Perishables

FMC set to review ‘costly and unfair’ demurrage and detention fees

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is backing proposals aimed at reforming how demurrage and detention fees are levied by ocean carriers on shippers. 
The main change would be that charges be suspended in cases when shippers and their 3PLs are prevented from moving cargo out of terminals by factors beyond their control.
Following an 18-month investigation into the topic by FMC commissioner Rebecca Dye, the FMC announced on Friday it had …

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Geest set to return services to Portsmouth after two years at Dover

Eastern Caribbean carrier Geest Line is returning to Portsmouth two years after leaving following scheduling issues.
The carrier relocated services from the south coast port to Dover in 2017, following the addition of five larger vessels and an increase in capacity of 40%.
General manager of commercial at Geest Jeremy Bristow told The Loadstar: “Portsmouth [operator Portico] has made changes, and this means it can now handle our larger modified service.
“It is important …

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AGL switches focus as Latin American perishable exports get hot

American Global Logistics (AGL) is pursuing growth opportunities in Latin America as the region’s perishables exports, its traditional staple, goes through the roof.
And manufacturing is also on the rise – a development that the exodus of production from China will accelerate, according to AGL CEO and chairman Jon Slangerup (pictured).
Interest in the region is on the rise, he reported. Much is driven by the perishables sector, which has seen a …

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Fears of ‘no-deal’ Brexit road and port congestion growing among hauliers

Hauliers are growing increasingly concerned by the confusion surrounding Brexit as the potential for a no-deal scenario intensifies.
A Department for Exiting the EU consultation paper reportedly says the onus should be on hauliers to travel with correct documentation, should Operation Brock come into force after a no-deal Brexit.
Operation Brock would see coastbound lanes of the M20 at junctions 8 and 9 reserved for HGV traffic and the middle lane kept clear …

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Opposition to EU-Mercosur trade deal sees logistics plans stay on drawing boards

The European Union and the Mercosur trade pact have come a long way: after 20 years of talks, the two sides have finally agreed to phase out tariffs on most goods over the next 10 years.
The trade agreement was announced on June 28, the culmination of negotiations that stretched back as far as the days of the dot-com boom.
It opens the door for many exporters on both sides of the …

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Portsmouth is a port looking to diversify as Brexit approaches

Brexit continues to cloud the UK, but amid the uncertainty Portico Shipping, which operates the port of Portsmouth, is looking to diversify operations.  
Until recently, the port’s main business had been fruit, in particular bananas – it handles some 50% of the total consumed in the UK.   
“Thirty million bananas a week from the Caribbean, South Africa,and South America,” operations director Steve Williams told The Loadstar on the sidelines of Multimodal this week.  
“Until 16 months ago, our...

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Maersk and Hamburg Süd restructure Latin America-North Europe services

Maersk and Hamburg Süd are set to launch a new service between the west coast of Latin America and North Europe next month as part of a comprehensive restructure of their joint network between the regions.
The CLX service by Maersk, and SAWC by subsidiary Hamburg Süd, offers offers Latin American perishables exporters direct calls at the Chilean ports of San Antonio and San Vincente and Peru’s Callao, before transiting the …

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US business fury at ‘catastrophic’ higher trade tariffs on Chinese imports

And so it has come to pass: the US has hiked tariffs on $200bn-worth of imported goods from China – and China has vowed to retaliate. 
Tariffs have now gone up from 10% to 25% on a wide range of goods, set to impact the perishables, chemicals, construction, industrial, electronics, transport and FMCG industries and, for the first time, a wide range of textiles, among other things. 
While today was always the deadline, negotiations between …

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India-China container trade on the increase and President Trump is not happy

India’s container trade growth has benefited from US-China tariffs, but now New Delhi is teetering on the brink of its own trade dispute with Washington.
According to Maersk’s latest India trade report, China’s decision to replace some US agricultural imports with Indian products helped the country to 6% container trade growth in the fourth-quarter of 2018.
“China inked a protocol with India in Q4 to import fish meal and fish oil from …

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GPA unveils ambitious plans for huge expansion at the port of Savannah

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has underscored its ambition to maintain growth at the port of Savannah with plans to accommodate increasing numbers of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs).
An expansion programme unveiled on 5 February outlines ambitions for the port to be able to handle six 14,000 teu ships simultaneously by 2024.
It can currently serve two at its Garden City container terminal, but by April this will go up to three ULCVs.
“No …

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