Shipping Information | The Strike Continues! New Canadian West Coast Port Agreement Fails; MSC Names Its Largest Container Ship!
NO.1 The strike continues! New deal for Canada's west coast ports fails
Strikes have resumed on Canada's west coast after the longshoremen's union rejected a four-year wage agreement with their employers last week,media reported. The International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union of Canada (ILWU Canada) says the agreement reached last week with the help of federal mediators was too long and did not provide adequate job security protections. The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) said in a statement on Tuesday, "We regret to inform you that the Canadian International Steamship Workers Union (ILWU) has informed that ILWU's internal core leadership rejected the tentative agreement, even in the The agreement was rejected before it was brought to a vote by the full union membership. Rob Ashton, president of the Canadian chapter of the International Labor Union, said a four-year deal is "too long" given the uncertainty in the industry and the broader economy.
NO.2 MSC names its largest container ship in Germany
At the MSC Gate terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany, MSC held a naming ceremony for its largest container ship, MSC Michel Cappellini.
The container ship has a container capacity of 24,346 TEU and is 400 meters long and 61.5 meters wide. The vessel features a small bulbous bow, large-diameter propellers and energy-efficient piping, which will help further reduce fuel consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions. MSC Michel Cappellini and its sister ships are also fitted with an air lubrication system to reduce hull drag, and shaft generators to generate additional power.
Ahead of the naming ceremony, the Swiss/Italian shipping line signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Free and Hanseatic cities of Bremen and Hamburg and their ports, agreeing to use shore power for MSC's ships at the two ports.
NO.3 UPS simplifies the shipment process of lithium-ion battery exports in South China
On July 19, UPS United Parcel announced that starting from now on, UPS will fully roll out and simplify the delivery process of lithium-ion battery shipments exported from Shenzhen port. Now, by using UPS to ship shipments containing lithium batteries, customers in South China who have registered with UPS can save the additional cost of third-party inspections, speed up the export of shipments, and conduct international business more conveniently.
NO.4 Cainiao and Shandong Port Shipping opened an e-commerce shipping express line
On July 18, Cainiao and Shandong Port Shipping Group announced the joint opening of the "China-Korea Daily Delivery" e-commerce shipping express line, operating 6 passenger and cargo ships (Ferry) per week, arriving at Pyeongtaek Port in an average of 13 hours, accelerating the realization of China-Korea The international express "three-day delivery" covers the whole territory of South Korea.
The liner can depart from Weihai and Yantai ports, and each ship can load more than 200 FEU (40-foot standard container) on average, and supports the transfer of goods between the two ports, fully meeting the needs of cross-border e-commerce to collect goods in multiple places.
NO.5 Amazon is planning to abandon UPS express in 2023
UPS plans to further reduce its affiliate business with top customer Amazon in 2023, and Amazon has similar considerations. Amazon is gradually building its own logistics empire in order to better control transportation time and improve customer delivery experience, while UPS wants to seek orders outside of e-commerce logistics to increase profit margins.
Data from research firm MWPVL International shows that the two companies are working less together -- UPS will handle 1.3 billion Amazon packages in 2022, down from 1.41 billion in 2021. MWPVL founder Marc Wulfraat said: “We saw a slight decline in the absolute number of packages. Before this, the volume was growing because the total volume of packages was growing. Now Amazon has such a large coverage that they can handle the shipment themselves. "
