) will be applied from 1st September.
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24 August 2009
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| Rate Restoration & Peak Season Surcharge |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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most carriers are indicating a further rate restoration in August or September in the region of US $150-$200 per TEU.
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05 August 2009
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| Transpacific Rates |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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Members of the Eastbound Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement have advised that they intend to implement a General rate Increase
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21 July 2009
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| New Zealand LCL BAF Increase |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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Please be advised that the New Zealand LCL BAF will be increased to USD15 w/m effective 1st July 2009.
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29 June 2009
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| Emergency Bunker Surcharge |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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A number of carriers on the Far East to Europe trade, have announced an Emergency Fuel Surcharge to be implemented in July over and above the GRI already announced.
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23 June 2009
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| Intended GRI Update |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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Further to our News Alert of 18th May, we can advise that the General Rate Increase (GRI) has been pushed back to 1st July 2009.
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17 June 2009
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| Wood Packaging Regulations |
Wood Packaging |
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Please see the attached document which outlines major changes to the wood packaging regulation for exports to Australia.
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12 June 2009
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| Public Holiday |
Port Operations |
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Due to it being a public holiday Thursday 21st of May ( Ascension day ) in the majority of Europe , Mid week import and export services will be affected in some cases
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19 May 2009
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| Intended GRI |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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Notification of intended GRI effective 15th June 2009
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18 May 2009
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| Anti Dumping Duty |
Customs |
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H M Revenue & Customs have advised that Provisional Anti-Dumping Duty has been imposed on certain imports of Wire of Non-Alloy Steel
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14 May 2009
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| French Strike |
Port Operations |
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Please be advised that French fishermen are blocking the ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dunkerque.
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15 April 2009
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| Anti Dumping Duty |
Customs |
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H M Revenue & Customs have advised that Provisional Anti-Dumping Duty has been imposed on the following products with effect from 9.4.2009
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14 April 2009
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| H M Revenue & Customs |
Customs |
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H M Revenue & Customs are withdrawing the TURN system from 30th June and replacing it with the EORI (Economic Operator Registration and Identification) scheme from 1st July 2009.
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30 March 2009
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| New Canadian requirements for wood packaging |
Wood Packaging |
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Effective September 1, 2009, a valid International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) stamp will be the only accepted treatment certification method for wood packaging.
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12 March 2009
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| Rate Restoration |
Other |
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Due to the global economic downturn, freight rates from the Far East to Europe have collapsed over the last few months by around 90% from their peak in January 2008.
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25 February 2009
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| Saudi Arabia Customs Directive |
Security |
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24 February 2009
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| Suez Canal |
Other |
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Due to increasing costs, but reduced revenues, shipping lines are looking at different options on the Europe/Far East trade lanes.
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30 January 2009
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| Aden Piracy Risk Surcharge |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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The transit of Container Ships through the Gulf of Aden is now subject to additional high costs due to increased insurance premiums caused by the prevailing risk of piracy in the area.
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19 January 2009
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| New Zealand LCL BAF |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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Please be advised that the New Zealand LCL BAF will be reduced to USD13 effective 1st January 2009.
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17 December 2008
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| Strike in Barcelona |
Port Operations |
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Truckers Strike in Barcelona
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03 December 2008
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| Bangkok Airport |
Airfreight |
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Bankok Airport Dispute Is Over
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03 December 2008
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| Exports to Norway |
Wood Packaging |
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We would like to inform you that, as from 1st January 2009, all wooden pallets / cases entering Norway must have been through a heat treatment process and have official marking as required in the ISPM 15 guidelines.
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01 December 2008
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| Strike at Dover Update |
Port Operations |
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Members of Unite union, working at the Port of Dover are protesting against the decision of Dover Harbour Board to privatise 190 mooring, trailer handling and security jobs in January 2009.
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26 November 2008
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| Strike at Dover |
Port Operations |
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Due to announcements with regards to redundancies in Dover by the Harbour Board , industrial action has been announced at the port of Dover from 07.00hrs Tuesday 18th until 07.00hrs Thursday 20th .
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17 November 2008
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| Base Rates |
Other |
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All importers will have seen a dramatic reduction in base freight rates during 2008. This has been due to new tonnage being introduced at the same time as the global slow down.
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03 November 2008
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| New Zealand LCL BAF |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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Please be advised that the New Zealand LCL BAF will be increased to USD28 effective 10th November 2008.
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30 October 2008
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| Weather Warning |
Port Operations |
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Felixstowe AW1: Landside Weather warning
Container Park Operations
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21 October 2008
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| Delays at Piraeus Port |
Port Operations |
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20 October 2008
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| Weather Warning |
Port Operations |
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Felixstowe AW1: Landside Weather warning
Container Park Operations
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20 October 2008
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| US Customs & Border Protection |
Security |
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03 October 2008
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| Changes to the European Rating Structure |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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On 25 September 2006, the EU Competitiveness Council of Ministers approved the adoption of the EU Commission’s proposal to repeal Regulation 4056/86 exempting liner shipping conferences from the effects of competition law. Under what is called the BLOCK EXEMPTION, carriers have been able to jointly regulate capacity and fix prices, practices usually prohibited by European competition law.
The approved proposal removes the BLOCK EXEMPTION from October 2008.
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30 September 2008
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| Port of Jeddah |
Port Operations |
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Problems at the Port of Jeddah
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29 September 2008
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| Port of Long Beach |
Port Operations |
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The Port of Long Beach has announced it will delay for several weeks the collection of a $35 per TEU clean- trucks fee that was scheduled to take effect on 1st October.
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29 September 2008
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| Hurricane in Texas |
Port Operations |
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Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall on the Texas Coast in the next 48 hours.
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11 September 2008
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| Shipping Liner Conferences |
Other |
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As you may be aware, due to EU legislation, as of 16th October 2008, the antitrust immunity to liner shipping conferences for European trade will be abolished.
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09 September 2008
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| Changes to base rates and surcharges |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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Ocean Carriers announce major changes to base ocean rates and surcharges ex the UK & NWC to Australia & New Zealand.
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05 September 2008
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| Construction of London Gateway Port to start |
Port Operations |
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A deal will be signed today between port operator DP World and construction companies to start building of the world's most advanced container port, the London Gateway, on the Thames in Essex.
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20 August 2008
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| HM Revenue & Customs R.O.E. Amendments |
Other |
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We have been informed by HM Revenue and Customs that several rates of exchange will be changing
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19 August 2008
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| US Customs and Border Protection |
Customs |
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will require all inbound containers to be fitted with high security seals as from 15 October, 2008.
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18 August 2008
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| September BAF & CAF |
BAF/CAF & Surcharges |
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BAF & CAF for September
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01 August 2008
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