Meeting those needs in country under attack from neighbours in Russia and Belarus is not only very tough, but also critical and Logistic-News has sought to understand how essential supplies are reaching the stricken population. In speaking to Odessa-based cargo analysis and consultancy firm Info...

Some 10.5% of seafarers are Russian, 71,652 officers and 126,471 ratings, and many of these work in container shipping. Ukranian seafarers make up 4% of the workforce, 47,058 officers and 29,383 ratings. Thanks to the knock-on effect of vessels being turned away from ports – at a time when supply ...

Cybersecurity expert Christina Stevenson, director of governance, risk & compliance at CyberCX, told Logistic-News that the logistics chain would be more likely to be impacted by the fallout from cyber-warfare in Ukraine, rather than treated as a target. “In terms of the main targets, energy, f...

In a statement yesterday the FMC confirmed its decision to grant the company “temporary relief” from tariff filing requirements. The FMC said: “Expeditors sought relief from Commission regulations as part of its response to a malicious cyberattack experienced in February 2022. “The exemption...

That includes a case brought against HMRC for failing to collect the right amount of import duties and VAT on a wide variety of Chinese-made apparel and footwear that arrived in the country between 2011 and 2017, a complaint the ECJ has now upheld. The EU’s anti-fraud office claimed the imports ha...

Two incidents have been reported by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) involving vessels situated approximately 23nm south-east of Odessa. The company says details remain unclear, however casualties are being reported in at least one incident. According to Dryad Global, the latest incidents fo...

After Danish freight forwarder DSV shut down its IT systems in Ukraine, as well as its physical offices, Cyber CX told Logistic-News this may be the best option, but it would depend on each company. DSV said it had taken “strict security measures to protect DSV and our customers against c...

Mr Scheider, who works in marine and loss prevention at the GIA and is vice chair of the loss prevention committee at the International Union of Marine Insurers, told Logistic-News shipping lines had no idea whether they were carrying overweight or dangerous cargo – or indeed what was in loade...

Expeditors, which has endeavoured to keep the market updated, said yesterday its network was operating, using its global business continuity plan. “Our employees continue to leverage back-up procedures and alternative solutions to support our customers and stakeholders,” it said. “Cybersecurit...

The still-smouldering vessel today is at anchor off the port of Kassiopi, in Corfu. The vessel was carrying more than 290 passengers and crew from Igoumenitsa, in Greece, towards Brindisi, in Italy, laden with 153 trucks and 32 cars when the fire began at 4.12 am local time on 18 February. The Helle...