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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

Short Term Medium Term Special Feature Carriers & Cargo Innovation Freightos focus November 2015 freight and logistics trends that rate. CARRIERS & CARGO BRAVE NEW ROUTES. Great opportunities abound, with some cause for concern in the traditional China-Europe channels of air and sea cargo. Prefer the summary?

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Commerical Air Cancellations Quarantine Ebola Supplies

MIT Supply Chain

Normally this means airport-to-airport delivery within three to five days with UPS acting as a “freight forwarder” to transport the goods using space available on commercial (passenger) airlines or dedicated cargo flights to the destination. Flights to Guinea are continuing, with passengers screened for symptoms.

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How the Suez Canal blockage proves technology has the power to transform the shipping industry

Gravity Supply Chain

These new routes can add around 3,500 nautical miles and between five and 12 extra days to their journey, along with security issues for vessels passing through the Port of Aden or The Gulf of Guinea, both well-known for their risk of piracy.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

Countries like Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, with major commodities like aluminum and iron ores, and rubber products, were isolated from the rest of the world as all commodity access points (sea, air and ground) have to undergo stringent measures that has lead to costly delays. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

Customers of maritime shipping firms not only want to protect their goods they also want to avoid higher insurance and additional shipping surcharges for cargo transiting the Red Sea. .”[7] Those contingency plans include avoiding the Red Sea and Suez Canal altogether.