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February 2023 - PCS Border Force industrial action 17-20 February 2023

Dear Valued Customer,

We have been advised by ‘BIFA’ that The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has announced Border Force industrial action going forward between 17 and 20 of February 2023

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February 2023 - Prayers for Turkey and Syria

Our thoughts and prayers are with all who have been affected by the huge earthquakes that have caused widespread destruction in Turkey and Syria

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Planned Civil Service Industrial Action at UK sea and airports on 1st February 2023

Dear Valued Customer,
We have been advised by ‘BIFA’ regarding the forthcoming industrial action on the 1st of February 2023 at UK ports and airports.

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August 2022 - Further urgent strike update at Felixstowe Port

We regret to inform you that we have been updated and advised by the Port of Felixstowe that the Unite trade union negotiators have walked away from further pay negotiations and, as a result, the Port have now removed all VBS bookings during the period from 21st to 29th August

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August 2022 - Confirmed Strike Action at Felixstowe Port

Urgent update. Workers have confirmed they will strike for 8 days from 21st -29th August. It is due to cause large disruption and we will do all we can to avoid delays

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April 2022 - Shanghai Extended Lockdown

We have received further updates confirming that Shanghai is subject to an extended lockdown from 5 am 8th April until 5 am 15th April.

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December 2021 - UK Customs declarations newsletter

One such measure was the implementation of delayed declarations (CFSP). However, on September 14th, 2021 the government announced a new timetable to remove the easement in place. See below the critical dates that might affect your business and help you prepare in advance for the new requirements:

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October 2021 - Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the water

We have all been battling through the quagmire which is International Logistics for many recent months and now, just as we thought things could not get any worse, carriers have indicated that they are planning a reduction in the container free-time allowance on the quay. This is being introduced at North European ports, including the UK, despite the desperate issues with container transport.

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July 2021 - UK Haulage at Breaking Point

As always, Beckchoice like to keep you up to date with the current news in the freight forwarding industry and to be as transparent as possible with our client base. Currently, when trying to book haulage with merchant hauliers and Shipping lines, we are facing lead times of 14-21 days. This is due to the Nationwide shortage of HGV drivers and the situation has worsened drastically since BREXIT, as most European HGV drivers have returned to mainland Europe.

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June 2021 - Ever Given Update

Further to our last update at the beginning of June regarding the “Ever Given”, here is the latest news we have received...

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June 2021 - COVID outbreak and crackdown causing further delays and fuelling more rate increases.

The Chinese port of Yantian and surrounding Guangdong province saw an outbreak of COVID in the latter portion of May and the response from China's government was swift curtailing of activities at the port and increased decontamination measures.

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June 2021 - Update: Efforts alternating between dredging and tugging, little progress made to dislodge ship.

There was a flurry of excitement - and misplaced relief - when videos began circulating on the internet on Saturday that the Ever Given, stuck since Tuesday morning, had been freed. The celebration was for the freeing of the rudder and propeller as work continues to remove the ship from her position which is still blocking passage through the Suez Canal.

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March 2021 - Suez blockage is holding up $9.6bn of goods a day

The stranded Ever Given mega-container ship in the Suez Canal is holding up an estimated $9.6bn (£7bn) of goods each day, according to shipping data. This works out at $400m an hour in trade along the waterway which is a vital passageway between east and west.

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February 2021 - We're Hiring!

Sales Support Executive

This is a post for an immediate start

* Two years of experience in the Freight Forwarding Industry or similar required

In a nutshell we need people who have good communication skills, a head for maths and IT, with a couple of years of experience in the Freight Forwarding Industry...

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February 2021 - We're Hiring!

European Export Customs and Operations Executive

This is a post for an immediate start

* Two years of experience in the Freight Forwarding Industry or similar required

In a nutshell we need people who have good communication skills, a head for maths and IT, with a couple of years of experience in the Freight Forwarding Industry...

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February 2021 - We're Hiring!

Import Customs and Operations Executive

This is a post for an immediate start

* Two years of experience in the Freight Forwarding Industry or similar required

In a nutshell we need people who have good communication skills, a head for maths and IT, with a couple of years of experience in the Freight Forwarding Industry...

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February 2021 - We're Hiring!

Import Customs Clearance Specialist

We have 2 posts available for an immediate start

* Two years of experience in the Freight Forwarding Industry or similar required

In a nutshell we need people who have good communication skills, a head for maths and IT, with a couple of years of experience in the Freight Forwarding Industry...

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December 2020 - Merry Christmas

Read our Christmas message to you all here

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December 2020 - Vessel restrictions due to Felixstowe Port’s ongoing issues.

Further to our release / publication last week providing information surrounding the current difficult and challenging problems surrounding UK ports and general congestion...

