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Delay warning! South African port and railway workers will strike!
According to foreign media reports, on October 7, South African port terminal operator Transnet announced that due to the strike of dock workers, there is force majeure in all ports in the country. It is reported that due to dissatisfaction with the current salary increase, workers from Transnet's main union, , South Africa's National Transportation Union, began a strike on October 6, while workers from another union, "South Africa Transportation and United Workers Alliance", also plan to strike on October 10. It is reported that Transnet operates the freight rail network of South Africa's major ports and its parent company, and the strike may cause serious economic losses to South Africa. Recently, freight forwarders exported to South Africa have been paying attention to the delayed impact of strikes by port and railway workers.
Starting from October 15, Shanghai Port will suspend this port business!
htmlOn October 9, the Safety Supervision Department and Production Business Department of Shanghai Port Group issued an announcement stating that from October 15 to October 23, Shanghai Port (except Yangshan Port) will suspend port operations of explosives and radioactive substances .
note! FMC will launch stricter container billing standards!
htmlOn October 7, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission FMC proposed a new regulation on the most controversial demurrage fee and demurrage fee (D&D). Liner companies, shipless carrier and terminal operators, only issues D&D invoices to parties with whom they have a contractual relationship, , clarifying the nature of the fee. At the same time, the content of the invoice must comply with the requirements in the Maritime Transport Reform Act. The invoice must be issued within 30 days after the fee has cumulative accumulation. At the same time, it provides a 30-day dispute resolution time , and provides clear information on how to resolve the dispute. The new regulations mean that liner companies, shipless carriers and terminal operators will face stricter requirements and restrictions when collecting D&D.
burst! Crimea Bridge large-scale explosion occurred! Multiple freight carriages were damaged!
According to multiple Russian media reports, on the morning of the 8th local time, an oil tanker car explosion occurred on the Crimea Bridge railway branch line, a major transportation route connecting Russia and Crimea. The accident caused damage to many freight cars and some roads were destroyed. At present, open flames on the Crimea Bridge have been extinguished. According to Russian News Agency , traffic on the Crimea Bridge will be blocked until October 31.
freight rate plummeted! Some shipping companies have begun to dismantle ships!
Due to shortage of transportation capacity, freight and ship leasing costs have also risen. Almost all container ships have been put into operation, but in the past four months, freight rates have continued to fall. In order to restore the balance of supply and demand, some container ships will have to be abandoned. On September 25, Thailand's regional shipping company Regional Container Lines sold its container ship "Mathu Bhum" for dismantling and recycling.
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