Last Friday Hapag-Lloyd experienced an attack on our vessel “Al Jasrah” in the Red Sea. Fortunately, the crew was not injured, and the vessel could continue its journey. As we see it today, the situation around the Suez Canal and the Red Sea is unsafe and the risks for our crews onboard are unacceptable.

Since December 15th four of the world’s five largest container-shipping companies, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and MSC, have paused or suspended their services in the Red Sea, until further notice. The four companies that have now suspended operations in the area comprise four of the top five in the world – and shipping experts say the decisions are going to be costly They will reassess the situation in the Red Sea regularly and reinstate their services through the Suez Canal when the situation in the area is deemed safe and secure for their ships and crews. At present, we must expect a longer transit time.

Just got into summer season and rainy season never showed up at all, for this reason our authorities at this moment are allowing the transit of 22 vessels per day instead of the regular 36 transits per day.

They can wait in line for days or weeks, as low water levels limit the number of ships passing through the 50-mile waterway. They can pay millions of dollars to jump ahead in the queue, if a ship with a booked reservation drops out. Or they can sail an entire continent out of the way, sending their ships around the southern tips of Africa and South America, or through the busy Suez Canal.

Shipping companies are trying to pass along the extra costs to their customers. Hapag-Lloyd AG, and Maersk all have announced new Panama-related surcharges in recent months

With great enthusiasm, we are pleased to announce that as the year comes to a close, we have achieved two significant milestones:

It is with extraordinary joy that we share the news of the successful transformation of GLOBAL LOGISTICS PROJECTS GmbH into a public limited company (Ldt.) today.

In addition to this significant restructuring, the newly formed company has also relocated its headquarters. At the end of the month, we will proudly move into our new offices in the heart of Basel.
Our new address is: GLOBAL LOGISTICS PROJECTS LTD., Aeschenplatz 6, 4052 Basel

These two outstanding steps are of paramount importance to ensure that we can continue to provide impeccable service to our valued customers in the future.

We eagerly look ahead to the future and welcome the upcoming challenges.

With these groundbreaking developments, we are sending a clear signal of our corporate strength and our commitment to consistently providing the best solutions for our customers.

With optimism and anticipation, we look forward to the upcoming exciting projects and the opportunities they will bring for our customers and our company.

The entire GLOBAL LOGISTICS PROJECTS AG team wishes everyone Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year in 2024.

Avec un enthousiasme débordant, nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que, en cette fin d’année, nous avons atteint deux étapes significatives :

C’est avec une joie extraordinaire que nous partageons la nouvelle de la transformation avec réussite de la société GLOBAL LOGISTICS PROJECTS GmbH en société par actions (SA) aujourd’hui.

En plus de cette restructuration importante, la nouvelle société a également déménagé son siège social.
À la fin du mois, nous emménagerons avec fierté dans nos nouveaux bureaux au cœur de Bâle.
Notre nouvelle adresse est: GLOBAL LOGISTICS PROJECTS SA, Aeschenplatz 6, 4052 Basel

Ces deux étapes exceptionnelles revêtent une importance primordiale pour garantir et que nous puissions continuer à offrir un service impeccable à nos clients estimés à l’avenir.

Nous attendons avec impatience l’avenir et accueillons favorablement les défis à venir.

Avec ces développements novateurs, nous envoyons un signal clair de la force de notre entreprise et de notre engagement à fournir constamment les meilleures solutions à nos clients.

Avec optimisme et enthousiasme, nous attendons avec impatience les projets passionnants à venir et les opportunités qu’ils apporteront à nos clients et à notre entreprise.

Toute l’équipe de GLOBAL LOGISTICS PROJECTS AG souhaite à chacun de joyeuses fêtes et une excellente année 2024.

Starting from December 1st 2023, the Dutch NVWA will make mandatory the process that was introduced last year for shipments entering the EU via a ferry terminal with animal origin goods.

This new process makes it possible to arrange all applicable administration prior to shipment from GB so that the goods can immediately leave the terminal upon arrival in the Netherlands.

European law places a legal obligation on the importer to make a formal declaration notifying the authortities (NVWA) of the pending importation of SPS goods before they enter EU territory. By making this declaration to the NVWA the customer obtains a GGB number which needs to be shared with us at the booking stage.

We would like to inform you that due to the instability of the CCT system, the flow of cargo release and delivery has been affected, causing a congestion of cargo at the GRU airport warehouse. As a result, the cargo release process and storage will take longer. The most significant impact will be experienced during the removal of loads from the automated warehouse.

Panama is currently facing a severe drought, exacerbated by a strong El Niño weather system, leading to a significant reduction in daily transit at the Panama Canal. This has resulted in substantial delays across various vessel categories, with the situation expected to worsen in the coming months. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has halted the prebooking of transit passages, causing uncertainty in vessel transit schedules. Due to the late arrival of the rainy season and insufficient precipitation in the Canal watershed, transit capacity has been drastically reduced to 40%-50% of full capacity.

Recent weeks have seen no improvement, and the ACP has implemented additional vessel transit reductions to conserve water in the locks, leading to heavy congestion. Waiting times for transit are now expected to be around 16 days for both northbound (NB) and southbound (SB) vessels. The unusual situation has prompted the ACP to take measures to mitigate the impact.

In the last days it did happen that carriers decided to sail via Cape Horn.

The water level continues to rise – Rhine closed to shipping. The Rhine near Basel reached the high-water mark on Tuesday evening due to the persistent rainfall. Navigation was therefore initially closed upstream on the Rhine. In the night to Wednesday, the water level increased again to 8.71 metres. From a level of 8.20 metres, all shipping between Rheinfelden and the Kembs lock (F) is closed. Forecasts predict a further rise in the high-water level

The German government is planning major changes to the truck toll from 1 December 2023. Specifically, an adjustment of the CO2 component is planned, which could lead to a doubling of costs from 1 December 2023. But that is not all.
From 1 July 2024, trucks with a payload of below than 3.5 tons will also be obligated to pay the toll. Stay tuned so you don’t miss any important updates!