Archive: China

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 7th, October, 2025

China’s Global Trade Shift Brings New Opportunities

China’s exporters are proving remarkably adaptable, reshaping global trade flows in response to U.S. tariffs and shifting trade policy. While direct shipments to the United States have slowed, China has…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 3rd, October, 2025

China Airfreight Market Squeezed

Airfreight pricing out of China has climbed steeply in recent weeks as a perfect storm of seasonal demand, severe weather and rail disruption has tightened available capacity. Rates on key…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 3rd, September, 2025

Golden Week Brings Carrier Capacity Strategy into Focus

Each October, China’s export volumes traditionally dip sharply around the Golden Week holiday, with container shipping lines typically blanking sailings to align supply with the reduced demand. And while this…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 1st, September, 2025

Asia Pacific Air Freight Grows as China’s eCommerce Slows

With China–US trade constrained by new trade regulations, Asia Pacific is emerging as a dynamic air cargo market, showing faster volume recovery on transpacific and Asia–Europe routes. Air cargo demand…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 21st, August, 2025

Transpacific Freight Balances Between Volatility and Stabilisation

Transpacific container shipping is showing signs of stabilisation after months of volatility, but the market remains unsettled by tariff pressures, shifting trade flows and persistent oversupply. Spot rates on Asia–US…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 12th, August, 2025

New Tariff Truce to Break US/China Trade Deadlock

The United States and China have agreed to prolong their temporary halt on recent tariff hikes for a further 90 days, offering a brief reprieve for importers as high-level negotiations…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 3rd, July, 2025

Asia-Europe Shipping Improves as Trans-Pacific Trade Slows

The outlook for container shipping between Asia and Europe has been looking more positive, with demand increasing and rates rising by almost 50% since the end of May.  In contrast,…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 20th, May, 2025

Spot Rate Pressure Mounts as Asia-Europe Carriers Struggle to Balance Supply and Demand

Container shipping lines operating between Asia and Europe are grappling with a growing gap between capacity and demand, prompting aggressive attempts to reverse the continued erosion of spot market rates.…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 2nd, May, 2025

Navigating New Tariff Pressures

With tariffs rising and enforcement accelerating, compliance has moved from the back office to the boardroom, and businesses must treat customs risk as a core operational and reputational issue, to…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 17th, April, 2025

De Minimis Ends for China and Hong Kong

The U.S. is closing a long-standing trade loophole that once allowed millions of parcels from China to enter the country duty-free. From 2 May 2025, the de minimis threshold—which exempts…

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