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November 2020 - Felixstowe Port Update

As you are no doubt aware, we are all facing challenging times in relation to all activities surrounding import logistics. We thought it would be prudent to circulate a message to all our valued customers to clarify and provide further updated information.

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October 2020 - Freight association asks for independent arbitration at the port of Felixstowe

Freight forwarders that are suffering major operational damage and incurring significant additional costs as a result of the ongoing disruption to operations at the port of Felixstowe are demanding that Government steps in to arbitrate between the port’s owners and users.

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September 2020 - Shortage of inventory & space from all major ports in India.

Due to almost 30% drop in India’s import (mainly from China), all carriers are short of empty containers It is understood that all carriers are having difficulty with their inventories at Mundra port and having limited inventory at inland locations like Delhi, Ludhiana, Moradabad, etc. and are short of inventory at all locations

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August 2020 - Felixstowe port are in receipt of a severe weather warning which is could have a very significant impact on deliveries.

We are fully expecting the port to close today around 10am and not reopen until 7 – 10 am on Wednesday.

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July 2020 - The Border with the European Union: Importing and Exporting Goods

On 14 July 2020 the Government issued its long-awaited Border Operating Model.

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May 28 2020 - UK handlers call on government for earlier 'furlough flexibility'

In the face of significant financial difficulties, three major ground handlers have united to lobby the UK government for support.

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May 1 2020 - UK Ports Update: Delays Caused by Deep Cleaning Closures

Some of you may be aware of this already, but we felt it best to update you further regarding the current port situations due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

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April 2020 - UK Border Force Update

Forwarders are being urged to be extra vigilant as criminals try to infiltrate the supply chain during the Covid-19 crisis. UK Border Force and its partners have warned the industry it has identified trends showing criminals are exploiting the current situation, pushing fake medicines and PPE into supply chains.

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February 2020 - Brexit Update

As you are no doubt aware, The United Kingdom will be leaving the EU on the 31st of January 2020. We will then enter a transitional period until 31st December 2020...

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January 2020 - Corona Virus Further Update

Further to our advisory message of a couple of days ago and following continued close communication with our Chinese partners, we can provide the following update and official announcements.

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January 2020 - Corona Virus Update

We are sure you will join us in extending our sympathy and best wishes to all those caught up in the current unfortunate virus outbreak in China.

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January 2020 - A very happy and prosperous Chinese New Year from Beckchoice

Read our happy new year message here

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December 2019 - Merry Christmas from the team at Beckchoice

Read our Christmas message here

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December 2019 - Strikes in France 

As you may be aware, there is major striking throughout France at the moment which we expect will result in some delays over the coming days/weeks.

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October 2019 - The Consequences of using incorrect Incoterms. 

This is not a new topic and, of course, that is the big frustration – despite Incoterms reviews every decade there is still a huge problem, globally, with the misuse of Incoterms. As the terms provide the fundamental framework for international, regional (and, in some circumstances, domestic) sales contracts it is crucially important that the counter-parties understand the risk, delivery, responsibility and cost implications of the terms they are using. Notwithstanding this, globally, ask the question “What are Incoterms?” and you will get the answer “Oh yes that is FOB, C and F and CIF isn’t it?” That may have been the correct answer in 1936 but not any more!

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October 2019 - Need to buy currency? 

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** “Out bound links to GC Partners on the domain of Beckchoice Ltd- 01465316 Studio 5 Riverside Business Centre, Fort Road, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7ND This facility is limited solely to the provision of payments services and foreign currency exchange. Beckchoice Ltd assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for any financial services or product advice provided by GC Partners or its representatives nor will Beckchoice Ltd perform any supervisory function in respect of any financial services or product advice provided by GC Partners or its representatives or third parties. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Beckchoice Ltd, its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, employees, officers, directors and representatives from and against any and all claims that Beckchoice Ltd may suffer or incur arising out of or in connection with any act or omission of GC Partners, including but not limited to any financial services or product advice provided by GC Partners or its representatives to any potential customers or third parties or as a result of any loss of capital, fraud, negligence, default, misconduct or breach of this agreement by the GC Partners. By proceeding you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to the risk disclosures, terms of service, cash policies, privacy policies of GC Partners and that you are using the services of GC Partners on your own initiative, without any encouragement whatsoever from Beckchoice Ltd.”

 

 

September 2019 - World’s largest LNG-Powered containership launched.  

Climate change has been and is at the heart of many initiatives within the shipping and freight industry.. Whether it is IMO’s proposed implementation of IMO 2020 regulations 98 days down the road, or the use of bio fuels to run ships or the use of scrubbers or LNG powered ships, there are several initiatives being followed by the industry..

