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Starting April 1st, India will remove the ₹10 lakh cap on commercial express shipments, and simultaneously optimize return and RTO (Return to Order) processes.

The Indian Board of Revenue and Customs (CBIC) has announced that, effective April 1, 2026, the 10 lakh rupee value cap…

2026 Qingming Festival Holiday Arrangement

Indian customs has temporarily relaxed regulations on the handling of international transshipment and returned export goods; the measures are in effect until April 15.

Indian Customs recently issued a temporary notice allowing all Indian seaports and international airports to handle inte…

DHL's US union and management reach tentative agreement: nationwide strike temporarily averted.

DHL and Teamsters reached a four-year provisional agreement before the contract expired on March 31, which temporarily h…

Maersk adds a heavy-haul surcharge: $200 more per 20-foot container for Far East routes to Mexico and Ecuador.

For customers shipping heavy cargo to Latin America, starting in April, it's important to pay close attention to contain…

No crude oil tanker passage through the Hormuz for 24 hours: Gulf shipping has not yet recovered, and pressure from delivery time and surcharges remains.

If Chubb's willingness to provide risky support indicates that the market is trying to find a way to recover, then anoth…

Chubb's decision to open up contingency support in the Strait of Hormuz adds another prerequisite for the resumption of shipping in the Gulf, but it's far from time to relax.

The problem with the Strait of Hormuz now isn't just whether ships dare to sail, but also whether any insurance companie…

DHL's US union-authorized strike: If no agreement is reached by March 31, April US deliveries may be affected.

The DHL Express US union has been very direct this time: if a new, acceptable agreement isn't reached by March 31, a wor…

Maersk Raises Emergency Freight Rates for Gulf-Related Shipments: Up to $3,800 per Container

On March 19, Maersk released "Middle East Operational Update 13". The focus of this update is not on the general "tense…

Maersk raises ECS rates from the Indian subcontinent/Pakistan to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and West Africa, effective April 1.

On March 17, Maersk issued a new rate announcement, confirming an increase in the Emergency Response Surcharge (ECS) for…

Oman’s Salalah port has resumed container operations, but liquid cargo transport remains suspended.

According to an update from Inchcape Shipping Services on March 17, CT and GCT container operations at Oman's Salalah Po…

RAK Ports Group implements a maritime risk surcharge, leading to a continued rise in affiliation costs.

According to Inchcape Shipping Services’ latest Middle East operations notice, RAK Ports Group in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, h…