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The China New Year holiday extension which was implemented because of the Coronavirus outbreak has now ended. However, with many workers unable or unwilling ...

Following the major fire on the cargo ship the Yantian Express, Hapag Lloyd (the owners of the vessel) have claimed general average for the vessel.The ship w...

Both businesses and individuals are currently trying to sort through the variety of potential scenarios if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29th March ...

Port Health are introducing emergency controls with regard to pesticide residue in foods. These will come into force on 8th December 2019, although there is ...

Further to our LinkedIn updates in recent months, levels of port congestion at Felixstowe and Southampton have reached new heights. Moving into the peak arri...

Tariffs have been raised significantly on a large amount of goods being imported into the US from China. Suppliers may choose to pass on these additional cos...

Tariffs have been raised significantly on a large amount of goods being imported into the UK from the USA. These raises of 25% on average are causing Duty in...

Domestic trucking rates in the US have soared in recent months, and are expected to rise even further as we move towards peak shipping season. These rises ha...

Further to the sweeping changes to the carrier alliances in April 2017, further changes have occurred recently which once again are having an impact on ocean...

Air freight rates have increased significantly in advance of the summer season with some airlines putting prices up by over 30%. This is due to a rise in dem...

RISA (UK) Ltd’s Managing Director, Sara Hutchinson, was recently invited to go airside at Birmingham airport. She took the rare opportunity to view the loadi...

As Brexit looms, many importers and exporters are considering the impacts on the movement of their freight. Some modes of freight movement will be affected m...

What are Incoterms? Incoterms are a set of rules used in the sales of goods that describe where the cost and risks change hands between buyers and sellers du...

Incoterms are a set international rules that have been set by the International Chamber of Commerce. The incoterm chosen shows which party is responsible for...

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, the UAE, and the internationally recognised Yemeni government (along with the secondary government of Libya and the Maldives) h...

There are some pitfalls that importers can find themselves falling in to that they may not even have considered when initially placing an order for goods to ...

It’s unlikely you’ve managed to escape delays in your shipments departing from China over recent months; it’s expected to be an on-going risk resulting in: S...

Our Managing Director, Sara Hutchinson, has made a series of short and informative videos using her extensive experience and industry knowledge to help you s...

Volume Weight Conversion Each mode of transport uses a separate volume weight conversion. This is to even out the shipments that actually weigh very little b...

Carrier Alliances are alliances between the companies that own and operate the shipping vessels that transport freight around the world. They share their fle...