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New Ship Grounded In The Suez Canal – Briefly

Another cargo ship was briefly grounded in the Suez Canal last week, leading momentarily to panic and wild speculation on social media.

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Panama Canal Issues May Impact US Coastal Shift

A severe drought season has resulted in the Panama Canal reducing the capacity that can pass through, which could halt the recent shift from US West Coast to…

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US Import Volumes Impacted Amid Mix Of Challenges

US import container volumes are continuing to fall, with West Coast ports being the worst hit compared to this time last year.

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New Import Border Controls Expected From October

The Border Operating Model is currently under revision with UK government setting out a new approach to imports that will be progressively introduced from…

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More Capacity Incoming But Vessels May Be Slowing

Ocean freight carriers are continuing to add new ships to the Asia/European market, with the 2M Alliance reportedly now introducing nine vessels to their…

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Westbound Road Freight – Moving With The Times

Due to further expansion, and in preparation of yet another upcoming new service launch, the winning team at this year's BIFA Freight Awards have now…

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A Weekend Of Disruption In France?

Whilst we have come to live with and wherever possible work around the French pension reform strikes. The country may be set for further travel and transport…

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A Busy May For Public Holidays

The UK is observing a succession of public holidays during next month, which will result in Westbound's UK facilities being closed for three of the five…

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Have You Considered Us For Parcels?

If you have never considered us for parcels before, then we would like to bring to your attention that Westbound Parcels offer exceptional domestic and…

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Potential Ocean Freight GRI’s From Asia On The Horizon For May

Suggestions of a General Rate Increase (GRI) for ocean freight movements from Asia are the hottest topic of debate right now, as carriers seek to move rates…

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Los Angeles Port Closed For 24 Hours

Most of the container terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were closed on Friday the 7th of April due to a lack of dock workers reporting for…

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Asia Ocean Freight Rates Expected To Increase

Ocean rates from Asia are predicted to rise over the next few weeks, ahead of the traditional peak season period.

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Breakdown In Canada & US Port Labour Talks

Contract Negotiations between the International Warehouse & Longshoremen’s Union (ILWU) and port owners in Canada have broken down after the union pulled out…

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Opposition To US Carrier Antitrust Act

Many US exporters, importers, forwarders and carriers seem to be united in their effort to oppose the Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act (OSAEA), before…

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