Felixstowe Port Strike Action Imminent After Break Down Of Union Talks Strike action seems likely to go ahead from the 21st August after Union representatives Unite and Hutchison Ports (UK) failed to reach an agreement on pay. 92% of Unite members opted for industrial...
China Advise Shipping Vessels To Reroute Amidst Military Drills In Taiwan China have advised shipping companies to reroute their vessels, amidst military drills in Taiwan this week. As tensions mount between Beijing and Taipei, due to Beijing viewing independently...
Uniserve’s Market Update for August Now Available 2022 Uniserve’s monthly market snapshot for August 2022 providing international freight, trade and supply chain insights and forecasts for the weeks ahead. Uniserve has just released the August market...
CHIEF to CDS Migration Made Easy With The Release Of HMRC ‘How To’ Videos As you are probably now well aware, HMRC’s CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight system) is being discontinued and replaced by CDS (Customs Declaration Service) by...
FMDC Infrastructure Project Wins Prestigious UKWA Excellence Award Celebrations were in full swing on Tuesday (28th June), as it was announced at UKWA’s (United Kingdom Warehousing Association) Annual Awards Ceremony in London, that Uniserve’s FMDC (Felixstowe Mega...
CHIEF to CDS Migration – Are You Ready For The Move? In 2021, HMRC announced after nearly 30 years, the closure of its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system by 31st March 2023, as it was felt that the system was no longer fit for purpose. The...
