
EU end carrier anti-trust exemption
With the European Union ending antitrust exemption for the container shipping alliances and imposing carbon taxes on shipping, the lines already have a challenging 2024. The abolition of the Consortia…
With the European Union ending antitrust exemption for the container shipping alliances and imposing carbon taxes on shipping, the lines already have a challenging 2024. The abolition of the Consortia…
Despite vocal shipper complaints and the EU’s subsequent action on CBER, there’s no compelling case that carriers abused market power during the pandemic. In fact the extraordinary impact of COVID…
After a full year of month-on-month falls in ocean freight rates, the Xeneta Global Index (XSI) recorded its first gain in 13 months, edging up 0.2% in September. OCEAN Although…
Customer service is the critical differentiator in growing your business profitably, because winning over customers and earning their trust has less to do with what you’re selling and more to…
New EU emissions regulations are set to come into force in January, covering voyages into, out of and through the EEA and the maritime industry’s cost of compliance could be…
The percentage of industry-wide blanked capacity between Asia and Europe has increased significantly from previous years to 17%, with Golden Week cancellations spiking, while 47 new container ships have already…
Global Forwarding keep importers and exporters compliant and free of regulatory penalties, processing declarations through customs and associated border agencies at global origins and destinations, with dedicated brokerage teams in…
The latest Drewry World Container Index is now 85% below its 2021 peak and 42% lower than the 10-year average, indicating a return to more normal prices. However, it remains…
For every 100 online shopping carts, 70 will be abandoned, with 40 shoppers deciding that the quoted delivery cost was too high and another 11 not prepared to wait for…