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PORT OF YANTIAN EXPERIENCES BLANK SAILS FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS, ACCORDING TO PROJECT44 DATA
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Lazer Spot and Maersk invest in autonomous technology provider ISEE to implement driverless trucks on the yard. ISEE explains that the autonomous technology understands human decision making and delivers versatility.
Vessel delays at the Yantian Port in Shenzhen have been worsening, and is expected to remain congested throughout June into July, based Getty Images on project44’s container dwell time data. The congestion is due to tight controls over a detected COVID-19 outbreak on May 25 amongst port workers, resulting in container liners sending out client advisories on blank sailings. By June 7, project44 found that minimum dwell times at Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) as a port of loading was one day, while median dwell times were at most 18 days. While minimum dwell times as the port of discharge was also a day, median dwell times were far higher at 18 days. The Yantian Port kept its container yard open to vessels from May 31-June 6 and the Shekou Port (another port facility in Shenzhen) is accepting vessels within an ETA of five days from June 1. “The recent rise in COVID-19 cases in China has resulted in a shutdown that may add to the already record cost of shipping goods out of China. The delays have already resulted in pressurizing soaring shipping prices within China due to a lack of containers and increased export demand. These high shipping costs are just one factor that may contribute to an additional looming threat to global inflation,” says Josh Brazil, VP of marketing at project44.
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CONVOY’S NEW TMS PLATFORM GIVES SHIPPERS MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR FREIGHT
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Convoy launched a new online platform that brings its on-demand truckload capacity offering with its modern transportation management system. The combined approach allows shippers to have comprehensive freight management capabilities, while ensuring the privacy of sensitive data with a sandboxed routing guide. Shippers using the platform have cut their tendering time in half and reduced freight spend by automating and standardizing their bid processes. With the launch, shippers can easily work with existing carriers and brokers while accessing more than 300,000 trucks from Convoy’s network of vetted carriers. “Many shippers still manage their freight using email, spreadsheets and paper,” says Ziad Ismail, chief product officer at Convoy. “This manual approach reduces the efficiency of every shipping process, from getting coverage and tracking loads to benchmarking carriers and making data-driven procurement decisions. The future of freight is built around solutions that combine TMS, capacity booking, shipment visibility and analytics. Today’s launch is the next natural step in this evolution, and the response has been overwhelming. Over the last few months, hundreds of customers have already adopted our new online platform.” Read more: https://foodl.me/x3msb6
ANOTHER MARITIME DISASTER HITS CONTAINER INDUSTRY On June 3 in Taiwan, an 86,679-gross-tonnage container ship struck a very large crane at Pier 70, Port of Kaohsiung (the fourth largest port in the world) at the container yard of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation. The ship is the Durban hired by Orient Overseas Container Line, which sideswiped a docked ship, the Yongyang, which has a gross tonnage of 32,720. Videos taken by workers of the pier show containers causing a large crane to collapse and another to fall over, trapping two people and causing abrasions and chest pains to another. Those trapped did not sustain serious injury and were rescued less than two hours later. The incident follows a cargo ship fire off the coast of Sri Lanka. Read more: https://foodl.me/wxn836
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