Maersk is the fastest growing logistics brand!
NO.1 Brand Finance: Maersk is the fastest growing logistics brand
According to the latest ranking by Brand Finance, Maersk is the fastest growing logistics brand with a growth rate of 53%.
The Danish container line has set its sights on becoming an integrator in the container industry, investing heavily in logistics while ceding its top spot as the world's largest container line to fast-growing Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
The second fastest growing logistics brand was Door Dash, up 39%, and another container line, CMA CGM, saw its logistics brand value rise 18%.
NO.2 Brazil launched a new customs clearance system to simplify the customs clearance and release process
Recently, the Brazilian government has begun to use a new customs clearance system to control overseas cargo arriving at the country's international airports. The new system will simplifyair transportInbound goods clearance and release process.
newair transportThe import of goods measures will facilitate importers to use digital documents to carry out customs clearance and release operations online, which will reduce the required worker intervention in goods clearance operations by 90%.
In addition, the government predicts that after the introduction of the new policy, theair transportThe time required for customs clearance and release of goods entering the country by means of customs clearance will also be shortened by about 80% compared with before, from the previous 5 days to 1 day for release. The new customs clearance system will double the flow of air cargo within two years, while attracting foreign investment and increasing taxes on air imports.
NO.3 1 million packages per day! UPS package transfer to FedEx
UPS has lost about 5% of its average daily domestic volume in the U.S., mostly to FedEx, as shippers fear a truckers union strike that could disrupt shipments, according to consultancy Ship Matrix Inc.
UPS, for its part, said that in the days and weeks leading up to the tentative agreement announced last Tuesday, about 1 million packages were being diverted to FedEx every day. That's based on UPS handling an average of 18.6 million domestic packages per day as of the end of the first quarter. The president of ShipMatrix said that about half of the transshipment packages will stay with FedEx because they offer lower prices than UPS charges.
NO.4 The car carrier in the Dutch sea "flame out" and lost more than 330 million U.S. dollars
After burning for a whole week, the fire on the "Fremantle Highway" car carrier was finally temporarily extinguished. The fire caused nearly all of the nearly 4,000 new cars on board to be destroyed, and the initial estimated cargo loss exceeded 330 million US dollars (about 2.359 billion yuan).
On the afternoon of August 1 local time, a spokesman for the Dutch Ministry of Transport and Water Resources Management (Rijkswaterstaat) stated that there was no indication that the fire on the ship was still spreading, but the fire may still happen again. Inspections from the salvage team showed the condition on board "remains stable" and that the part of the ship below the waterline "remains intact" with no list.
The "Fremantle Highway" caught fire near the island of Amran on the northern coast of the Netherlands late at night on July 25, local time. There were 23 crew members on board, including 21 Indian crew members, 1 pilot and 1 supervisor. The accident killed 1 Indian. The crew died and many were injured.
NO.5 FedEx upgrades international priority express service in the Middle East and India
Recently, FedEx announced that it will upgrade its international priority express service in the Middle East and India to improve the efficiency of cargo circulation and help customers seize global market opportunities in a timely manner.
Starting August 1, FedEx will further shorten transit times on the International Priority Express service for exporters in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and India.
The upgraded FedEx International Priority service will deliver shipments to major markets and regions around the world within 2-3 business days, and for most markets, this improvement means that the transit time is reduced by at least one day compared with the original , providing time-definite delivery with speed and reliability for customers who want to ship important and urgent shipments. In addition, this service includes FedEx door-to-door service and customs clearance service.
