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Customer Advisory: Shipping delays from Leixoes (Portugal), Residual delays North Europe
Portugal – Delays for shipments at Leixões Local truckers operating at Leixões were on strike Feb 22-24, 2023 which impacted pickups or deliveries at this port. Residual delays North Europe Recent strike activity in France has impacted operations not only in Le Havre and Fos sur Mer, but also in North Europe, including Antwerp. North…
Read MoreShipping Updates November 2022 – Closures and Strike Alerts
Port of Antwerp – Belgium general strike A national strike in Belgium on November 9-10th, 2022 will impact port operations at the Port of Antwerp. This combined with a national holiday on Friday Nov 11, 2022 will mean three consecutive days of disruption for cargo. Plan for delays from the closures and resulting backlog. Spain…
Read MoreCape Town Port outage, Spain trucking strike cancelled, LA/LB container dwell fee postponed
South Africa – Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) and Cape Town Multipurpose Terminals (Cape Terminals) have declared force majeure over a power outage. The power failure began at 7:30PM local time on December 20th and has since severely impacted terminal operations. They are working to provide backup power until it can be restored. Spain – Agreement was…
Read MoreEU will not double tariffs on American Whiskeys on June 1st, 2021
The U.S. and E.U. issued a joint statement on the start of discussions to address global steel and aluminum excess capacity and related tariffs. In addition, the E.U. Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis announced on Twitter that it will temporarily “suspend the increase of its rebalancing measures on U.S. 232 steel and aluminum tariffs.” For…
Read MoreCorrection: New West Mediterranean Bunker Levels for May 2021
There is a correction to the levels on the new West Mediterranean to USA bunker for next month. Note the rate levels for this shipping trade in the table below: US Port Region / Equipment 20′ Dry 40′ Dry 20′ Reefer 40′ Reefer Europe* to USA East Coast/Gulf $269 $538 $390 $780 Europe* to USA…
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