MARKET BLOG OCEAN FREIGHT Suppliers are finding that depending on different port, the freight from China to LA and New York is not same, from Zhanjiang to LA, the ocean freight for frozen seafood is USD 15000 and Zhanjiang to New York, that is USD 17000. But some ports like Dalian are seeing much higher […]
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MARKET BLOG OCEAN FREIGHT The freight rate is still strong and it very difficult to get any space confirmation. Some liners do not offer the service to some ports like Chicago, Houston, San Francisco or Jacksonville. There is only available freight service to main port only. The quoted price to LA is somewhere between 13,000-21,000
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MARKET BLOG This week, shrimp raw material prices in Vietnam rose further while prices have remained stable in most other producing countries. Frozen seafood exporters advised prices of smaller sizes of Pacific white shrimp in Vietnam continued to rise, as supplies of small sizes are tight while demand from market is very strong. Most farmers
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MARKET BLOG OCEAN FREIGHT We were informed from many sources that freight situation is getting better in terms of availability and pricing. Unfortunately, we do not experience that in Thailand. The space is still very limited and price is still so high. Thailand seafood industry and exporter are still suffering from high freight cost. The
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MARKET BLOG The Current State of Vietnam’s Shrimp Industry The Vietnamese shrimp industry is currently confronting several significant challenges that are expected to persist until at least mid-2024. Key factors affecting the market include reductions in seafood export targets, declines in shrimp export turnover, and complex global market dynamics. Adjustments in Export Targets and Turnover
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NEWS / EVENTS DAVID BERMAN, INVESTMENT REPORTER Jim Gulkin epitomizes the global businessman. He’s a Canadian who holidays in Quebec’s Eastern Townships over Christmas and for six weeks each summer. But his company, which specializes in farmed shrimp, has always been headquartered in the Thai capital of Bangkok. It’s called Siam Canadian Group. “Siam is
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NEWS / EVENTS Siam Canadian 9th Floor, Suite 283/44Home Place Office Building283 Thonglor 13, Sukhumvit 55Kongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok10110, ThailandPhone: +66-2-185-3311 Annual Revenue Sales 2015 : $280 million Profile Canadian-born James Gulkin founded Siam Canadian 26 years ago with the goal of starting a seafood trading company to handle exports from Thailand into North
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NEWS / EVENTS Samantha Rae Harriss: CanCham Thailand Siam Canadian, established in Thailand in 1987 as a trading company and service provider in a variety of food products, has grown over the years into a major global seafood provider generating around $300 million in revenue annually. Read on to learn more about Canadian Jim Gulkin’s
NEWS / EVENTS Country: ThailandBased: BangkokKey executive: Jim Gulkin, manging directorExport volumes 2015: 28,000tEstimated exports 2016: 29,000t Founded in 1987 by Canadian Jim Gulkin, Siam Canadian has built itself up from a small food trader to one specializing in large volumes of frozen seafood. The company saw the rapid growth in Thailand’s aquacultured shrimp as
