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US container import tariffs averaging 21%, says Maersk

Freight Waves

formally announced its tariff package to the world on April 2,” Denmark-based Maersk (OTC: AMKBY ) said. However, there are still trade tariffs impacting how companies move their cargo, particularly between the U.S. “Visibility has worsened and trade barriers have increased since the U.S. Ocean container rates from China to U.S.

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The need to know

EFT

Ships advised to keep their distance from Iran around Hormuz Strait Commercial ships are sailing close to Oman and are being advised by maritime agencies to avoid Iran's waters around the Strait of Hormuz, with the risk of the conflict between Israel and Iran escalating, shipping sources said on Wednesday. Luxury goods.

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The need to know

EFT

Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend, operators said, spawning traffic jams at Chinese ports and factories that could take weeks to clear.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. While not outrightly linked to this release, Maersk, now a shipping line and forwarder, terminated its key account status.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

came from trucks carrying cargo. 15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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National Logistics Day 2024

Enterra Insights

To put that in context, we employ more people than the population of Denmark, which only has 5.8 Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910. By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. million people. million residents.”[2] economy and the global economy.

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The Smart Shipping Container Revolution

GTG Technology Group

Shipping containers are an integral part of the world’s supply chain. With smart sensors on the rise and connectivity increasing, there is a bright new future ahead for the shipping container. With smart sensors on the rise and connectivity increasing, there is a bright new future ahead for the shipping container.