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Rising COVID Infections Threaten to Further Strain the Supply Chain

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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) said this regarding freight pricing: “Cargo volumes and demand for maritime transport services are usually the first to be hit by political, environmental and economic turmoil. In China, Shanghai and Yantian ports are experiencing increased congestion. All the while, U.S.

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Shipping Industry News

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In 2020, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development reported that worldwide maritime trade was expected to drop by over 4 percent due to the pandemic. Today’s article about shipping industry news can’t be ALL business! Let’s start this update on the most positive note.

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The Dispatch Report + Pilot Updates | Decemeber 2018, Issue No. 9

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Our business development & leadership teams have been all over the world, attending major blockchain conferences and hosting a suite of events specific to shipping and logistics. In Dusseldorf, Germany, we attended ETF 3PL, one of the largest conferences dedicated to freight and logistics.

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The Dispatch Report + Pilot Updates | December 2018, Issue No. 9

Shipchain

Our business development & leadership teams have been all over the world, attending major blockchain conferences and hosting a suite of events specific to shipping and logistics. In Dusseldorf, Germany, we attended ETF 3PL, one of the largest conferences dedicated to freight and logistics.

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Executive Moves: USA Truck, WISTA Norway

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Shipping Industry News

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In 2020, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development reported that worldwide maritime trade was expected to drop by over 4 percent due to the pandemic. Shipping Industry News: A Little Bit of Entertainment Today’s article about shipping industry news can’t be ALL business!

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Clear Sailing for Ocean Carriers in 2018 — If They Don’t Blow It

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Container shipping volumes in December of 2017 were 5 percent higher than in the same month of 2016, noted Yin Ming, deputy secretary general of the Shanghai International Shipping Institute and professor at Shanghai Maritime University. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif.,