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Brexit deal implemented on January 1st 2021

25 Jan 2021

On January 1st 2021, Brexit became a reality. A “No deal” scenario was narrowly avoided when after years of negotiating; the EU and the United Kingdom finally reached an accord. The European ...

Extreme space issues in ocean shipping

10 Dec 2020

Peak Season in shipping Imports (Westbound) From Asia and the Indian sub-continent, the extreme shortages of space and equipment are still getting worse. In Chinese ports, but also in ...

Office hours during the National Holidays in December 2020

8 Dec 2020

December 24th (Christmas Eve)                Office closed from 4 pm December 25th (Christmas)                          Office closed December 31st (New Year’s Eve)                Office ...

Worldwide space constraints and equipment shortages

9 Nov 2020

In the lead up to the holidays, the challenges in the already tight market are under more pressure still. An increase in demand is leading to a lack of space on ships and serious equipment ...

Blank sailings ahead

13 Oct 2020

Last week’s celebration of Chinese Golden Week, has led to several canceled sailings from the Far East towards Europe in early October. This will subsequently have an effect on the number of ...

Waiver requirements Ghana on hold

22 Sep 2020

As per September 1st 2020, the Ghanaian authorities have suspended the waiver requirements for shipments to Ghana. At this moment, it is unclear if this is a temporary or permanent ...

Limited space due to China’s Golden Week

17 Sep 2020

The upcoming ‘National Day Golden Week’, which is held from October 1st up to October 8th, is affecting imports to Rotterdam and the rest of Europe. The Chinese holiday is putting extra pressure ...

Equipment imbalance and limited space affect shipments ex China

10 Sep 2020

Carriers are experiencing a shortage of equipment in China. Especially 40ft High Cube containers are scarce. This affects imports to Rotterdam and the rest of Europe. Besides the lack of ...

Guidelines during BMSB season 2020-2021

3 Sep 2020

Since September 2018, the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and the New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industry have issued seasonal guidelines and instructions, to prevent ...

EU-Mexico Global Agreement

6 Aug 2020

The EU-Mexico Global Agreement was recently updated. The modernization of this trade agreement comes with benefits for European exporters, as very nearly all import duties on products traded ...