Weekly Update – 01.07.2022
Carriers reduce sea freight capacity from China by further blank sailings. Serious congestion and recent industrial action leads to shipping lines omitting North European ports. [...]
Weekly Update – 24.06.2022
Shanghai factories continue to catch up on the lockdown backlog while air freight disruption eases. This week’s rail strikes create challenges to UK rail freight. [...]
Weekly Update – 17.06.2022
Factories in Shanghai continue to catch up on the lockdown backlog, air freight disruption persists due to staff shortages. Industrial action impacts ports in Germany [...]
In The Spotlight – Maisie Twine
Quietly working away and doing a brilliant job, Maisie Twine is one of our young rising stars. Maisie works in our Manifest Department which is [...]
Weekly Update – 10.06.2022
The Shanghai lockdown has ended resulting in increased demand for sea freight services. Disruption to air freight services is likely to continue for some weeks [...]
Weekly Update – 27.05.2022
Shanghai begins its staged reopening, just as the port city of Tianjin is put into lockdown. The outlook for exports from China remains uncertain with [...]
Weekly Update – 20.05.2022
The Chinese government announces plans to end the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai bringing positive news to the industry. Operations at Colombo port in Sri Lanka [...]
Weekly Update – 13.05.2022
Shipping lines ramp-up blanked sailings as the lockdowns in China drag on. Political unrest in Sri Lanka impacts operations at Colombo port and cyclone season [...]
Weekly Update – 06.05.2022
China’s export capacity slowed to the lowest since early 2020 as a result of the continued Covid-19 lockdowns and the three-day Labour Day holiday last [...]
Weekly Update – 29.04.2022
China continues to practice its zero-tolerance policy to prevent the largest Covid-19 outbreak to date from spreading within its population. Shanghai, now in its fifth [...]
