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Update on the master contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association ("ILA") and the United States Maritime Alliance ("USMX")

Please note that ocean carriers (VOCCs) have declared Force Majeure for all vessels in transit to US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. This does allow the ocean carriers to charge any additional operational costs associated with vessels delayed due to the strike to cargo on the water as of 1 October 2024 with a US East Coast or Gulf Coast port of discharge.

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Global IT outage - Possible technical operational restrictions

Companies all over the world, from airlines to airports, container terminals, shipping companies, service providers and others, are currently affected by a global IT outage that has disrupted a wide range of services. Röhlig Logistics is also partially affected, which means that there may be operational restrictions in the processing of bookings and shipments.

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Contracted Rates vs. Spot Rates for Sea Freight

Contracting rates can provide more reliability and cost protection when markets are volatile. In this blog, we'll compare contracted versus spot rates and explain why contracted rates are advisable during periods of increasing prices.

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Innovating Supply Chains Amid a Global Pandemic

Ever since the global Covid-19 pandemic started at the beginning of 2020, it has heavily affected the global and local transport routes which form the base of today’s globalised economy. The entire logistics industry had to find solutions to help their customers’ supply chains literally from one day to another.

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IMO2020

The introduction of IMO2020 is an important approach in order to protect the environment. The new regulation will ensure that ocean transportation remains the most environmentally friendly and carbon efficient mode of transportation.

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Dangerous Goods and Air Cargo

Similar to truck and sea freight transport there are also binding conditions which must be followed in airfreight. But what are dangerous goods?

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