Author: Unipac Shipping UK
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Hong Kong Port Strike – continues
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Cargo is piling up as a strike in the container port in Hong Kong has entered a 15th day. Hundreds of dock workers and crane operators are striking as they have not had a pay rise in 10 years even as the cost of living has soared, they are demanding a pay rise of around…
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Shipping Lines March 2013 Increase
The major carriers have announced Asia-Europe March GRIs (general rate increases) ranging between $600 and $775 per teu (per 20’container) to be implemented on 15 March. Why the increases? These increases tend to happen when the shipping lines remove a number of vessels from service. By removing vessels from service the carriers maximize space and…
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Shipping Household Goods & Personal Effects
Are you in the process of moving home? Well this blog is especially for you! Could there be a more daunting task than moving home? If thats not bad enough, how about a complete re-location overseas?! Send shivers down your spine dosent it?! Well allow us to remove all your anxietys! By the time you have…
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Shipping Terminology – what the abbreviations mean.
Are you confused by shipping terminology?! We have compiled the most common used abbreviations used in the shipping world…read on and never be confused again! ALH: Air line handling:Fee established by airline for handling shipment AWB: Airway bill: Document containing agreement details between the shipper and air carrier Arrival notice: A notification by carrier of…
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Bill of Lading
You may already be familiar with the term bill of lading but what is it and why is it required? All sea shipments are covered by a bill of lading also referred as BOL or B/L. This is a document that lists the cargo details as well as your details as shipper and consignee. The…
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Blooming Marvelous!
As demands for flowers peaks this Valentines Day, extra freighter flights are now in operation to ensure there are enough blooms to go around Europe and the UK! The extra flights, operated with a mix of MD11s and B747Fs, will be in addition to the existing five weekly scheduled freighter flights for this sector, providing…
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London Gateway – Europes largest logistics park opening in UK
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It has been almost three years since work began at the 1,500-acre site on the north bank of the River Thames which will become London Gateway. Work began by dredging and reclaiming land from the Thames Estuary to allow the world’s largest container ships to bring consumer goods closer to the point of consumption than…
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Year of the Black Snake- Chinese New Year 2013
We would like to wish our Far East agents and exporters a happy prosperous new year as 2013 welcomes the year of the Black Snake. We hope you enjoy your celebrations! Chinese New Year also known as the Spring Festival is a significant annual celebration marking the start of the New Year according to the…
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Christmas Business Ho-ho-ours!
Believe it or not, it is that time of year again! We would like to say a great big “thank you!” to all our customers, suppliers and agents who have supported us throughout 2012. We will be closed on Christmas day, Boxing day and New years day, and we will be open as usual in-between the festive…
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How does London welcome its Norwegian Christmas Tree?!
The world’s most famous Christmas tree historically sails into Immingham Dock on the last leg of its 400km journey from Norway to London. Once in Trafalgar Square, the 21-metre tall tree is decorated in traditional Norwegian style, ready for the switching-on ceremony usually the first week of December. This year’s tree is between 115 and…