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Today the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has officially blocked the plans of an alliance between some of the major shipping lines.  citing the potentially negative impact such a partnership would have on other carriers The Shipping lines Maersk, MSC & CMA had been planning an Alliance to begin in the later part of 2014. The […]

By Aidan Conaty Date 14th April 2014     As founder and CEO of Goodada, I have the privilege of traveling to many countries in the world to meet with Goodada’s Clients and Partners. The main purpose of these meetings is to discuss how to promote that country, its products and services through Goodada’s international […]

Update 16th January 2014 Shipping from China is now suffering huge Space issues. It has become very scarce. MSC / Maersk / OOCL are all struggling to cope with demand in a very busy time The carriers have announced plans to cut their sailings in Week 6 and Week 7 from China. It is thought […]

January 2014 by Aidan Conaty   People often ask me “Is there a good time to buy my products from China?” Actually the question that they should be asking me is “When is the bad time to purchase products from China?” The Chinese New Year holidays often plays havoc with a companies supply chain and […]

The Carriers are again looking to increase rates by introducing Peak Season or General Rate increases in the region of $250 – $500 / TEU As usual carriers are not committing to final figures but plan to introduce from between the 8th – 11th January to coincide with the Chinese New Year rush. A lot […]

EU ordered to lift sanction on Iran state Shipping line IRISL A sanction imposed by the EU against IRISL which is the Iranian State Shipping line has been deemed incorrect and must be lifted according to the EU Court. The EU General Court has found that EU Council was incorrect in placing sanctions against individuals, […]

Update 10 September 2013 The ‘Golden Week’ is approaching fast and following the shipping carriers largely failed attempts to push through a general rates increase in September they are now looking towards the shut down and expected surge in demand as an opportunity to get an increase in rates through this approach Hapag-Lloyd has taken […]