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[av_image src='https://supremefreight.com/wp-content/uploads/News-1210x331-Ridge.jpg' attachment='1827' attachment_size='full' align='left' styling='no-styling' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' animation='no-animation'][/av_image] [av_hr class='default' height='50' shadow='no-shadow' position='center' custom_border='av-border-thin' custom_width='50px' custom_border_color='' custom_margin_top='30px' custom_margin_bottom='30px' icon_select='yes' custom_icon_color='' icon='ue808'] [av_textblock size='' font_color='' color=''] On Saturday 30th September Ashley and Jordan from Supreme took part in the Ridge Runner challenge as part of the Max’s Mudders…
As part of celebrations for golden week, also called National Day, a major holiday is coming up in China from Saturday 1st October for a week, officially ending on the 7th but with effects lasting until the 10th. It has been celebrated in mainland China and Hong Kong since 2000. The holiday was implemented by…
At the end of London International shipping week, the transport secretary Chris Grayling set out his thoughts on the future of UK shipping. His speech focused on the changes in transport, and how the maritime industry is not only contributing to that change, but are increasingly leading it. His first point concerned new technology and…
Unsurprisingly, cargo in Florida, Georgia and the Caribbean is expected to suffer delays following the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma at the weekend. Ports and airports have been closed, rail services are restricted and ships are rearranging port calls after many containerships fled. Cargo ships have powered away from the storm and were seeking…
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According to the Department for Transports recently published 2016 final figures, total freight tonnage handled by UK ports declined by 3% in 2016. This decline is attributable to a large reduction in demand for coal imports. Despite this, steady growth has been experienced in unitised traffic, which saw its fourth consecutive year of growth in…
The shipping company has revealed that the cyber attack has cost $300 million in lost revenue. Maersk CEO Soren Skou said "In the last week of the 2nd quarter we were hit by a cyber-attack, which mainly impacted Maersk Line, APM Terminals and Damco. Business volumes were negatively affected for a couple of weeks…
It has been decided that plans for a 6th terminal will be halted to keep costs down whilst the 3rd runway is being built. Heathrow published its half yearly report last month, which made no mention of the proposed plans. Instead it stated that further investment in terminals 2 and 5 will go ahead…
During 2016 126 ports handled more than 1 million teu containers. According to DynaLiners report entitled millionaires roundup, 82 ports had experienced growth in the year with 5 ports showing growth of 25% or more. These ports were Chittagong, Bangladesh (26%), London (26%), Salalah, Oman (29%), Tangshan, China (27%) and Southampton (26%). 14 ports reached…
Although they resumed trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) this week, Cosco’s take over of OOCL could still hit a stumbling block. Cosco’s shares were suspended two months ago and the SSE issued a letter of enquiry on July 18th seeking clarification on two points of the proposed deal. The first is whether it…