Month: April 2022
Lockdowns and war create China-Europe cargo bottlenecks – Hans Rook, Chairman, IPCSA
Being accustomed to an abundance of messages from e-commerce multinationals in the Far East, it struck me that things have become rather quiet in recent weeks. I then realised the connection with the alarming messages from China about the most recent lockdowns in which entire cities and, therefore, ports have been closed. Reading transport and […]
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IPCSA-BIC agreement will deliver clarity in supply chain
A new agreement between the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) and the Bureau International des Containers (BIC) will help to deliver much-needed clarity in the supply chain, assisting users in identifying the container facility where their cargo is currently located. IPCSA has announced that it will incorporate the BIC Facility Codes API into the […]
IPCSA welcomes the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority as its newest member.
The International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) has expanded its membership once again by welcoming the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority as its newest member. The Port Authority is responsible for the ports of La Spezia, which handled 13 million tonnes of cargo in 2021, and the neighbouring port of Marina di Carrara, where cargo […]
LOGINK signs up to IPCSA’s Network of Trusted Networks
The International Port Community Systems Association’s advanced cross-border data exchange solution for supply chains, the Network of Trusted Networks (NoTN), has welcomed LOGINK as an active participant on the platform. The decision by LOGINK, the national public information platform for transport and logistics of China, to sign up to the NoTN is an important ‘vote […]
Ukrainian Government measures to ensure logistics routes
As part of the provision of Wartime Logistics, the Government continues to take measures to ensure the stable operation of new logistics routes. Today, more than 70% of world trade is accounted for by maritime transport, on the stability of which depends on world economic development, including Ukraine. However, due to Russia’s armed aggression against […]
