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India’s refined palm oil imports dipped to zero for the second consecutive month in August this year. It dropped as against 2.57 lakh tonnes imported during the same month last year, according to trade body Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA).

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Container transport to and from Chattogram port remained suspended for 12 hours as workers running articulated Lorries went on a sudden work abstention demanding appointment letters and protesting sacking of fellows from a private company. The 18 private inland container depots (ICDs) in and around the port city and the port's six berth operators have not issued appointment letters even after signing relevant agreements with the union six months ago.

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Container transport to and from Chittgong port has resumed as workers of prime mover-trailers postponed their work abstention for 17 hours. They postponed their strike for 17 hours from 6pm on Saturday following request from the administration. Their demand includes receiving appointment letters, establishing a minimum wage structure, and reinstating some of their fellow workers terminated by a transport company. Shipment of export-import containers between Chittagong Port and 19 private inland container depots (ICDs) remained suspended due to the strike.

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The BIFA says that recent announcements by some container shipping lines that they will discontinue low sulphur fuel surcharges will be welcome news for its members. The trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies has long challenged the legitimacy of shipping line surcharges. It accused the carriers of profiteering when they announced in 2018, almost in unison, that they would be introducing the low sulphur surcharges significantly in advance of the IMO 2020 regulation which took effect on January 1st 2020.

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India has begun an anti-dumping probe in the imports of certain flat rolled products of aluminum originating in or exported from China based on a complaint by Hindalco Industries NSE -1.31 % alleging injury to the domestic industry due to the dumped goods. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) will probe the dumping from FY17 to December 2019. The alleged dumping has led to price suppression and depression on the domestic industry.

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Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated 22 bamboo clusters in nine States. Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Assam, Odisha, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttarakhand & Karnataka were the states where the bamboo clusters were inaugurated through virtual mode. He also released a logo for the National Bamboo Mission. India is now gearing up to increase the export of bamboo products.

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Shipping companies have blasted a new round of industrial action set for Brisbane, warning of huge costs to importers and crisis levels of empty containers. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has declared protected industrial action for 24 hours at the DP World Terminal, according to liner lobby group Shipping Australia.

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UK importers are facing numerous challenges these days. They include port delays, vessels diversions, a shortage of haulage availability and limited slots at ports to collect containers. Forwarders have reported significant issues with the UK’s inland container transport, which were exacerbated by last week’s bank holiday. The lack of haulage capacity is one of the biggest problems. Many EU drivers are not working, either because of holidays or quarantine requirements, and the overall pool of drivers has been reduced by many others who were furloughed during the lockdown and then got other jobs in retail and e-commerce distribution that pay better.

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Back-to-back typhoons and surging shipping demand have meant lengthy vessel delays for ocean freight out of Asia. According to Resilience360, Typhoon Haishen made landfall south-east of Gangneung in South Korea on 7 September, following Typhoon Maysak, which struck near the port of Busan on 3 September with winds of 100 mph. Supply chains in east Asia are still facing impacts ranging from congested ports to closed production plants.

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