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New regulations for wooden packaging on the Canary Islands

19 Mar 2019

From April 11th 2019, packaging timber, including pallets, must be treated and marked in accordance with the ISPM 15 requirement, when importing to the Canary Islands. Wooden packaging must be ...

Airfreight agreement between EU and Qatar

14 Mar 2019

At the beginning of March, an airfreight agreement was negotiated between the EU and Qatar. In this agreement several items are treated like safety, security and traffic management and it will ...

Sponsorship of M.S.V. ’71 Megaweek 2019

12 Mar 2019

For the second year in a row, Embassy Freight Rotterdam is the main sponsor of the annual week of festivities called Megaweek at football club M.S.V. ’71 in Maassluis. This year, we will join ...

What do you have to keep in mind when shipping to Algeria?

6 Mar 2019

We urge you to make sure all documentation is in order before shipment. It is not so easy to get a manifest correction in Algeria, as Algerian Customs see changes as potential fraud attempts. ...

Spring Thaw period Canada as from March 2019

28 Feb 2019

Annual period The Canadian government as well as the carriers apply restrictions to cargo weight during the annual Spring Thaw period. The maximum payload during this period is less than ...

Another 22 countries switched over to REX program

18 Feb 2019

In 2017, the phasing out of the Form-A and replacing it with the REX system, started. This is a self-certification program for registered exporters. Since last January, 22 additional developing ...

Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) required for shipments to Liberia

11 Feb 2019

As of this year, a Cargo Tracking Note is required for all cargo shipped to and via Monrovia in Liberia. The CTN document must be made out in the port of loading. The shipper is responsible and ...

Brexit update

5 Feb 2019

The British Parliament voted against the Brexit agreement. What does this mean when shipping to or from the UK? At this moment, the opinions of the various parties within the British Parliament ...

Arctic weather in the USA

31 Jan 2019

The Midwest and North East of the USA are suffering from snowstorms and extreme cold weather. Temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius are causing shut downs of several cities in, mainly, the ...

JEFTA will be effective as from February 1st, 2019

24 Jan 2019

Trade agreement between Japan and the EU JEFTA (Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement) the trade agreement between Japan and the EU will come into effect as from February 1st, 2019. Both Japan and the ...