December 16, 2022

Christmas Office Operational Update 2022

November 9, 2022

London Heathrow – Strikes

It has been announced that workers of Dnata and Menzies at Europe’s biggest airport – London Heathrow – are planning strike action from the 18th to […]
November 3, 2022

Liverpool Port Strikes

It has been announced that the Port of Liverpool has confirmed further strike action between 14th – 21st November, which will inevitably cause severe disruptions to […]
October 20, 2022

COVID-19 – NINGBO – LATEST UPDATE

You may already be aware that there has been a new Covid-19 outbreak in Ningbo, China. At present, some storage yards in Ningbo are closed. The […]
September 13, 2022

Felixstowe Strikes – Latest Update

Following the previous eight-day strike in August this year, workers at Felixstowe port have now announced a two week notice before further strike action, planned for […]
April 13, 2022

BANK HOLIDAY – IMPORT CONTAINER COLLECTION/RETURNS

Dear Valued Client, We hope all is well We have been notified by various hauliers of possible delays in the collection and return of import containers […]
March 31, 2022

FELIXSTOWE PORT UPDATE – Expected High Winds

We are writing to advise you of the weather warnings as received today by Felixstowe Port. Please see below the latest update for your information: *WEATHER […]
March 1, 2022

Service Suspensions in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia

Due to the current and ever changing situation in Ukraine, many providers have suspended services to Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. We are told that shipments on […]
February 17, 2022

WEATHER – PORT CLOSURES

Dear Valued Customer, We hope all is well Please see below received from the Port of Felixstowe regarding closures / weather warnings. At present, we have […]
January 21, 2022

Felixstowe Restitution Update

Dear Valued Customer, We hope all is well We are writing to inform you that we have been notified that the following lines are being shut […]
January 5, 2022

Ningbo service disruption

Dear Valued Client, Firstly, Happy New Year from all of us at IFE! We hope you are keeping well and enjoyed your break. We wanted to […]
December 7, 2021

PORT WEATHER WARNING

November 29, 2021

Port of Vancouver remains impacted by recent flooding

October 20, 2021

FELIXSTOWE PORT UPDATE – Expected High Winds

Please kindly note that we have received notices this afternoon of expected high winds in Felixstowe Port area. This will inevitably mean that vehicle booking slots […]
October 7, 2021

Empty Restitutions – Further Update (07/10)

As promised, we wanted to further update you on the Port situation as per our notices over the last couple of days. We have been advised […]
October 6, 2021

Empty Restitutions – Further Update (06/10)

As promised, we wanted to keep you fully up to date with the situation at Felixstowe Port so please kindly note below the latest information as […]
October 5, 2021

POWER OUTAGES HIT CHINA

POWER OUTAGES HIT CHINA We have been recently informed that “at least ten Chinese provinces have either cut output or closed temporarily this month, after Government-imposed […]
October 4, 2021

Empty Restitutions – A warning from the Port of Felixstowe

We are in receipt today of a warning from the Port of Felixstowe via various hauliers who are anticipating both lines Maersk & Evergreen to be […]
October 1, 2021

CHINA / INDIA PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

CHINA / INDIA PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Upcoming public holidays for both China & India coming up this week: China (all areas) – National Day Holiday – from […]
September 28, 2021

Weather Warning – High Winds

We are writing to inform you of the expected high winds due this evening, around 18:00 hrs, until the end of the week. As expected, this […]
September 24, 2021

Fuel & Driver Shortages

We are sure you have seen the news circulating mainstream media today regarding the fuel and driver shortages in the UK. We wanted to highlight some […]
August 17, 2021

UK Haulage Issues – Update

July 1, 2021

Are you aware of your responsibilities as a shipper – advice

June 14, 2021

Customer Advisory – Greater China Yantian / Shekou / Nansha port operations update

June 4, 2021

Yantian Port – Further Update

May 17, 2021

Cyclone Tauktae Update

March 15, 2021

2020 – What a load of ship

February 19, 2021

Our guide to European trade via road transport post Brexit

February 11, 2021

The Chinese New Year impact on your supply chain in 2021

December 21, 2020

Brexit – Will your business be impacted?

November 5, 2020

Eurotunnel announce Launch of a new service for freight: Eurotunnel Border Pass

November 5, 2020

Explaining the industry’s issues

September 16, 2020

Serious UK Port Issues

Following on from our notice yesterday regarding the delays at the Port due to a lack of VBS slots, we have been receiving further news today […]
September 15, 2020

PORT DELAYS UPDATE – VBS

As per our previous notices over the last few months regarding Port delays, we wanted to bring to your further attention the latest issues that hauliers […]
September 11, 2020

Mundra Port Update

We have been informed today of serious congestion issues at Mundra Port that we felt necessary to bring to your attention. The Port is doing their […]
August 5, 2020

India Weather Warning

We are writing to inform you of the severe weather ongoing in Mumbai over the last 72 hours which is significantly impacting visibility. Along with this, […]
June 11, 2020

Container collection delays at UK Ports

Following on from our notice which we sent at the end of April, we wanted to update you further & advise that container collection delays at […]
June 10, 2020

CAPACITY CRUNCH CONTINUES ON ASIA-EUROPE TRADE

CAPACITY CRUNCH CONTINUES ON ASIA-EUROPE TRADE Dependant on economic recovery and consumer expenditure, cargo visibility remains uncertain for the coming summer months. Container shipping consultancy Sea-Intelligence […]
June 2, 2020

India Weather Warning

We have been informed our side that there is a cyclone expected to hit the West coast of India. The States of Guajarat and Maharashtra are […]
May 1, 2020

Inevitable vessel capacity restrictions

At IFE we strive to keep our finger on the pulse for all industry changes and issues to keep you fully updated. As more businesses start […]
April 23, 2020

Haulier container unloading times

Following on from our notice earlier this week regarding container collection delays, we wanted to further advise our clients that hauliers are not currently offering any […]
April 21, 2020

container collection delays

We have been made aware of high levels of delays upon container collection at Felixstowe Port. We wanted to bring this to your attention as early […]
April 6, 2020
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Suspension or Delays In Transit

The shipping lines are currently putting into place their contingency plans during the current crisis – one of which we feel may be beneficial to our clients who are perhaps hesitant on moving freight due to warehouses being shut in the UK.
March 24, 2020

COVID-19 supply chain update

We hope you are keeping well & safe during this time. We are aware that clients will have a handful of questions regarding their shipments at […]
March 19, 2020

Port of Felixstowe Coronavirus Update

Port of Felixstowe Coronavirus Update
March 4, 2020

majority of factories and workers have now resumed to work as normal

Please find below the latest update from IFE regarding the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. We understand that the majority of factories and workers have now resumed to […]
March 3, 2020

work force still gradually returning

Please find below the latest update from IFE regarding the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. Now that we have approached March – there are a large number of […]
March 2, 2020

Chris Darbin – New Head of Air Freight. 

February 28, 2020
STORM JORGE

Weather warning – Storm Jorge

Please be advised that we are in receipt of a weather warning today regarding Storm Jorge. The warnings indicate that the wind speeds from the storm […]
February 24, 2020

Workforce update

Please find below the latest update from IFE regarding the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. As we are reaching the end of February, there are still many local […]