Customer Advisory – Middle East
As the security situation across the Middle East continues to evolve, freight routes, costs and capacity flows are shifting rapidly. The region is currently classified as high-risk for both ocean…
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Tariff ruling reshapes import costs and opens potential duty recovery
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sweeping tariffs introduced under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) exceeded presidential authority. The judgment removes the legal basis…
Winter Storms Impact U.S. Inland Logistics
As another winter storm hits the north-eastern U.S. shippers brace for further supply chain disruption. However, the most significant impact has not been the recent storms, but the speed at…
Delivering What Shippers Really Need
For years, disruption in logistics arrived as isolated events — a strike, a canal closure, a regulatory change — followed by a gradual return to stability. The challenge is no…
Container Shipping Reliability Tightens and Challenges Grow
Ocean freight is in a phase where network structure and external factors, rather than simple supply-demand balance, is shaping outcomes. Alliances are consolidating, regional services are expanding and carriers are…
Air Freight Enters a New Phase
Air cargo markets opened 2026 looking buoyant, but the early strength masks a more complex reality. Demand patterns are shifting away from predictable e-commerce expansion toward fragmented, corridor-specific flows shaped…
Rebalancing Trucking Market Brings New Considerations for Shippers
Road freight markets across the US, UK, and Europe are entering 2026 in a more balanced but increasingly disciplined phase. After several years of disruption, regulatory change, and uneven demand,…
Global Trade Expands in 2026, but Resilience Is No Longer Enough
Despite geopolitical tension, rising costs and ongoing tariff uncertainty, global trade is expected to keep growing in 2026. That is the central conclusion of the Global Trade Observatory Annual Outlook…
Trans-Pacific Sea Freight’s Early CNY Peaks
As 2026 begins, trans-Pacific ocean freight is being reshaped by an earlier-than-expected pre-Chinese New Year surge, tighter capacity and disciplined carrier behaviour — a scenario that calls for proactive planning…
Asia & Freight Market Update – January 2026
Entering 2026, freight markets are shaped by cautiously improving economic conditions alongside persistent operational constraints across the UK, Europe, and United States. Retail demand is more predictable, inventories are better…
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