Shippers demand change as battle lines are drawn over EC review of CBER

The battle between shipping lines and their customers is heating up as the European Commission (EC) begins to consider whether to extend the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), which allows ...

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News / German competition authority backs reform of box line block exemption

Germany’s competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has backed opponents of any plan to extend the box ...

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News / Time to crack down on hidden lithium ion battery shipments, says air cargo

Governments must begin issuing fines and penalties for manufacturers that make counterfeit batteries or mis-label ...

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News / Bugs – could be the biggest issue in container shipping since VGM

The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has warned that the “biggest issue since VGM [container weighing]” ...

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News / Shippers embrace Cargo iQ while urging forwarders to be more transparent

Shippers are set to use quality standards data from Cargo iQ in their bid to ...

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News / Better late than never, say forwarders as shippers launch surcharge campaign

Freight forwarders have responded to this week’s demand by shippers for an end to surcharges, claiming it ...

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News / Shippers demand an end to 'disruptive' container shipping surcharges by 2020

Shipper representatives have called for an end to surcharges applied by shipping lines and forwarders ...

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News / Amazon air freight plan a wake-up call: improve standards or customers will become competitors

Major logistics customers could look to set up their own transportation if existing providers do not ...

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News / Big is beautiful when it comes to containerships, a myth says ocean freight industry

Ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) are neither beautiful or desirable, and even their green credentials are ...

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Recommends / BIMCO and Global Shippers' Forum launch standard contract

The world’s largest shipping line association and the UK-based organisation that represents carriers’ customers have ...

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Shippers demand change as battle lines are drawn over EC review of CBER

GSF Headlines

News / Buoyant North Africa – 'the new China' – bucks the air freight trend

News / German competition authority backs reform of box line block exemption

News / Time to crack down on hidden lithium ion battery shipments, says air cargo

News / Bugs – could be the biggest issue in container shipping since VGM

News / Shippers embrace Cargo iQ while urging forwarders to be more transparent

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Better late than never, say forwarders as shippers launch surcharge campaign

News / Shippers demand an end to 'disruptive' container shipping surcharges by 2020

News / Amazon air freight plan a wake-up call: improve standards or customers will become competitors

News / Big is beautiful when it comes to containerships, a myth says ocean freight industry

Recommends / BIMCO and Global Shippers' Forum launch standard contract

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