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Port Congestion Surcharge, is it the New Norm?

ShipLilly

This is not even considering the costs of losing operational time to these delays. Examples include port fires, inclement weather, and labor disputes. The first thing is to consider the discretion exercised by the shipping companies when calculating the congestion surcharge. The statistics are telling.

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U.S. Works to Protect Oil Tankers and Other Merchant Ships in Iranian Waters

MTS Logistics

For example, John Kirby, spokesperson for the U.S. Iranian provocations have included boarding oil tanker ships and taking control of the vessel, in an effort to exercise power and dominance in the region, as well as a recent helicopter flyover of a Chevron-operated oil tanker. ” Following those words, the U.S.

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Container Lines Ordered to Explain their Detention and Demurrage Process

ShipLilly

Federal Maritime Regulators intervened, demanding that marine terminal operators and container lines explain how they are assessing detention and demurrage. Rebecca Dye is the Federal Maritime Commissioner (FMC) and has led an investigation and fact-finding exercise concerning the management of detention and demurrage.

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Port Congestion Surcharge, is it the New Norm?

ShipLilly

This is not even considering the costs of losing operational time to these delays. Examples include port fires, inclement weather, and labor disputes. The first thing is to consider the discretion exercised by the shipping companies when calculating the congestion surcharge. The statistics are telling.

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Freeports and Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

This means that businesses operating inside designated areas in and around the port may manufacture goods using these imports, before exporting them again without paying the tariffs, while also enjoying the benefit from simplified customs procedures. But as a small operator not used to these things, there’s a definite benefit.”.

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Mitigating the risk of quarantine and COVID-19 testing for seafarers

Shipping and Freight Resource

The risk of new crew introducing Covid-19 onto the ship with subsequent cases on board that may affect the health and safety of the crew and impact ship operations. Guidance for Ship Operators for the Protection of the Health of Seafarers ’. Periods of planned outdoor exercise are essential and must be facilitated.

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Data standardization and its benefits – Executive Insights with Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA

Shipping and Freight Resource

Executive Insights is a series by Shipping and Freight Resource that provides useful insights and thoughtful analysis on what is happening in the maritime, shipping, freight, logistics, supply chain and trade industries. For example, in the airline industry, everything is digitalized now and this happened because IATA has been defining the.

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