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Ocean Freight Contract Season: An Overview and Key Components

MTS Logistics

The ocean freight contract season is a critical time for businesses involved in global shipping and trade to negotiate advantageous terms and rates for delivering products across international borders. Let’s examine the details of the ocean freight contract season and how companies can successfully manage it.

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How COVID-19 Impacted the Top Ocean Freight Ports in the Americas

Now, That's Logistics

In 2020, the top ocean freight ports in the Americas were all located in the U.S., more ocean freight than it did the prior year, according to SCMR’s numbers. According to JOC, freight forwarders in Brazil have seen the length of time between container booking and vessel departure increase. where Los Angeles, Ca., Newark, N.J.,

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Flag States and their performance – 2020/2021

Shipping and Freight Resource

600(15) of The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) became mandatory on 1st January 1996. Ratification of major international maritime treaties. A flag State is required to ratify International Maritime Conventions such as SOLAS and if not, it should be able to provide good reason for not having ratified any of the instruments.

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Regulation Blowback: How Governments are Pushing Back Against Carriers

MTS Logistics

Many argue that ocean carriers are the definition of an oligopoly. House of Representatives passed in December 2021, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act which gives the US Federal Maritime Commission more power to act on anti-competitive behavior by container shipping lines and would require ocean lines to “meet minimum service standards.”

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Road Network from Singapore to China

Logistics Business Magazine

Equipped with industry-leading Internet of Things (IoT) security features and infrastructure, the Geodis Road Network is integrated with major air and sea ports and offers multimodal options to meet customer needs for agile and flexible supply chains. trillion by 2029 with an anticipated growth of 5.24% from 2023 to 2029.

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WOF Summit 2022 takes place in Vienna

Logistics Business Magazine

Discover newly available solutions and meet with industry peers for your competitive advantage, all while supporting a good cause at the WOF Connect & Charity evening gala. Pre-arrange your most valuable business meetings with a few clicks in the two weeks before the event, and have the best industry discussions for your personal needs.

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Meet the new boss: Ian El-Mokadem shares his vision for

247 Customs Broker

The instinct is get out, meet customers, meet the team — not just the senior team — say hello to as many colleagues as you can. We have made sure safety is the first thing we talk about in our board meetings.”. You can’t learn a business sat in head office. That is my style.”. That is a very real risk in this industry.

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