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HMM has decided to immediately stop accepting bookings for dangerous goods to any port in Bangladesh until further notice. Dangerous goods categories for unloading or transshipment at Bangladeshi ports include: 2.1/2.2/2.3/3/4.1/5.1/5.2/UNNO.2789.

The upgraded Chinook service will provide a faster and more convenient transportation experience for export goods from northern China to the Northwest United States and the Great Lakes region.

Recently, Sri Lanka is facing a severe crisis of foreign exchange shortage, and the national economy has been hit hard.

The East African Community issued a statement announcing that it has officially adopted the fourth tranche of the common external tariff and decided to set the common external tariff rate at 35%.

At present, the congestion of container ports on all continents is becoming more and more serious. The Clarksons Container Port Congestion Index showed that as of June 30, 36.2% of the world's container ships were stranded in ports, up from 31.5% between 2016 and 2019 before the pandemic. In its latest weekly report, Clarkson noted that congestion on the U.S. East Coast has recently risen to near-record levels.

From July 1st, PORT OF OAKLAND will shorten the free dwell time from 7 days to 4 days to reduce congestion at its marine terminals, and may impose additional penalties on containers that have been stored for too long.

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd respectively announced yesterday (29th) that a peak season surcharge will be imposed on the Port of La Spezia, and a congestion surcharge will be imposed on the ports of Le Havre and Fos.

MSC said it is revamping its transpacific network, launching a new Zephyr service next month and improving existing Santana and Sentosa services on its Asia-US routes.

Beginning on the 28th, customs clearance and freight forwarders across Bangladesh went on strike for 48 hours to achieve their demands, including amendments to the 2020 Licensing Rules.

DB Schenker said it will acquire all outstanding shares of USA Truck's common stock for $31.72 per share in cash, a premium of 118% to the pre-trade share price of $24. The transaction is valued at approximately $435 million, including cash and debt.The acquisition advances DB Schenker and USA Truck.