The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) warns that a strike at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports is becoming more likely as the expiration of their current contract with maritime employers…
Despite talk of deglobalization, near-shoring and global economic tensions sea-borne imports into the United States continue to grow, increasing by more than a quarter on pre-COVID 2019. With the trade…
The additional two weeks it takes for ships to sail around the Cape of Good Hope as a result of the Red Sea conflict’s effective closure of the Suez Canal…
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has confirmed that it is cracking down on ‘de minimis’ eCommerce shipments, to ensure they are compliant, with several high-profile freight forwarders and customs…
We are monitoring a potential strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) that would impact Vancouver container terminals, as well as possible action by the Canada Border Services…
The supply chain press have been accusing some container shipping lines of ignoring contracted ex-Asia volume allocations, in favour of carrying higher-yielding cargo at spot rates that have increased by…
As predicted in our last freight market report the container shipping lines believe that volumes are rebounding to Europe, with projections for US imports also increasing and with capacity squeezed…
Offering transatlantic transit times that will be one to two weeks faster than current services from Dublin and Belfast, a new container shipping service launches tomorrow and with spare time…
US demand for European goods rose 10% in the first quarter, taking volumes back to pre-pandemic levels, while growth in imports from Asia has been accelerating this year, growing 11%…
Trade between China and Mexico expanded in 2023 and the massive growth in movements saw Mexico leapfrog China in the first quarter to become the No.1 trading partner for imports…
Iran’s seizure of the 15,000 teu MSC Aries in international waters off the Gulf of…
Effective supply chains are essential to support business operation and growth, and the supply chain’s…
Some areas of global trade continue to experience extreme congestion, while other areas are operating…
