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Canadian West Coast Ports Updates

CN: As of July 14, CN's plan to resume service to/from the West Coast ports is to: Prioritize all staged trains on CN’s network into the ports in Vancouver and Prince Rupert.Resume loading traffic on ground at CN terminals to the ports in British Columbia.Resume accepting...

Update Related to BCMEA-ILWU Tentative Agreement

Update Related to BCMEA-ILWU Tentative Agreement Joint Statement by Ministers O’Regan and Alghabra: 'We Do Not Want to Be Back Here Again'On Thursday, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour, and the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, issued the following statement regarding the collective...

Global container shipping the worst for 50 years

A continuous deterioration in the accuracy of transit and arrival times in global container shipping means the sector is in the worst state it has been in for 50 years, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants. The situation is not expected to start improving until the...

Global supply chain headaches poised to intensify

LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Global supply chain problems look to set to worsen, a new report published on Tuesday said, as China's COVID-19 lockdowns, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other strains cause even longer delays at ports and drive up costs.The study by analysts...

Gas crisis plagues textile, spinning mills

Production in spinning mills in this peak season has remained halted over the past six days because of a severe crisis of gas for overhauling at the Bibiyana gas field. Following the suspension in production, the millers are fearing that the export of garment items will...

COVID Testing in South China Could Bring More Limitations on Exports

The Shanghai lockdown is delaying shipping schedules in South China and bringing down spot rates. And now Guangzhou has become the latest port city to undergo mass Covid-testing, a frequent precursor to tough restrictions under China’s zero-Covid policy. City-wide testing began on Saturday evening, along with travel...

No end in sight for Shanghai’s lockdown

China’s most-populous city has yet to give an indication of when lockdown measures will lift, fuelling greater uncertainty for those involved in global logistics. Shanghai’s daily Covid-19 infections set a record for the sixth straight day on Thursday, as citywide mass testing identified 19,982 cases in...

Chittagong Inland Container Depots Hit Capacity as Apparel Exports Grow

Inland containers depots (ICDs) in Chittagong are choked with additional handling orders for export boxes, while forwarders are frequently are facing increasing demand to take more. Exporters have attributed the rise in demand to a shift away from competing countries in apparel, such as China, Vietnam...

Hong Kong banning flights at fastest rate since January

Less than a week after Hong Kong rolled back some of the world’s strictest inbound travel curbs, at least six airlines have had routes banned, creating havoc for travelers and further undermining the city’s role as a financial hub. Singapore Airlines Ltd., Emirates, Cathay Pacific Airways...

How to hide your supplier name from Import Genius, Panjiva

most importers don’t want to disclose the names of their Chinese suppliers. But, in the US, the names of shipper and importers (as shown on the bill of lading) is public information. And it is available through more and more websites: Import Genius, Panjiva, Tradesparq, Trade...