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  • Freight rates plummeted! West America route Down 23% in a week! Zero and negative freight rates for Thailand-Vietnam route

    Container freight rates continued to fall sharply, driven by port congestion and excess capacity and the widening gap between supply and demand caused by inflation. Freight rates, volumes and market demand on the trans-Pacific eastbound Asia-North America route continued to decline. The peak seas...
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  • What is the difference between open blind rivets and closed blind rivets?

    What is the difference between open blind rivets and closed blind rivets?

    Open-type blind rivets: the most widely used in the market, and the most common blind rivets. Among them, open-type oblate blind rivets are the most widely used, and countersunk head blind rivets are suitable for riveting occasions that require smooth performance. Closed blind rivet: It is a blin...
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  • Port of Felixstowe strike may last until year-end

    The port of Felixstowe, which has been on strike for eight days from August 21, has yet to reach an agreement with port operator Hutchison Ports. Sharon Graham, secretary general of Unite, which represents striking workers, pointed out that if the felix Dock and Railway Company, the port operator...
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  • Freight rates continue to fall! The strike has begun

    The container freight rate continued to fall. The latest Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) was 3429.83 points, down 132.84 points from last week, or 3.73%, and has been steadily declining for ten consecutive weeks. In the latest issue, the freight rates of major ro...
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  • Charge again due to congestion! Maersk announces an import surcharge

    At present, the situation in the Canadian ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver continues to deteriorate, with record-breaking times for import containers. In response, CN Rail will take several steps to restore mobility to the transport network by establishing multiple bailout container yards to ...
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  • Strike at Two Major Ports, European Ports might Fall completely

    The UK’s largest port, Port of Felixstowe, will hold an 8-day strike this Sunday, one after another. raise. A strike at Britain’s two largest container ports will further strain supply chains, jeopardizing the operation of already congested major European ports. Some British shipping ...
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  • The “lifeline” of the European economy is Cut Off! Freight is Blocked and Costs Increase Sharply

    Europe could be suffering its worst drought in 500 years: This year’s drought could be worse than 2018′s, said Toretti, a senior fellow at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. How severe is the drought in 2018, even if you look back at least 500 years in the past, th...
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  • US $5,200 for America West Route! Online booking fell below $6,000!

    According to Freight Forwarding Company of Chinese Taiwan, it received a special freight rate for the America west route of Wanhai Shipping, with a shock price of US$5,200 per large container (40-foot container), and the effective date is from the 12th to the 31st of this month. A large freight f...
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  • Fragile supply chains due to port congestion, still have to endure high freight rates this year

    The latest container freight index SCFI released by Shanghai Shipping Exchange reached 3739.72 points, with a weekly decline of 3.81%, falling for eight consecutive weeks. The European routes and Southeast Asian routes experienced higher declines, with weekly declines of 4.61% and 12.60% respecti...
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  • Mass Strike, 10 Australian ports face disruption and shutdown!

    Ten Australian ports will face a shutdown situation on Friday because of the strike. Workers at tugboat company Svitzer strike as Danish firm tries to terminate its enterprise agreement. Three separate unions are behind the strike, which will leave ships from Cairns to Melbourne to Geraldton with...
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  • Summary of recent sanctions against Taiwan District

    Summary of recent sanctions against Taiwan District

    On August 3, in accordance with relevant import and export regulations, and food safety requirements and standards, Chinese government will immediately impose restrictions on grapefruit, lemons, oranges and other citrus fruits, chilled white hairtail, and frozen bamboos exported from Taiwan Area ...
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  • Freight rates will climb at the end of August?

    A container company’s analysis of the current state of the container shipping market states: Congestion in European and American ports continues to increase, resulting in a decline in effective shipping capacity. Because customers are worried that they will not be able to obtain space, the ...
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