Oct,2026
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Modern container loading technology greatly boosts loading speed. This telescopic belt conveyor extends directly into the container, feeding goods inside automatically. It reduces manual labour and raises efficiency for packaged cargo.
Oct,2026
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In Short: A container’s stow position is a six-digit code showing where it sits on the ship: Bay (front to back), Row (across the ship), and Tier (bottom to top).. For example, 120682 means Bay 12, Row 06, Tier 82.. Odd bay numbers are used for 20′ containers and even bay numbers for 40′ containers.. […]
Oct,2026
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Just to advise that Maersk / HAPAG are increasingly routing vessels via the Suez Canal.Especially from Ningbo and Qingdao we see several departures planned to ship via Suez. And some shipments that departed this week have also been re-routed via Suez. The average transit time improvement is around 10 days. We are getting close to […]
Sep,2026
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Impact to a customer when a sailing is blanked The consequence and impact of a blank sailing vary depending on where the cargo is when the blank sailing happens. A container that has not yet been collected for packing creates a different problem from one that has already been packed and sitting in a terminal […]
Sep,2026
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Verifying the legal identity of a supplier should be part of any cross-border transaction, regardless of where that supplier is based.. China presents a particular practical challenge because the English name used on a marketplace, website, or quotation may not be the company’s registered Chinese legal name.. The official records and identifiers available for checking […]
Sep,2026
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The Northern Sea Route has now proven something important: Commercial container ships can sail from Northeast Asia to Northern Europe through the Arctic and do it noticeably faster than via Suez. That’s the easy part. The hard question is whether the NSR can turn that time advantage into a repeatable, reliable, economically competitive container service. […]
Sep,2026
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Drewry recorded 47 expected blank sailings from 729 scheduled East-West departures between 7 September and 11 October 2026.. Carriers remove weekly positions to match demand, recover schedules, reposition ships, manage disruption, and reduce operating costs across networks.. The cargo remains, moving through later sailings, alternative services, or revised routings instead.. Most of us have booked […]
Aug,2026
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The global trade ecosystem includes activities performed by various role players operating across the shipping, freight, maritime, logistics, supply chain, and trade industries.. By my estimate, there could easily be more than 150 different role players involved in enabling global trade at one stage or another, depending on how individual roles and functions are classified.. In a […]
Apr,2026
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A major change is coming to China’s maritime legal framework. The revised Maritime Law of the People’s Republic of China was passed on 28 October 2025 and is set to take effect on 1 May 2026. Among the most important updates for cargo interests, carriers, freight forwarders, and insurers is the new governing-law rule for […]
Apr,2026
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Your carrier has declared End of Voyage and your container is sitting at a port you never planned for.. The carrier has walked away, charges are ticking, and the buyer is waiting.. Here are 8 practical options to deal with stranded cargo and what you need to do NOW.. In the previous article, we discussed […]
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