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Shippers have called on carriers, infrastructure operators and freight service providers to improve visibility in the ocean freight supply chain.
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“One shipper told me that whenever someone mentions the phrase ‘sea port’ to him, he shudders,” said Mr Kuipers.
“He compares the problems he has experienced at ports – and those colleagues have told him of – ...
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Comment on this article
Kumar
March 26, 2019 at 6:41 amYes, 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 pmThe 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 pmTypical 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 pmKumar it is not the carrier .. it is the middle man