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Evergreen, a major Taiwanese shipping line, has decided to stop accepting bookings into UK ports with immediate effect. This is due to various factors, namely the severity of UK port congestions and a serious shortage of equipment in Asia. This decision will be in place until the situation has seen considerable improvements and is brought…
Further to our recent updates regarding the ongoing industrial strikes , it is now clear they will continue at the Port of Bilbao after the Dockers Union advised that the strike action will carry on until 9th November 2020. We have been advised that talks are continuing between all the parties to try to find a…
Countdown to End of Brexit Transition Period Days Hours Minutes Seconds After what has felt like a never-ending Saga, Brexit and its repercussions are very much right around the corner. The UK Government has finally shed some light on how importing from the EU is going to take shape come 01/01/2021. We have had snippets…
Spain The stevedores in Bilbao has called for multiple days of strike action during the month of October. Workers in the port cargo handling services are to stop performing their activities between the 9th and 25th October. There are talks of the strikes to be extended further until the 9th of November or even until…
Following from our message recently regarding the UK Global Trade Tariff that is set to be implemented from 1st January 2021, we want to expand a bit further on ADD (Anti-Dumping Duty) and how the UK Global Trade Tariff impacts this.What is ADD (Anti-Dumping Duty)?ADD is a form of taxation placed on imports that pose…