Our campaigns
GSF works to promote and defend the interests of shippers in world trade and advance wider understanding of the issues faced by businesses in keeping international supply chains flowing.
Discover what we are doing, what we have achieved and what we see the future bringing.
Currently active
GSF is speaking up for shippers on a wide range of current issues and developments across international trade and logistics. These are the issues we are currently working on:
Container shipping market crisis
Shippers are facing a crisis in the global container shipping market with shipping rates climbing to record levels, a chronic shortage of ships and containers to meet a surge in demand, and poor reliability of services that are operating.
Container shipping competition law reform
GSF is campaigning for the reform of competition laws as applied to the container shipping sector.
Packing of goods in cargo transport units
GSF is working to raise awareness of the need for high standards in the packing of goods in freight containers, and other transport units.
Avoiding pest contamination of containers and cargoes
The transfer of invasive pests between countries by inadvertent contamination of freight containers and their cargoes is now recognised by many governments as a serious risk
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships
International shipping contributes about 3 per cent of total man-made emissions and is under intense pressure from some national governments to reduce these emissions.
Forward agenda
GSF monitors international regulatory and technological developments for challenges and opportunities that could affect shippers and the international movement of their goods. These are the emerging issues we see:
Decarbonisation on international logistics
How will the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions affect shippers and change the carbon footprint of international trade
Digitalisation of international trade
Its more than just paperless-trade, it’s exporting and importing from your mobile phone!
