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Logistics Market Update 10.12.2021

SEA FREIGHT Shipping companies are knocking on shippers' doors, offering reduced rates for December itineraries from China to Europe, as orders begin to slow down. Nevertheless, there is no indication of a price crash, and prices are likely to pick up steam in January...

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Logistics Market Update 01.11.2021

SEA FREIGHT In October, there was an expectation of slight softening of container spot rates from Asia to the US and Europe, but shippers appear to have held their nerves and managed to avoid any significant discounting following China's Golden Week holiday. As per...

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Logistics Market Update 01.10.2021

The global shipping industry is still struggling. Supply chains are driven to their limits as logistics operators try to keep the freight flowing. The current fragile nature of the global supply chains can cause even minor operational issues, such as minor accidents...

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Logistics Market Update 25.08.2021

Challenging times persist in the shipping industry. Covid-19 breakouts in Asian harbours have caused congestions which ripple effects are still to unravel fully. The supply and demand imbalance in almost all international freight modes keeps causing grey hairs to the...

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Logistics Market Update 2.7.2021

The logistics industry has been facing an era of unprecedented disruptions. The effects of large scale disruptions can be seen in all freight modes across the globe. No immediate relief can be seen in the near future, which makes the situation even worse to bear....

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Logistics Market Update 7.5.2021

Suez Canal incidents ripple effects are still affecting the global supply chains. Sea and air freight are suffering from severe supply & demand-imbalance. The overall turbulent freight market is probably going to continue for some time.SEA FREIGHT The Asian...

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Materiaalit hukassa maailman turuilla webinaari

  Alustatalouden uudet innovaatiot muokkaavat eri aloja ennennäkemätöntä vauhtia. Sama trendi on käynyt toteen myös kuljetuslogistiikassa. Kuuntele webinaariimme asiantuntija puheenvuoroja ja paneelikeskustelu, joissa pureuduimme kuljetuslogistiikan...

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Logistics Market Update 30.03.2021

Suez Canal Finally Re-Opened for Business as The Salvage Team Manages to Free The Ship from The Blockade. Still, It´s hard to estimate what kind of knock-on effects does the disruption cause for the global shipping market.SEA FREIGHT In a very recent development, the...

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Logistics Market Update 1.3.2021

SEA FREIGHT FROM CHINA TO EUROPE IS STILL CAUSING HEADACHES TO THE SHIPPERS. AIR AND RAIL FREIGHT CONGESTIONS CONTINUES.SEA FREIGHT With no sign of a spot rate decline after the start of the Chinese New Year last week, shippers who waited, expecting rate reduction...

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Changes in Wiima Board of Directors

We are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Chairman and a new Member of our Board of Directors. Topi Saarenhovi, EVP at Kiwa Group, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board effective January 1st, 2021. He will be replacing Heikki Heinonen, who has...

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Wiima Logistics Organization Changes

We are excited to announce restructuring of our business operations into two separate divisions: 4PL and Projects. The decision follows a strategic review of our corporate structure that was done last fall. The development has two main aims: to strengthen the group...

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Logistics Market Update 29.01.2021

  LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?   FIRST SIGNS OF RELIEF AT SIGHT AS THE CHINA - EUROPE TRAFFIC REACHES RATE TIPPING POINT. NEVERTHELESS,  THE UPCOMING CHINESE NEW YEAR HAS POTENTIAL TO CONTINUE DISRUPT SHIPMENTS.SEA FREIGHT As more trade lanes started to...

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Thoughts About Working Remotely

  Vuoden 2020 alussa monen arki muuttui päälaelleen valtakunnallisen etätyösuosituksen ja muiden rajoitusten myötä. Muutos oli suuri entiseen normaaliin ja monet organisaatiot ovat joutuneet adaptoitumaan digitalisaatioon nopeallakin aikataululla....

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Logistics Market Update 21.12.2020

  THE STRETCH CONTINUES. THE CRITICALITY OF THE SITUATION RAISED DUE TO COVID IMPACT, CONTINUES WITHIN THE GLOBAL OCEAN, AIR AND RAILFREIGHT MARKET, WITH NO IMMINENT SOLUTION OF STABILIZATION INSIGHT.SEA FREIGHT Ocean price levels have continued to escalate as a...

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Wiima accepted as a member of Finnish Marine Industries

Finnish Marine Industries is a co-operation forum for high-technology maritime solution providers, leading marine equipment manufacturers, turn-key suppliers, designers, software and system providers as well as shipbuilding, ship repair, and offshore yards. The...

