Category Archives for Sea Freight

Climate Change To Affect Shipping Routes

Jan
17

A report released in Nature Climate Change today reveals research that supports the theory that wave heights will climb in the Southern Hemisphere over the next century, and diminish in the Northern. Seas off Indonesia, Australia and Antarctica could see higher waves following changes in the ring of climate variability surrounding the South Pole. The […]

ACL Order New Deep Sea Cargo Ships

Jan
2

Atlantic Container Line (ACL) have placed an order for a new breed of deep sea cargo ships, plans have long been in the works for these ships and the order has been placed with a Chinese ship building yard. The G4’s, as they’re dubbed, will be able to hold more containers and stowage, will be […]

moving large items abroad

Moving Large Items Abroad

Nov
16

There’s plenty of information out there on how to send a small parcel internationally, but what do you do if you have something very large or bulky that needs to be sent abroad? Anything you send overseas from the UK to locations other than Europe will be sent either via ship or plane, your budget […]

The Ins and Outs Of Importing

Oct
12

Importing can open up your business to a world of new products and customers, quite literally. But while the lure of lower priced supplies, the ability to market new products, or just a larger reach may seem too great to ignore, it’s important to be clear on potential pitfalls of importing. Not only is licensing […]

Delivery Quote Compare: Shipping and Aviation Taxes to Fund Climate Change Measures

Jan
14

A fuel tax could be placed on the shipping and aviation industries to raise funds for the battle against climate change. That is one of the proposals raised at the climate change summit held in Copenhagen last week. The European Union wants the shipping industry to cut its emissions by around 20 per cent over […]

Increased use of groupage operators opens up freight market

Nov
18

SHIPPERS have begun using more groupage operators this month in an attempt to reduce spend on deliveries. Groupage providers, who tend to deliver a group of parcels in one load, operate more cheaply and economically than express operators whose primary objective is accelerated delivery. This reduces costs for large companies who do not necessarily need […]