Weekly Update – 18.11.2022
The Guangzhou lockdown is extended, but movement of cargo is not being adversely affected. Carriers continue to manage capacity to mitigate weakening global demand. Heathrow [...]
Weekly Update – 11.11.2022
Guangzhou is the latest area impacted by China’s zero-COVID policy but movement of cargo is not being affected. Continued weakening demand prompts carriers to omit [...]
Weekly Update – 04.11.2022
More blank sailings are announced this week as carriers continue to manage capacity amid falling global demand. Ningbo lockdown is lifted but areas across China [...]
Weekly Update – 28.10.2022
China’s zero-Covid policy continues to threaten supply chains with the Ningbo lockdown impacting LCL shipments. Port operations in Bangladesh resume following Cyclone Sitrang. Port and [...]
Weekly Update – 21.10.2022
The new Covid-19 lockdown in Ningbo is impacting transportation services in the region. Blank sailing strategies are likely to continue for the foreseeable weeks ahead. [...]
Weekly Update – 14.10.2022
Blank sailings imposed by shipping lines to manage capacity continue as global demand falls. A new Covid-19 outbreak prompts a precautionary shutdown in Ningbo. Remaining [...]
Weekly Update – 07.10.2022
The eight-day strike at the Port of Felixstowe comes to an end. Golden Week pauses production in China amid falling demand. UK rail freight disruption [...]
In The Spotlight – Angela Hutchings
Angela Hutchings, our Import Department Manager, has worked for PFE for over twenty eight years. She reflects on how, despite how much the business has [...]
Weekly Update – 30.09.2022
The UK is in the midst of industrial action by workers at the ports of Felixstowe and Liverpool. Shipping lines reduce capacity over the Golden [...]
Weekly Update – 23.09.2022
Industrial action by workers at the Port of Felixstowe is going ahead next week. Blank sailings are imposed by shipping lines over the Golden Week [...]
