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US West Coast imports exceed 1m TEU in nine out of ten past months
19 May 2021The surge in US container imports continued in April when West Coast loaded imports amounted to 1.10m TEU.
Myanmar, Republic of the Union of - General Holidays 2006
28 February 2018Tanker contracting only 1.6m DWT in first half of 2022: lowest half year on record
21 July 2022Between 1996 and 2021, the lowest half-yearly tanker contracting volume was 3.0m DWT, recorded in the first half of 1999. Despite improved freight rates and a more positive market outlook, the first six months of 2022 ended with barely more than half that volume: only 1.6m DWT was contracted. Consequently, the order book to fleet ratio has fallen to 5.1% for both crude and product tankers, a ratio which is also the lowest since 1996.
Official notification from the Port of Conakry regarding dredging fee effective 21 May 2014
28 February 2018FIT Alliance and developments towards a universal electronic Bill of Lading
02 November 2023On 5 September, 2023 the FIT Alliance, consisting of five founding members who work together to generate awareness about the benefits of going digital and the importance of common and interoperable data standards and common legislative conditions, introduced the eBL Declaration, aiming to encourage the widespread adoption of electronic bills of lading (eBL). Currently, nearly 100 organisations, encompassing carriers, shippers, freight forwarders, banks and technology providers, have signed up. In a virtual meeting with Gaftaworld, BIMCO, represented by Mads Wacher Kjærgaard (Manager, Standards, Innovation & Research) and the ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI), represented by Hannah Nguyen (Director - Digital Ecosystems), explored the transformative potential of this global movement and how Gafta members could actively participate.
Electronic bills of lading (eBLs) are already transforming the iron ore trade
28 June 2023“We don’t want to be a first mover on eBLs” is what we often hear – yet this is despite the first eBL systems having been around for more than 20 years.
