Weekly Update – 18.06.2021
The Covid-19 outbreak in the Yantian port area in Shenzhen and nearby Guangzhou continues to cause significant delays to sailings and container equipment availability in [...]
South China Port Issues Continue
The Covid-19 outbreak in the Yantian port area in Shenzhen and nearby Guangzhou continues to cause significant disruption and delays to sailings. The Covid outbreak [...]
Weekly Update – 11.06.2021
Extensive disruption extends beyond Yantian to other key ports in South China and container equipment availability in China worsens further challenging the supply chain from Asia to [...]
In The Spotlight – Joe Ellis
Joe spent his formative years living and travelling in Asia, moving to the UK in his teens. He’d always hoped to be able to continue [...]
South China Ports Crisis
Disruption in and around the key South China port of Yantian in Shenzhen has worsened this last week after export operations were partially suspended due [...]
Weekly Update – 04.06.2021
Congestion at Yantian Port results in significant delays and freight rates hit another high. Here is a summary of this week's main industry news. Although [...]
Weekly Update – 28.05.2021
Container shortages, vessel cancellations and a new congestion problem at Yantian Port are further impacting the supply chain from Asia. Here is a summary of this week's [...]
PFE Expands With New Offices To Facilitate Growth
We are delighted to announce that this week we have opened two new PFE offices. The new premises will enable us to further strengthen relationships [...]
Supply Chain Turmoil Impacts Global Economy
Many industries face shortages of raw materials and essential components as a consequence of the pandemic which has impacted shipping, demand, supply and all the [...]
Beyond Delays as Blank Sailings Bite
In an attempt to get schedules back on track, carriers cancel sailings putting further strain on capacity while insufficient equipment repositioning intensifies across all major [...]
