Aerial View Port of Long Beach Containers
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Shippers have called on carriers, infrastructure operators and freight service providers to improve visibility in the ocean freight supply chain.

Speaking at the European Shippers’ Council’s Maritime Day in Rotterdam last week, Bart Kuipers of the city’s Erasmus University said ports had a particularly bad reputation.

“One ...

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  • Kumar

    March 26, 2019 at 6:41 am

    Yes, it is true..carriers has to provide clear picture to their customers to avoid unnecessary confusion and losses

  • Paul Newman

    March 26, 2019 at 4:58 pm

    The Ports need a Community Service Provider (CSP) with a system like Destin8, CNS or CCSUK & then everybody has full visibility of anything happening within the port but nobody outside of the UK has such systems,

  • Frederik deCockBuning

    March 31, 2019 at 7:50 pm

    Typical example of ‘out of hand ‘ containerisation. it is unbelievable that after
    more than nearly 50 years the door to door is still not under control !

  • Frederik deCockBuning

    March 31, 2019 at 7:52 pm

    Kumar it is not the carrier .. it is the middle man