10 steps to lower shipping rates

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PHILADELPHIA — The growth of e-commerce has led to the growth of something else: charges and fees. FedEx (NYSE: FDX), UPS and the U.S. Postal Service continue to raise their shipping fees, and for some shippers, it has become too much.

Fuel surcharges are an example. According to Josh Taylor, senior director of professional services at Shipware, the fuel surcharge to ship a 10-pound package in 2020 was the equivalent of buying one-quarter gallon of fuel. In 2022, that surcharge is equal to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/10-steps-to-lower-shipping-rates

UK is Getting Closer To Win The Battle Against Long COVID

As a scientist who works every day on the immunology of Covid-19 and long Covid, I’m well aware that, heading into autumn and the return to school, the UK faces yet more Covid confusion and disharmony. Where are we headed next? Isn’t it over? And why keep harping on about mitigation when we now have so many other concerns?, says an article published in The Guardian.

Rapid recovery

Any discussion of our current Covid situation must consider the legacy of disability and misery associated with long...

https://mfame.guru/uk-is-getting-closer-to-win-the-battle-against-long-covid/

S$2.7 Million In Scholarships Awarded To Nurture Talent To Drive Singapore’s Maritime Transformation

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Scholarship awards with a total value of Singaporian $2.7million were presented to 66 tertiary students at the MaritimeONE and Tripartite Maritime Scholarships (TMSS) Award Ceremony today. The 54 MaritimeONE scholarships and 12 TMSS scholarships were sponsored by industry partners in the maritime sector. Senior Minister of State for Finance & Transport, Mr. Chee Hong Tat, graced the event as Guest-of-Honour.

MaritimeONE Scholarship

2. The 32 sponsoring enterprises this year include companies from...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/s2-7-million-in-scholarships-awarded-to-nurture-talent-to-drive-singapores-maritime-transformation/

Hapag-Lloyd Starts Installation Of Real-Time Tracking Devices On Its Dry Container Fleet

Hapag-Lloyd Starts Installation Of Tracking Devices On Its Dry Container Fleet
  • Process of installing real-time trackers launched at home base in Hamburg
  • Up to 200 depots worldwide will eventually equip 1.6 million dry containers
  • The vast majority of Hapag-Lloyd’s containers will be trackable by the end of 2023

Hapag-Lloyd has taken the first step in its major project to equip its entire dry container fleet with real-time tracking devices. The first of these IoT devices is now being installed on dry containers at the CMR depot in Wilhelmsburg, a district of the shipping...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/hapag-lloyd-starts-installation-of-tracking-devices-on-its-dry-container-fleet/

VESSEL REVIEW | Samson – Compact catamaran tugs handed over to UK operator

Isle of Wight-based shipbuilder Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) recently completed the construction of two new catamaran tugs in a series for a local operator. The sis ..

The post VESSEL REVIEW | Samson – Compact catamaran tugs handed over to UK operator appeared first on Baird Maritime.

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/tug-and-salvage-world/harbour-tugs-and-operation/vessel-review-samson-compact-catamaran-tugs-handed-over-to-uk-operator/

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