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Our credit risk rating is doing great!

4PL service model, when done in the purest form, gets very close to clients core operations. Exchange of very confidential information happens all the time in this kind of cooperation. Having a deeply trusting relationship with our customers is fundamentally important...

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Wiima featured in APAC Business Headlines magazine

Wiima was featured in APAC Business Headlines magazine. A study found that ‘Eight out of ten companies in APAC are behind the digital transformation curve’. APAC Business Headlines recognizes Wiima Logistics as one of the leading companies in logistics segment and as...

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Customer Satisfaction Survey Results 2018

Last year we yet again conducted our annual Customer Satisfaction Survey. Each year we talk to our customers about our service delivery to make sure we are meeting their needs. We also ask them what we can do to help make their experience better. We obtained an...

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GERMANY TO RAISE ROAD TOLLS

The German Bundestag has decided to raise road tolls in Germany. The new regulations will be enforced from 1.1.2019 on. The new method of calculating the toll will take into account new parameters, such as noise and emissions. According to the council of minister, the...

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PORT OF ROTTERDAM TO EXPAND BREAKBULK OPERATIONS

Port of Rotterdam together with local breakbulk companies have decided to renovate port infrastructure to make room for growing breakbulk operations. The site to be developed is a 12 ha industrial estate and over 1 km of dockage located in Rotterdam's  Waalhaven area....

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Project shipment from Finland to Germany

Project logistics frontier is currently looking very active! Last week 127 tons of Steel Structures was successfully chartered from Finland to Germany. The shipment consisted of 5 individual blocks, and the biggest one was over 20 meters long, 6 meters wide, 5 meters...

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DigiPro project

For the past two years, Wiima has been part of a research project called "DigiPro". It is a joint project of four SMEs and the of Universities of Turku and Lappeenranta. The general research themes for the project were: 1.Collective Identification of Opportunities...

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We received lowest credit risk rating

Good News! We received the lowest possible credit risk rate from the Dun & Bradstreet credit risk classification. This is the second year in a row we accomplished this. We are very serious about our credit risk performance because we want to be a company that our...

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Greetings from Wiima Asia-Pacific offices

Wiima Logistics Asia-Pacific offices in China, Singapore, and Malaysia have a vital role in our group's global operations. Wiima Finland has steady and growing base of customers who export to Asia. Especially clients in marine project industry have found our service...

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Wiima Finland office moves to new location

We are excited to announce that we have moved into a new office location! Our new office will allow us to comfortably continue growing and providing our clients with the highest level of service. We are now located in Apilakatu 13, 20740 Turku, Finland. We look...

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Project Freight Activities in Finland and Estonia

Wiima Tallinn has completed it latest project - chartering transportation from Paljassaare to Naantali. During spring Wiima Finland office has succesfully completed wood processing machinery project from China to Poland and Finland. Project consisted of 171 containers...

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Wiima Turku Office is Looking for a Logistics Coordinator

For more information please contact Lauri Heiliö - +358-40-5397230. Job add in Finnish below: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

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Strong Activity in Project Shipments during 2016

Wiima Logistics transported a Catamaran from China to Finland for final destination Norway Cargo dimensions: 14,96 x 10 x 9,43 m Weight: 72 metric tons. Tank shipments from Finland to Iceland Wiima Logistics was nominated to handle transportation for two tanks from...

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Wiima Logistics opens a new office in Estonia

We are pleased to announce the commencement of our Estonian office, Wiima Logistics Oü, since September 21st 2015. Wiima Logistics Estonia office will be serving Group’s customers with freights and coordination services in Baltic Countries. Freight volumes from Baltic...

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Wiima is looking for a Logistics Coordinator in Estonia

Area of responsibility is coordinating logistics services offered to clients, communicating with clients and partners, offering best solutions for clients in cooperation with the team from the parent company. A suitable candidate has previous work experience in the...

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Wiima Logistics expands to Malaysia

Wiima Logistics is pleased to announce the commencement of our Malaysian office since 3rd November 2014. Malaysia has primary industries such as palm oil products, oil and gas and furniture production. Wiima Logistics is serving customers in palm oil and furniture...

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Join Wiima Logistics in Navigate Fair in Turku, Finland

Join us at Navigate fair in Turku, Finland. Navigate is a 2 day event being held from 19th November to the 20th November 2014 at the Turku Fair & Congress Center in Turku, Finland. This event showcases products like Martitime industry, Product suppliers and designers,...

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