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European Shippers’ Council

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Survey: shippers not happy with service of box carriers

Clients of container shipping lines have expressed dissatisfaction with the service these carriers provide, saying that service quality has deteriorated in the past year,…
  • April 16, 2017
  • 2 minute read

European exporters assail ‘unexplained’ capacity crunch

The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) has expressed concern about the capacity crunch in liner shipping and the way ship owners are handling it. In…
  • April 10, 2017
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Shippers’ groups wary over consolidation in global shipping

The European Shippers’ Council and the Global Shippers’ Forum have come together to voice fears over the impacts of new alliances being formed by…
  • November 18, 2016
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Shippers join forces to monitor mega-ship alliances

International shippers from Europe, Asia, and the United States have teamed up to ensure that free trade is not compromised, especially with the move…
  • April 24, 2015
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Shippers, forwarders up in arms vs cargo weight check

The European Shippers’ Council (ESC), European and international freight forwarders’ associations (FIATA and CLECAT), and the European representation of maritime terminals and stevedores (FEPORT)…
  • September 16, 2013
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Shippers seek to block liner collaboration in Asia-Pacific

Shippers’ groups are urging regulators in the Asia-Pacific region to ban liner conferences in the same way Europe has, saying collective carrier actions are…
  • September 2, 2011
  • 1 minute read

New Rules for Multimodal Transport

MULTIMODAL transport generally refers to the carriage of goods by at least two modes of transport under the responsibility of a single transport operator;…
  • October 19, 2009
  • 3 minute read