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• With the strike in German ports, container freight from Asia to northern Europe may soar

  Time: 2022-06-14 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Recently, the shipping market is very lively. Port congestion, workers' strike and shipping boom have become the main melody of the market.Recently, the trade union representing the dock workers in Hamburg Port, the third largest port in Europe, and other places held a large strike, which they said was a warning to employers.Th...
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• The negotiation broke down and the strike of Korean port workers continued to ferment

  Time: 2022-06-13 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  It is understood that the Korean national trade union freight drivers held a general strike yesterday. Truck drivers asked the government to adjust the current truck charging system to ensure their basic wages to cope with rising fuel costs.(Related reading: Port chaos! Not only the reception, but also the strike action)However, on...
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• Port chaos! Not only the congestion, but also the strike action

  Time: 2022-06-10 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  At present, the main theme of global shipping is not only port congestion, but also the strike action of port workers. Because of the rising sea freight, the contradiction between workers and employers has become increasingly acute.Earlier, port workers on the west coast of the United States had further negotiations on labor negotiat...
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• The peak season is approaching, and many ports are seriously congested

  Time: 2022-06-09 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  With the reopening of Shanghai, the peak season is approaching. This is undoubtedly a huge challenge to port operators.It is understood that many important global ports will usher in a wave of imported containers. Especially in European ports with more imports.As the shipping companies cancelled several voyages some time ago, the e...
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• Importers use the port as a warehouse and Chittagong is full of containers

  Time: 2022-06-01 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  The problem of port congestion has gradually become the focus of the shipping industry. As the shipping season approaches, more and more cargo and container ships appear in and around the port.Recently, according to foreign media reports, Chittagong in Bangladesh has been blocked and exploded again. Now it is almost impossible to un...
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• The peak shipping season may be ahead of schedule, and the port congestion in the United States may increase

  Time: 2022-05-31 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  With the full resumption of normal production and operation in Shanghai, the export containers piled up in Shanghai port will be transported to ports around the world.American ports, in particular, are expected to receive hundreds of thousands of containers. This is a great challenge for port operators.Although the congestion in Am...
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• Shanghai will be fully open soon, and the peak season of this year may be ahead of schedule

  Time: 2022-05-30 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  According to the latest epidemic situation announcement issued by Shanghai, China, from June 1, enterprises in the whole Shanghai will resume production and operation in an orderly manner. This is a major turning point for the shipping industry.As Shanghai is about to be unsealed, the operation of Shanghai port, the world's l...
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• There may be 13 million TEUs of excess capacity next year! Fleet size will reach a new high

  Time: 2022-05-27 | Publisher: Kevin

  

  Since the outbreak of the global epidemic in 2020, the supply chain congestion has been very serious, resulting in a significant extension of the transportation time of maritime and inland transportation.The bigger the problem in the supply chain, the greater the demand for containers. But when supply chain problems decrease, demand wi...
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