April 3, 2019 - UK container terminals and European shortsea box carriers have enough capacity to handle some 20% of Dover’s trailer traffic, should alarmist predictions of post-Brexit congestion at the ferry port materialize.
Source: The Loadstar
April 1, 2019 - As the European Commission continues its review of the liner shipping’s Block Exemption Regulation (BER), which allows container carriers to work in consortia, cargo owner lobby group the European Shippers Council (ESC) has called for the law to be repealed – or at least fundamentally altered.
Source: The Loadstar
April 2, 2019 - World trade will continue to face strong headwinds in 2019 and 2020 after growing more slowly than expected in 2018 due to rising trade tensions and increased economic uncertainty, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Source: The Maritime Executive
March 29, 2019 - The idea that tariffs may remain even after negotiations reach a satisfactory end will be unwelcome news to the business community, which has dealt with one year of uncertainty as to which categories of goods will be affected next. This news may, however, offer some comfort to the growing list of businesses that have planned for tariffs to stay in place if not increase this year.
Source: Supply Chain Dive
April 1, 2019 - On Monday, offshore drilling proponents called for the White House to continue to fight for drilling in Arctic waters after a court dealt the Trump administration's offshore regulatory plans a setback last week.
Source: The Maritime Executive
