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Newsletter – November 7, 2019
OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES
Visibility and agility will become more important to supply chains than speed
theloadstar.comBetter visibility and more responsive supply chains are the only way for shippers and their forwarders to respond to problems related to slow-steaming and containership schedule unreliability. Read more here.
Decision not to install scrubbers could prove expensive for ONE
theloadstar.comOcean Network Express (ONE) could “pay the price” for not investing in scrubber technology.According to Alphaliner, the carrier will be more exposed than its rivals to the higher cost of low-sulphur fuel. Read more here.
British scientists to track down sulphur cap cheats by peering into the clouds
splash247.comBritish researchers have developed a method to track down ships flouting the sulphur cap next year by watching clouds.The study, published today in Geophysical Research Letters, was led by researchers from Imperial College London, together with University College London and the University of Oxford. Read more here.
Maersk joins shippers to develop new greener fuel
lloydsloadinglist.comContainer shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk and automotive logistics specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen have teamed up with Copenhagen University and major customers including BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. and Marks & Spencer to form the ‘LEO Coalition’, which will explore the environmental and commercial viability for shipping of LEO fuel, a blend of lignin and ethanol. Read more here.
GROUND & RAIL FREIGHT UPDATES
Snowstorm to slam northern New England
freightwaves.comMother Nature is about to hand some New Englanders their first meaningful snow of the 2019 season. Places such as Buffalo and Syracuse, New York, Burlington, Vermont, and Concord, New Hampshire, as well as much of Maine, haven’t seen measurable snowfall — at least one-tenth of an inch — since the middle of spring. A strong cold front will change this for the next two days. Read more here.
CANADA BUSINESS – GOVERNMENT UPDATES
Resumption of Exports of Canadian Pork and Beef Products to China
ciffa.comThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that pork and beef products from eligible establishments in Canada that are processed on or after November 5, 2019 may be exported to China.The CFIA will begin issuing export certificates for compliant pork and beef products to China from all eligible establishments.