https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/ Practical guides for importers shipping from China to Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Ocean, air and rail freight, customs and compliance — from a working freight forwarder. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:16:19 +0000 https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/booked-not-sailing-port-omission.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/booked-not-sailing-port-omission.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Your booking is confirmed — but a mid-voyage port omission can still stop your container sailing. Learn the difference between a blank sailing and a port omission, and how to protect China–Europe cargo. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/eu-ets-carbon-surcharge-importers.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/eu-ets-carbon-surcharge-importers.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The EU Emissions Trading System now reaches ocean shipping, and carriers recover it as a carbon surcharge on your invoice. Here is how importers should model the permanent line in their 2027 freight budgets. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/french-dock-strike-routing-october-2026.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/french-dock-strike-routing-october-2026.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 France's CGT dockers plan a nationwide strike on 30 October. Even if you don't ship to France, the spillover hits Rotterdam, Antwerp and UK gateways. Here is the rerouting window. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/eu-steel-import-melted-poured-cbam.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/eu-steel-import-melted-poured-cbam.html Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From 1 October, EU steel imports need traceable evidence of where the metal was melted and poured — and CBAM defaults were revised retroactively. What to do. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/eudr-deadline-eu-importers-guide.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/eudr-deadline-eu-importers-guide.html Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The EU Deforestation Regulation applies from 30 December 2026. Coffee, wood, rubber and palm-oil goods need geolocation-backed due diligence. Start upstream. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/ics2-ens-mrn-checklist-eu-importers.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/ics2-ens-mrn-checklist-eu-importers.html Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From 30 September, carriers can refuse to load EU-bound cargo without a valid MRN. What ICS2 requires, why ENS filings fail, and a pre-cut-off checklist. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/eu-customs-reform-2026.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/eu-customs-reform-2026.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The EU's biggest customs overhaul since 1968: platforms become importer of record, a Data Hub replaces 27 systems, and Trust and Check rewards clean data. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/germany-import-customs-guide.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/germany-import-customs-guide.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 EORI, invoice accuracy, importer of record and ATLAS declarations — the four customs details that decide whether your container leaves Hamburg or waits. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/golden-week-blank-sailings-2026.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/golden-week-blank-sailings-2026.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Carriers are blanking Asia–Europe sailings across weeks 39–41 for Golden Week. What it means for cut-offs, roll risk and your October bookings. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/north-europe-port-congestion-2026.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/north-europe-port-congestion-2026.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Global schedule reliability is down to 46% with 4 million TEU waiting at anchor. What is clogging Hamburg, Rotterdam and Bremerhaven — and how to protect Q4. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/north-europe-port-strikes-guide.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/north-europe-port-strikes-guide.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 When Hamburg or Rotterdam stops, your cargo does not. A practical playbook for port labour action: what to check, what to book, and what to avoid. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/rhine-low-water-inland-delays.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/rhine-low-water-inland-delays.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Near-record low water on the Rhine is restricting barge capacity into Germany and the Netherlands. What importers should do about the inland leg. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/suez-canal-return-asia-europe.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/suez-canal-return-asia-europe.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 COSCO joins Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM sailing Asia–Europe via Suez again. Shorter lead times on some strings, turbulence on others — how to book. https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/landed-cost-china-germany.html https://yolanda-logistics.com/blog/landed-cost-china-germany.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Freight, customs duty, 19% import VAT, insurance and handling — how to calculate true landed cost from China to Germany, and the formula importers miss.