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January 22, 2024

EMO Trans Germany GmbH Welcomes New Board Members

Two new members joined EMO Trans Germany’s Board of Directors: Ercan Ince (45) and Norman Klinkhammer (34). Both already held leading positions within the company: Ince at the logistics agent’s headquarters in Filderstadt near Stuttgart, Klinkhammer in EMO’s station on…

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January 18, 2024

ICS2 Release 3 Goes Live on June 3, 2024

The third release of the European Union’s customs pre-arrival safety and security system – Import Control System 2 (ICS2) – goes live on June 3, 2024. The EU has prepared fact sheets to assist importers with compliance.

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January 17, 2024

Red Sea Conflict Forces More Detours Around Africa

Energy shipper Shell halted all Red Sea transits on Tuesday, as did the big three Japanese tanker and bulker owners: MOL, NYK and K-Line. Container-ship diversions around the Cape of Good Hope now appear likely to last for months (source:…

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January 12, 2024

US Warns Ships to Stay Out of Parts of Red Sea

The U.S. Navy has warned American-flagged vessels to steer clear of areas around Yemen in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden for the next 72 hours after the U.S. and Britain launched multiple airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels. The…

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January 12, 2024

US West Coast Ports Demonstrate Resiliency

US West Coast ports are back to normal after pandemic gridlock and drawn-out labor negotiations spurred fears that market share would be lost to the East and Gulf coasts for good, Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero said (source:…

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January 10, 2024

GAWR vs. GVWR

If your business ships or hauls loads by truck, you must know the various weight restrictions impacting the transportation process. Overloaded trailers pose numerous issues that can jeopardize safety and result in costly noncompliance with increasingly stringent regulations. The Federal…

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January 8, 2024

Three-Month Airfreight Rate Surge Comes to an End

The peak season surge in air freight rates of the past three months appears to have come to an end according to the latest data from TAC Index, the price reporting agency (PRA) for air freight markets (source: STAT Times).

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January 8, 2024

Transportation Capacity Up in December

Transportation metrics slid again in December with capacity increasing at a faster pace and prices declining at a higher rate, according to a monthly survey of supply chain executives. However, there was some optimism that the cycle may turn in…

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