Miles and Pallets
Modes
Ocean container
Bulk and breakbulk
Air freight
Rail: China-Europe corridor
Road and trucking
Intermodal
Last mile and parcel
Cold chain
Project cargo and heavy lift
Ro-ro and vehicle carriers
Tanker and chemical shipping
Barge and inland waterway
Sea-air combined routing
Charter and NVOCC services
Dangerous goods and IMDG
Ports & hubs
Shanghai
Ningbo-Zhoushan
Shenzhen
Qingdao
Guangzhou
Tianjin
Singapore
Port Klang
Tanjung Pelepas
Laem Chabang
Ho Chi Minh
Manila
Mundra
Nhava Sheva
Colombo
Chittagong
Karachi
Busan
Kaohsiung
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Yokohama
Jebel Ali
Rotterdam
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Rates & capacity
Spot rates by lane
Contract rate season
Blank sailings and capacity cuts
Port congestion and dwell
Container availability and repositioning
Bunker and fuel surcharges
Peak season surcharge
General rate increases and how they stick
Detention and demurrage charges
Equipment imbalance surcharges
Carbon surcharges and EU ETS pass through
Contract versus spot mix
Freight rate indices explained: SCFI, WCI, FBX, Drewry
Space guarantees and premium services
Warehouse & fulfilment
Warehousing capacity and rents
Cross-docking
Fulfilment centres
Automation and robotics in the DC
Labour and picking rates
Bonded warehousing
Reverse logistics and returns
Inventory strategy: just in time versus just in case
Free trade zone warehousing
Cold chain compliance and temperature excursions
Warehouse safety and labour regulation by country
3PL and 4PL selection
Multi country consolidation hubs
Technology
WMS and TMS
Visibility and tracking platforms
Freight marketplaces
Autonomous trucking
Port automation
Digital documentation and eBL
Container tracking and IoT devices
Customs single window platforms
Electronic bills of lading and DCSA standards
Cyber security in shipping and ports
Emissions reporting and CII ratings
LNG
methanol
ammonia
Shore power and cold ironing
News
Customs & trade
HS codes and tariff classification
Rules of origin and certificates
RCEP
CPTPP
ASEAN FTAs
India-UAE CEPA
Korea-US FTA
Customs clearance procedures by country
Authorised Economic Operator status
Bonded and free trade zones
De minimis thresholds and cross border e-commerce parcels
Sanctions, denied party and dual use screening
Incoterms 2020 and who pays for what
bill of lading
packing list
certificate of origin
Duty drawback and refunds
Import bans, quotas and licensing
Chokepoints & disruption
Suez Canal and the Red Sea
Cape of Good Hope routing and the extra days it adds
Panama Canal transit slots and draft restrictions
Strait of Malacca
Strait of Hormuz
Taiwan Strait and South China Sea routing
Bosphorus and the Turkish Straits
Typhoon season and port closures
Port and terminal strikes
Congestion cascades and schedule recovery
Canal and lock maintenance windows
Typhoon season and port closures
Typhoon season and port closures - reporting from Miles and Pallets.
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