In October and November, there are several public holidays in Europe that fall on weekdays, when companies are generally closed and pickups or deliveries are not possible.
The shipping company Finnlines will start operating in September on a new route from Finland to the port of London Medway, with further connections to Belgium, Ireland and Spain. With the new connection, customers benefit from shorter transport times and greater cargo capacity.
Today, September 16, temporary border controls have been introduced in Germany for six months at all land borders. The new inspections are a continuation of last year, when Germany increased border inspections at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland.
In week 37, there is a shortage of two ships on the Turku - Stockholm route due to maintenance dockings by the ferry company. Viking Grace and Viking Glory - ships will be serviced from 9 to 12 September 2024.
Together with CHS, we have helped numerous domestic export companies in participating in international fairs. The last project was the road transport of Finnish FMG defence to the Eurosatory trade fair in Paris, where the products had to be transported safely and carefree.
Scanlink's and CHS's offices are normally open on Thursday 20.6, but on Friday 21.6. offices and warehouses are closed on Midsummer's Eve and will open again normally on Monday 24.6.
May Day (vappu) and Ascension Day (helatorstai) are public holidays in Finland, so Scanlink´s office is closed on May 1st and Thursday 9. on Ascension Day.
Situation update on the aftereffects of the long-running political strike. The stevedores' strike in Finland ended on April 8, but the overcrowded ports are still recovering from the congestion. Due to this, there will be delays in the export and import of sea and road freight for several more weeks.
The Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT started a political strike of the stevedoring sector on March 11, 2024. According to the latest announcement, the strikes in Finnish ports will end and stevedoring operations will start again on Monday April 8 at 6 o'clock.