The continuing US homeland security measures have rolled out another initiative to ensure pre alerts to sea freight entering it's borders. Importer Security Filing (ISF) measure is design t...
According to John O'Connell, Director of Trade Services at the British International Freight Association (BIFA) it was "hardly suprising" that the US Department for Homeland Security (DHS...
Our partner office Embassy Freight Argentina are proud sponsors of two cars in the 'Buenos Aires / Caracus - 2009' car race.
The office, along with Embassy Freight Venezuela are Official Tr...
Lower transport costs and the global consumer downturn are encouraging more Middle East traders to switch from ocean to air-based supply chain solutions, according to Aramex, a leading 3PL in the r...
Customer Information:
US Customs and Border Protection has warned that new identification protocols will come into force for online submissions to its Automated Export System Trade I...
Cybra and Key West Technologies have formed a joint venture with the Chinese Ministry of Transportation’s Waterborne Transport Institute, to develop track and trace schemes for cont...
According to EU statistics office Eurostat, industrial new orders in the EU rose month-on-month by 1.6% in July, after falling by 0.6% in June, although they remain down by almost 25% year-on-year...
Sterling slumped to a four month low against the Euro, stung by news that the UK government was tightening the terms for one of the nation's banks to exit its asset-protection scheme, which un...
Customer Notice:
It is important to note that most shipping lines will be increasing their rates on the 1st October 2009 on all Asian trading lanes.
Lufthansa Cargo (LC) is increasing its rates by 25% over the next few weeks with an apparent attempt to reverse the dramatic recent decline in yields.
The carrier declined to co...
From 1st October, Maersk Line is to increase rates on the Mediterranean and North Africa to North America trade by USD300 per container.
It said carriers on the trade were subject to unsust...
Due to the increasing number of containers being inspected by the Environment Agency at UK Ports they will be imposing charges to varying degrees according to which port shipments ar...
The UK Freight Transport Association (FTA) fears the sector could suffer from a massive skills shortage once the country begins to climb out of recession due to redundancies.
A recen...
The expansion of Frankfurt Airport has received final approval from the Hesse Adminstrative High Court, although it cast doubt on the possibility of night flights continuing after the expansion. More...
Global shipping lines operating with the two major trade lanes; East and West bound Far East and East and West bound USA are actively seeking emergency rate restorations.
The global Embassy...
Shipping analyst Drewry’s latest research has found that containership reliability has reached record levels over the last three months.
The study found that out of 1,700 ships tracke...
China’s export volumes are forecast to accelerate in the second half of 2009 as clear signs emerge of increasing manufacturing activity.
Trading website Alibaba reported a reco...
A new office has opened in Belfast, Ireland and is directly affiliated to Embassy Freight Services in the Midlands.
The office, headed by David Rogers, is responsible for sales and ope...
On August 1st 2009 the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) will implement a revised 'Non-Commodity for Containerised Cargo Scheme'. This will incorporate new requirements in relatio...
A man was trapped and suffered serious injuries when the crane he was operating collapsed onto a containership at Southampton Docks, in the early hours of Monday 13th July 2009.
All sh...
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