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With immediate effect, for empty container pick-up from Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xiamen, Shanghai, Yantian, Shekou and Hongkong ports, containers will be released within 10 days prior to vessel’s estimated time of arrival (ETA). For empty container pick-up from Ningbo ports, containers will be released within 7 days prior to vessel’s estimated time of arrival (ETA).

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Lobby group Shipping Australia has announced its support to DP World Australia’s application to the Fair Work Commission to terminate industrial action at terminals across the country on the grounds that the action threatens to cause significant damage to the Australian economy and to New South Wales. Strikes have been ongoing at the Patrick, Hutchison and DP World terminals at Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne over the past week. Port Botany is the latest place to go on strike.

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Electricity at Laem Chabang Terminal will temporarily be disconnected on September 27, 2020 from 12 pm to 6 pm (GMT+7). Affected terminals are Terminal C1C2 and Terminal D. In Terminal C1C2, all vessel operations will be ceased, return of outbound reefer containers will not be accepted and general containers is allowed for delivery and pick up as usual. Whereas, in Terminal D, all vessel operations and gate activities will be ceased and all containers are not allowed to be delivered or picked up.

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The CBIC has launched a new process that eliminates the need for trade to approach personally, customs officials for clearance of cargo. The new initiative is yet another step taken by CBIC for fulfilling its commitment to a Faceless, Paperless, and Contactless Customs under the umbrella of its "Turant Customs" programme. To sensitize the exporters about the CBIC’s new initiatives, DGTS, Bangalore Customs Commissionerate, FIEO and BCHAA is organizing a Video Conference

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The operational performance at Felixstowe has been very challenging for some time, but over the last 24 hours the issues have escalated to a level that could be disastrous for our members’ businesses, which have already been hard hit by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Freight forwarders that are now unable to restitute empty containers to the port of Felixstowe until September 23rd say it is yet another example of appalling service from a port that describes itself as ‘The Port of Britain’.

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The officials of the Indian external affairs ministry have begun talks with the commerce ministry officials on allowing at least 1,000 trucks containing onions to proceed to Bangladesh to supply the kitchen staple. The talks began in the wake of reports that the trucks, each containing 25 tonnes of onion, are stranded at the trade points along Bangladesh's border with West Bengal. The trucks are stranded at Petrapole, Mahadipur in Malda, Hili, Ghojaldanga, Changrabandha and Fulbari in West Bengal since the ban on export of onions was announced.

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Five international freight transport and cargo handling organisations are collaborating on the production of new guidance on packing standards for freight containers and other cargo transport units. The Container Owners Association, the Global Shippers Forum, the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association, the TT Club and the World Shipping Council are co-operating on a range of activities to further the adoption and implementation of safety practices throughout the global supply chain.

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Australia’s escalating tensions with Beijing have shown up its reliance on China trade and propelled a push to increase links with Asia’s other giant economy, India. New enrollments of international students from India expanded 32% in 2019 from a year earlier and it’s the fastest growing major market for Australian services. India has overtaken China as the largest source of net migration to Australia, and its diaspora is the third largest Down Under, just behind China and the U.K.

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Indian jute products have nearly no markets demand at present. The domestic industry is surviving on the government orders of sacks, which is mainly governed by the Jute Packaging Material Act -1987. Without this Act, the jute industry would have ceased to exist. There is a need to transform the demand from that of government orders to market-driven orders and hence IJMA has created this integrated e-commerce platform.

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