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We are always looking for quality forwarders to fill our open markets. If you are interested in becoming a member and you are a high caliber forwarder in your country, please contact us.
The process is fairly simple. Once we receive your application, we will review it and check your references and the committee will vote on acceptance. This process should take 2 weeks on average.
If approved, we will send you some profile forms to fill out for each of your offices, along with an invoice for the membership dues. Memberships run on a calendar-year basis. Any member joining after QI will have their dues prorated accordingly. Once dues have been paid, we will announce your membership to the group and post your office profiles in the online member directory.
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Rena disaster was 'an accident waiting to happen'
October 21, 2011
A Philippines-based seafarers’ association has branded some New Zealanders as racist for blaming the cargo ship Rena disaster on the fact that the vessel’s crew were Filipinos.
The Rena caused New Zealand’s worst environmental crisis when it ran aground on Astrolabe Reef, off Tauranga, 15 days ago.
There were reports that 19 of the 25 Filipino crew on board the Rena had been hurried out of Tauranga amid fears for their safety, as local frustration grew and the ship’s captain and navigational officer, also from the Philippines, were…
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US imports rise as stores stock up for Christmas
October 21, 2011
Import volumes at major retail container ports in the US this month are expected to be 2.6% up on the same month last year – and are tipped to reach their highest level of the year as retailers stock up for Christmas.
According to the Global Port Track...
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Containerisation International Awards debut a success
October 14, 2011
Yesterday more than 200 people attended the inaugural CI Awards event in Central London to acknowledge and recognise the leaders, achievers, and innovators in the container shipping industry.
Founder and Chairman of the Evergreen group, Chang Yung-fa s...
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US freight index hits three-year high
October 14, 2011
The Cass Freight Index for US shipments jumped to its highest level in more than three years in September, up 7.5% on the same month a year ago.
However, analysts warned that it was too early to speculate that the figures indicate a trend away from a t...
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NZ needs major hub port in the north, claim
October 14, 2011
New Zealand must develop a major hub port on its North Island to help prevent the risk of another Rena grounding disaster, an industry expert has warned.
Rod Grout, who last year retired as CEO of coastal operator Pacifica Shipping, argued that the lac...
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Grim outlook for North Europe ports
October 07, 2011
Northern Europe’s top container ports face weakening box volumes for the rest of the year, and into 2012, warns the latest Global Port Tracker report.
Despite relatively strong growth so far at Le Havre, Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven and H...
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Horizon saved from bankruptcy
October 07, 2011
Horizon Lines has completed a complicated $650 million financial restructure that saves the largest US shipping line from bankruptcy and will leave bondholders with most of the company’s stock.
The carrier had struggled to straighten its finances since...
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Containership charter prices in freefall
October 07, 2011
Containership charter rates are in freefall, as ocean carriers cut back on hired tonnage amid plunging freight rates, rising overcapacity and sluggish cargo growth on key trade routes.
The market retreat has turned into a rout, with the average daily r...
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Order for giant containerships not aggressive, claims Maersk
September 30, 2011
The world’s biggest container line, Maersk, said this week its 18,000teu ships wouldn’t ruin the market when they enter service, and denied claims of “aggressive expansion”.
Maersk Line, a subsidiary of Danish giant AP Møller-Maersk, has ordered 20 Tri...
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Algeria unveils plan for new port
September 30, 2011
Algeria has begun to plan the construction of a new seaport, launching a tender to identify possible sites for its location.
The port would be centrally located between Algiers and the port city of Ténès – around 215km east of the Algerian capital.
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