A forest fire in France that began Friday afternoon is still raging today as crews work to contain what is said to be one of the country’s worst fires in the past five years. Strong winds have helped to perpetuate the blaze which, up to this point, has consumed 1,360 acres of forest on the edges of Bordeaux.
Because of the nature of the wind, the fire has been unpredictable, and it could take several more days before crews can get it fully under control.
As announced yesterday, Albatrans has been appointed as the new USA forwarding agent for WHTS A/S. We will be your new contact for routed export shipments handled locally in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway by WHTS and we look forward to serving you.
For your reference, we have provided the WHTS sailing schedule for August – October 2015.
We are pleased to announce that Albatrans Inc has been appointed as the USA forwarding agent for WHTS A/S, International Transport & Logistics Company, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Albatrans will be your new contact for routed export shipments handled locally in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway by WHTS and we look forward to serving you.
Parts of Europe are still experiencing very hot summer conditions. Our contacts in Italy have reported temperatures hovering around 39�C/102�F. Spain’s current temperatures range from 30�C/86�F to +38�C/100�F, as shown in the graphic below.
The Journal of Commerce reports that new mega-ships are creating congestion for the two largest port complexes in the United States – Los Angeles/Long Beach and New York/New Jersey. Contributing to the congestion is the staggering number of containers that must be unloaded from the mega-ships in a relatively short period of time. And, as the ports with the highest number of container moves per vessel call, “it is not surprising that Los Angeles-Long Beach and New York-New Jersey experience more congestion than other U.S.