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July 2019 - Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted Airport strikes that could cause delays and disruptions this summer  

Many strikes will be taking place between July and August, with some starting this week, Airline and airports are affected in Britain's summer of strikes. While some of the strikes are still being voted on, others will begin later this month.

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July 2019 - HMRC have approved Beckchoice as AEO accredited.  

We are pleased to announce that, after several months of hard work, HMRC have approved us as AEO accredited.

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June 2019 - Chinese Exporters Dodge Tariffs With Fake Made-in-Vietnam Labels  

Some Chinese exporters are going to extreme lengths to avoid the hit from Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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June 2019 - Chinese Exporters Dodge Tariffs With Fake Made-in-Vietnam Labels  

Some Chinese exporters are going to extreme lengths to avoid the hit from Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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May 2019 - As China-US trade spat heats up, transpacific container trades will suffer  

A new level of US tariffs on Chinese exports could lead to an 8% drop in eastbound transpacific container volumes this year...

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May 2019 - DP World to set entry fee for older trucks collecting boxes at Southampton  

DP Word Southampton will impose a charge on older trucks calling at the UK container terminal next year.

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April 2019 - OOCL to sell State of the art Container Terminal 

OOCL has agreed to sell its state-of-the-art Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) to a group of institutional investors led by Australia’s Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP) for $1.78bn – less than the reported $2bn it cost to build.

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March 2019 -Transport Strike  

Autonomous transporters of the Port of Barcelona began a strike on Monday that will continue until next Friday.  Therefore, our delivery and collection service in the port of Barcelona could be altered during the week.

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March 2019 - International Women's Day strike to affect Rome public transport, Schools and Logistics:

A day-long national general strike is scheduled in Italy on Thursday 8 March - International Women's Day - threatening the country's education and public transport sectors, including air and rail travel.

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February 2019 - Happy Chinese New Year...

Beckchoice Ltd would like to wish our Chinese partners a prosperous new year. Just as you usher in lights, lanterns and other forms of illuminations to welcome the New Year, may the New Year usher in for you new hopes, dreams and aspirations. 

Beckchoice

January 2019 - Important Statement from Evergreen Shipping:

We have received the following statement from Evergreen Shipping;

In order to maximise resources and service all customers, we, Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd, require, Import deliveries to be requested in the time slot of 0600-0900hrs. Other time slots will be considered but on a case by case basis.

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Please note our office opening dates and times over the festive period:

24th December: 9:00am to 13:00pm
25th December and 26th December: Closed
27th December and 28th December: 9:00am to 13:00pm
31st December: 9:00am to 13:00pm
1st January 2019: Closed
We will resume normal working hours 9:00am to 17:00pm from 2nd January 2019.

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November 2018 - Crisis in UK Ports...

The UK’s two biggest container ports appear to have hit crisis level.UK retailers potentially face weeks of delays in getting their Christmas stock onto the shelves in time for the peak consumer spending rush.

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October 2018 - Hot off the press from Bangladesh...

In addition to the ongoing tough backlog at DAC airport, the transport owners and workers of Bangladesh called an indefinite strike on 7th OCT all around the country. The strike pressed for amendments to the Road Transport Act 2018 passed by parliament on 19th SEP.

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Beckchoice - Continuing Problems at Felixstowe - Updated 10.09.2018

Hello to all of our valued customers

We thought that we would keep you all updated as to the situation at Felixstowe

Read our latest update here

Hot off the press from Pakistan...

Licenses of KMTC, United Marine Agencies to be cancelled in Rs. 610 billion scandal

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August Bank Holiday Office Closure

Hello valued customer,

Please be advised that our offices will be closed on Monday 27th August for the late Summer Bank Holiday. Please do not arrange for any airfreight consignments to arrive at any UK airport between the hours of 18:00 Thursday 23rd and 02:00 Tuesday 28th August due to the possibilty ofvery high storage charges...

Kind Regards,
Beckchoice.

 

New HMRC Entry Systems

We are sure that you have been seeing or hearing various reports around your industry about the upcoming changes to the UK’s Customs Entry Systems for the Import & Export of goods. This is just a short note to highlight to you the upcoming change and to assure you that Raycole Global Logistics Ltd are working closely with our industry body BIFA (British International Freight Association) our software provider and HMRC to be in the best position to manage this change.

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Kind Regards,
Beckchoice.

Peak Season in Bangladesh reminder...

We would like to draw your kind attention on the peak season going on at Bangladesh by below points. Kindly have a look on the points to keep your record updated on the situation.

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Kind Regards,
Beckchoice.

Chinese Customs Applies New Advanced Manifest Regulations

Hello valued customer,

From 1 August 2018, Chinese Customs will be applying new regulations for their advanced manifests.

