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Newsletter – May 23, 2019
OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES
Update – Proposed Strike in JNPT Terminal on 24-05-2019 (Postponed)
cma-cgm.com
With regards to the advisory sent on May 16, 2019 we would like to update about Proposed strike which was supposed to be held on 24th May 2019 at JNPT Terminal has been postponed to August 9, 2019.
We shall be keep you informed on further update.
Thank you for your ongoing support. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact our customer service representative.
Rain eases the pain for the Panama Canal
splash247.com
With plenty of rain finally falling over the past week in Panama, the authorities have postponed a sixth draft restriction of 2019. Read more here.
CMA CGM set to equip 50,000 containers with digital tracking
theloadstar.com
CMA CGM is increasing its digital solutions with the purchase of 50,000 container trackers from the company it part-owns, Traxens. Read more here.
Sensors, ‘grey boxes’ and opportunities in an age where ‘data is the new container’
theloadstar.com
With free trade under threat and globalisation slowing, terminal operator DP World plans to give container supply chains a boost with “an integrated, asset-based approach” to logistics and digitisation. Read more here.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – GOVERNMENT UPDATES
US grants 3-month reprieve to cushion Huawei ban’s domestic disruption
seanews.com.tr
THE Trump administration has issued a licence that will allow US companies to keep doing business with Huawei for the next three months to mitigate export restrictions placed on the Shenzhen telecom equipment maker, reported London’s Financial Times. Read more here.
Leipzig has potential to emerge as ‘Berlin e-commerce hub’
lloydsloadinglist.com
Leipzig Halle Airport has the potential to emerge as a cross-border e-commerce hub serving Berlin’s vast consumer market, with its high number of millennials with a propensity to purchase goods online, according to one real estate operator that has a logistics park under development next to the east German airport. Read more here.