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Category: Sea

Liverpool port strike – Felixstowe brace for more

Dock workers at the Port of Liverpool will walk out for two weeks of strike action, from the 19th September, as fears grow that further action could be coordinated with Felixstowe union members. The Liverpool strike, which will involve more…

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Ocean lead times from China improving

The world’s biggest trade lanes carry goods from Asia to Europe and the US, and the time it takes to leave the exporter in Asia to the time it is collected from the destination port reached all time highs earlier…

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Freight market report – November 2022

Our latest freight market report provides multi-modal situation updates and insights, together with strike and carrier updates, that will provide you with critical insights for the weeks ahead. (more…)

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Freight market report – August 2022

Our August freight market report provides multi-modal situation updates and insights, together with carrier updates and industrial disputes, that will provide you with critical insights for the weeks ahead. (more…)

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Freight likely to be impacted by rail strikes

The UK national rail strikes on the 21st, 23rd and 25th June are the largest rail strikes in three decades, with just 20% of passenger services expected to operate and freight traffic volumes cut by 50%, with impact on critical…

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Freight market report – June 2022

Our June freight market report provides multi-modal situation updates and insights, together with carrier updates, that will provide you with critical insights for the weeks ahead. (more…)

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Port congestion continues as peak season approaches

Container port congestion in Northern Europe is still a major issue, with continuing disruption impacting vessels schedules, increasing transit times and triggering more blank sailings. The recent RMT rail strike had minimal impact on freight train operations, but industrial action…

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August strike at Felixstowe threatened

The UK’s largest container port, Felixstowe handles 48% of the UK’s container trade and the planned strike by the Unite Union would bring port to a standstill at the end of August - unless talks at ACAS today are successful,…

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