ISSUE 3 - Oct 2009

Welcome to the third edition of U-Freight's customer newsletter, 'Service Without Boundaries'; Through the newsletter, we maintain our ambition to keep you informed of developments within the U-Freight Group (UFL) to help you to manage your supply chain more efficiently.

While global economic recovery remains far from certain, UFL will continue to work with you to take advantage of any improvement in business by offering cost-efficient freight forwarding and logistics services that deliver your goods every time.

100% COMMITMENT TO SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY – EVERY TIME
UFL is 100% committed to providing our clients with the highest levels of security at all stages in the supply chain, without compromise. That is why we fully embrace existing legislative and regulatory security rules where they exist.read more
SHOWING OUR COMMITMENT TO SHANGHAI
Once Shanghai was known as the 'Paris of the East';today it is better known as an international business centre and gateway to China. As well as a manufacturing base, Shanghai welcomes foreign investors to achieve its ambition to become a world economic, financial, trading and shipping centre by 2020.read more
AIRFREIGHT RATE ROLLERCOASTER HELPS NO-ONE
The see-saw pricing strategy adopted by airlines over the last 12 months is leaving customers confused and less certain how to budget their freight costs. The time for stabilised airfreight rates is now.read more
ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF OCEANFREIGHT CONSOLIDATION SERVICES

At a time when other forwarders are complaining that they are finding space is a major issue for shipments from China to Europe and the USA, UFL’s oceanfreight company - U-Ocean - continues to build on our long-standing links with some of the world’s most important box lines to enhance our growing range of scheduled oceanfreight consolidation services .read more

UPBEAT CONCLUSION FROM EUROPEAN CONFERENCE

Delegates from across our European network of wholly-owned offices and long-standing exclusive 3rd party agency network met in London recently to review progress and plan strategies for the year ahead. read more

READY TO DELIVER PRINTED MATERIALS
U-Freight Books has an excellent portfolio of global freight and logistics services for international publishing companies enabling us to ship printed materials from one parcel up to full containers. read more
ROTTERDAM RULES OK?
All eyes were on Rotterdam recently as a new convention governing the movement of commercial cargo by sea was signed in the Dutch seaport.read more
INDONESIA AND ISRAEL ADOPT ISPM15 REGULATIONS
Since October 1st and September 1st, all wood packing material entering Israel and Indonesia respectively must be appropriately treated and marked in compliance with this rule.read more
NEW CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES IN SHANGHAI
New regulations regarding Customs Clearance procedures in Shanghai have taken effect.read more
EUROPEAN COMMISSION ADOPTS NEW BLOCK EXEMPTION REGULATION
The European Commission has adopted a new Block Exemption Regulation revising the current exemption for liner shipping consortia from the EC Treaty's ban on restrictive business practices (Article 81). read more
Anyone who has any questions about the items contained in this newsletter should get in touch with your ufreight office. Please visit our website on a regular basis for more items of breaking news.
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