Damage Protection Surcharge ( DPS )- Effective January 1st 2022
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Dear Valued Customer,For 2022 Atlantic Container Line will be implementing a new tariff charge. The Damage Protection Surcharge ( DPS ) will be applicable to all westbound and eastbound... 
MAERSK bows to pressure, terminates peak season surcharge
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Foremost integrated container logistics company, MAERSK has directed its commercial department to stop applying the peak season surcharge from 1st September 2020. This is in response to protests by... 
Canada – Strike at the Port of Montreal
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This strike affects all terminal operations at the Port of Montreal, except for the Oceanex service to Newfoundland and Labrador and grain operations. The Barcelona Express 42E30, currently alongside,... 
Shippers Council, NAICOM to de-risk costs at ports
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The Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), plans to collaborate to reduce the cost of doing business through the introduction of insurance cover on containers, and... 
NPA halts licenses renewal for shipping firms over holding bay crisis
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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has stopped the renewal of licenses for shipping firms who fail to provide holding bays for empty containers. Failure of the shipping firms to... 
Importers oppose planned reintroduction of pre-inspection of cargoes at seaports
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The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS), has expressed concerns over the planned reintroduction of pre-destination inspection at the nation’s ports. President of the Association, Jonathan Nicol, told The... 
Driving Efficiency at Nigerian Ports
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There is no doubt that the most common mode of transport in international trade is sea transport, this is a result of the large amount of cargo that is... 
What is Cargo Consolidation and How Can It Save You Money
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You may wonder, why write a blog about a concept that already has been best practice in logistics for a long time? All those involved in transport and logistics... 
Clearing agents flay customs over bottlenecks in cargo clearance!
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Clearing agents under aegis of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), have bemoaned the arbitrary demand notice slammed on importers, as they now face several bottlenecks in... 
MSC container vessel loses more than 20 boxes in Algoa Bay
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MSC has confirmed the loss of more than 20 containers overboard from its 9,400TEU container vessel MSC Palak near the port of Nqgura (Coega) on 14 July. The 2016-built...