COVID-19 is causing impacts on container shipping by sea and logistics chains, causing trapped cargo and increasing damage. Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, warned on 20/2 that the COVID-19 epidemic would affect its profits this year, adding to the pressure on the sector that had been struggling due to trade wars. trade and the deceleration of the global economy. Meanwhile, the second largest container shipping line in the world MSC said the loading and unloading of frozen containers…

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Whilst the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to have an impact on container shipping, the fallout is slowing down, according to analyst Sea-Intelligence.  Sea-Intelligence data has suggested that a stabilisation is seen in terms of blank sailings since Chinese New Year in January, around the same time that COVID-19 cases started to increase at a faster pace. In the weeks of 5-15 of 2020 starting 27 January, blank sailings on the transpacific increased to 111, of which 48 have…

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Dịch vụ giao nhận vận tải (forwarding) từ lâu đã không còn mới mẻ đối với các doanh nghiệp xuất nhập khẩu tại Việt Nam nhưng cũng chưa bao giờ hết “hot” bởi những lợi ích mà loại hình dịch vụ này mang lại. Không chỉ các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ thường xuyên xuất khẩu hoặc nhập khẩu hàng lẻ (LCL), mà các doanh nghiệp lớn như: Samsung, DIESEL, Brother, WFI AB… cũng hợp tác với các forwader phục vụ mảng…

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An overview over the Free Trade Agreement: The European Parliament on February 12 ratified the EVFTA and the EVIPA agreements between Vietnam and the EU. The FTA will now need to be ratified by the Vietnam National Assembly which is expected in May 2020. The EVFTA is an ambitious pact eliminating almost 99 percent of customs duties between the EU and Vietnam. The European Parliament (EP) on February 12 ratified the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment…

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A Vietnamese chemical tanker is on fire off Hong Kong following an explosion that has left at least crew member dead and 21 rescued. Hong Kong Police In the latest in string of serious casualties since the end of 2018 the Aulac Fortune suffered a fire and explosion around 1 nm south of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island. According to reports the Hong Kong Police said that one crew member had been killed while 21 had been rescued having jumped from…

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Kính chào Quý khách hàng của Metro Logistics, Tết đến xuân về, nhà nhà tưng bừng rộn rã, người người hân hoan, háo hức. Hòa trong dòng không khí vui tươi của mùa xuân, Metro Logistics xin gửi đến Quý Khách hàng cùng toàn thể cán bộ công nhân viên và gia đình lời tri ân sâu sắc và lời chúc mừng năm mới: Hạnh Phúc – An Khang – Thịnh Vượng Năm qua là năm đầy khó khăn và thách…

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We would like to introduce to all our customers, partners and brothers and sisters, new office of Metro Logistics, located in Hai Phong City. METRO LOGISTICS CO., LTD – HAIPHONG BRANCH Address: 9 Fl Diamond building, lot 8A Le Hong Phong street, Ngo Quyen District, Hai Phong city, Vietnam Hotline: +84 918 0918 28 Email: info@metrologs.com Kể về ngành Logistics nói riêng và nền kinh tế Việt Nam nói chung, nếu Hồ Chí Minh là nơi tập trung các cảng…

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As the container port industry in Asia develops rapidly, some of the opportunities may be in unexpected places and some port operators could benefit from a refocussing of their ambitions. Ince & Co’s global head of ports & terminals Ton van den Bosch told Seatrade Maritime News that while the liner alliance realignment will tend to favour the larger transhipment hubs, there is a niche for smaller port operators too. In addition, changes in the regulatory environment in some key…

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Hutchison Ports is expanding its footprint in the key Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp cluster with the acquisition of a 50% stake in TMA Logistics (TMA). “The acquisition of a 50% stake in TMA Logistics complements both our existing operations in Amsterdam and the activities of Hutchison Logistics. We have developed a good working relationship with TMA over the last three years which has brought a range of operations to ACT,” said Hutchison Ports ed Clemence Cheng in a press release. “Together with TMA,…

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