Strike Action At Heathrow To Impact Airfreight

London Heathrow Airports Ltd staff have agreed on a series of strike days in December that is likely to impact airfreight operations in the approach to Christmas. The industrial action...

US Ports Continue To Struggle With Asia Volume

Ports up and down the US West Coast are currently struggling to cope with congestion and the sheer volume of container traffic that has been arriving from Asia during this year's...

Christmas Stranded At European Ports

As congestion at the UK’s container ports has continued to affect unloading times of vessels, many have had to cut-and-run before they have been able to...

Westbound Make The Finals - BIFA Ocean Services Award

BIFA (the British International Freight Association) announced their finalists of this year's coronavirus impacted awards, and Westbound were shortlisted in the Ocean Services...

November Rate Increases

Yet again, rates are on the move northwards as empty container equipment is scarce, resulting in a scramble to get goods moving from China.

This, along with the fact there are...