Many vessels believed to have adopted opaque means to remain in the sanctioned business
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UK forwarders say Brexit customs clearance for Northern Ireland will not work
Freight clearance systems provider writes to UK Customs saying it will not work with new data system and trade in and out of Northern Ireland could be paralysed
UK Container Port Congestion Is Unprecedented
by Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Container shipments from Asia to the UK continue to be subject to “unprecedented” delays and significant additional costs. “It’s as bad as you hear, possibly worse,” Ryan Clark director and co-owner of UK-based Westbound Logistics, told The Loadstar today. “Space is...
Argentina Soybean Strike Is Getting Serious
By Maximilian Heath (Reuters) – Argentina agro-export companies and grains port workers are still far from reaching a salary agreement, a port chamber source said on Tuesday, prolonging strikes that continue to impact shipments from one of the world’s top exporters. The URGARA union, which...
US sanctions Lebanese shipping company for Syrian oil links
Washington blacklists seven individuals and 10 companies in latest round of sanctions targeting the Assad regime
Uniper throws up questions on deal with MOL for large FSRU
German trader is rethinking its options for long-planned Wilhelmshaven terminal
Container Crunch Roiling Global Trade
By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The humble shipping container has a new status in the Covid-19 pandemic: hot commodity. Shortages of the ribbed steel boxes that have plied the global economy for a half-century are plaguing transpacific routes in particular. The dearth is boosting the purchase price...
Australia moves a step closer to dependency on refined petroleum imports
Country set to be left with only one refinery, despite offers of government incentives to remain open
Cosmoship Management ship released from arrest in India
Nikos Savvas blames a worried bunkering market for the arrest of his ship by financially challenged GP Global
Crew changes could slow as China tightens Covid-19 rules again
Crew changes and movements of shipbuilding staff are likely to suffer a reversal after China announced new Covid-19 rules