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Kind Regards,
Beckchoice.

INDEFINITE CHAKKA JAM CALLED EFEECTIVE FROM 20TH OF JULY 2018 BY ALL INDIA MOTOR TRANSPORT CONGRESS, NEW DELHI

Hello valued customer,

We have been informed by All India Confederation of Goods Owners Associations that they have called an indefinite strike from 20th of July 2018.

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Kind Regards,
Beckchoice.

Beckchoice - Closure of the public counter at The London Gateway Port..

Hello valued customer,

We have received a notification from the UK Border Force which we thought we should share with you as they plan to close the public counter at the London Gateway Port. Please take a look at the document and feel free to share your comments with us via our social media pages.

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Kind Regards,
Beckchoice.

Beckchoice - Problems at Felixstowe - Urgent - Updated 09.07.201

Hello to all of our valued customers

As you are no doubt aware, there has been a great deal of disruption at the Port of Felixstowe recently following their introduction of a new computer system.

Here at Beckchoice, we have been working hard to minimise the effects of these problems so that you, our customers, don’t incur any more costs or suffer any more inconvenience than necessary and we now bring you the Port of Felixstowe’s latest update.

Since our last update on our new terminal operating system, good progress has been made on a number of key issues that were impacting vessel discharge rates and haulier turnaround times.

Although our discharge cycle is working at near pre-implementation productivity levels, we continue to experience issues in our load cycle, including both ship and train loading. This is affecting our overall productivity which resulted in a lower level of service being delivered to our customers with consequences further up the supply chain.

Last week we handled slightly more volume across our quay than the week before and it represents approximately 90% of the average weekly volume pre system implementation.

In the last week we handled more road vehicles than in the week before the new system went live though we recognise that average haulier turnaround times still need to improve. Import rail volumes loaded onto trains are below where we would want to be at 77% of the average weekly volume we handled pre system implementation.

Our focus and immediate priority now is on vessel and rail load cycles and yard efficiency.

Our specialist teams, supported by experts from our Hong Kong head office, are working on the remaining issues to ensure that productivity across all areas is optimised in a controlled and systematic manner.

The ongoing support of our customers during this difficult period has been greatly appreciated and we apologise to any port users who are continuing to experience delays and inconvenience. We are fully focused on rectifying this situation as soon as possible.

Please bear with us during this very difficult time but please don’t hesitate to bring any issues to the attention of our Management team so that we can work to resolve them ASAP on your behalf.

Thanks for your continuing support.”

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Dear Customer, Please be advised that the Port of Felixstowe are currently experiencing operational delays. The implementation of a new operating system over the weekend has resulted in severe delays and cancellations across all areas of port operations, including rail, road and shipside container moves. We are maintaining close contact with the port and will provide further updates as we receive them. Our local operations and customer service teams are working together to inform individual customers of any impact to their cargo. We apologies for any inconvenience but this is completely out of our control. If you require any further information, please contact customer services by calling 01375 489840 Kind regards, Beckchoice Ltd

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Beckchoice - Cargo insurance a real must...

Hello everyone, please take a look at the article below. We hope everyone who had cargo on board had insurance! Please remember to ask BECKCHOICE for insurance when you next ship. We can offer comprehensive cover at an extremely competitive rate. We don’t think you can put a price on your piece of mind.

hhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-44343423

Beckchoice - Cumbrian mountains in aid of "Walking With The Wounded"

Please take the time to visit their Just Giving page using the link https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ray-palmer3

“Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.”

Ray and his team did the “Tough” course. They completed the 16 mile hike in 7 hours, 54 minutes and 50 seconds in blistering heat last Saturday.

On finishing this arduous challenge, Ray and his team said “We decided to walk the walk and not just talk the talk so we could make a difference to the lives of the wounded servicemen, who do so much for us all. Please help to let them know that we all care about the sacrifices they make and the suffering they endure for us. Thank you.”

Beckchoice - UK Port opening hours over Easter 2018

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Beckchoice - Focus on Airfreight

Our global network has the power to help businesses grow – based on years of experience and influenced by the changing needs of our customers.

Innovation and customer service is at the heart of our work. We deliver tailored transport services, Worldwide and end-to-end. We divide our Air Freight into packages offering different delivery times, routings, handling procedures and prices, making it easy to match any need.

Experience tells us that the real difference in air freight is made on the ground. We give you access to the best people, processes and technology so that quality is assured and time won on the ground. We are constantly striving to upgrade and refine our work to deliver the most efficient and cost-effective air freight service possible to meet the customers and end users needs.

We are down-to-earth, yet determined to drive your business forward by the very nature of our vigilance and attention to the smallest detail.