Container Availability Takes Turn For The Worse
The recent worsening in the global shortage of container equipment is causing even greater problems for shipments from Asia and the Indian Sub Continent to [...]
The UK Approach to GSP Post Brexit
The Government has recently announced that the same countries that are currently eligible for trade preferences under the EU’s Generalised System of Preference (GSP) will [...]
Global Congestion Reaches Critical Point
Container shipments from Asia and the Indian Sub Continent to the UK and Europe continue to be subject to unprecedented delays resulting from global congestion. [...]
Press Reports Brexit Stockpiling Adding To Port Chaos
A number of major media outlets have reported warnings in recent days that the chaos at Felixstowe port is “getting worse” and may result in [...]
Market Challenges Continue
Container shipments from Asia to the UK continue to be subject to unprecedented delays and significant additional costs. Contributing factors include lack of capacity on [...]
Carriers Announce Surcharges As Congestion Continues
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Congestion Hits Supply Chain
Congestion across the global supply chain is effecting operations both in Asia and the UK. The Chinese ‘Golden Week’ holiday at the start of October [...]
A Turbulent Year For The Air Freight Industry
2020 has been a very challenging year for global trade with the combined blow of reduced factory output in China and then the fall in [...]
Shipping, Sustainability and IMO2020
Container shipping is the world’s most carbon efficient form of transporting goods across the world - far more efficient than road or air transport. However [...]
China to Europe Rail Services Accelerate
Rail freight has been a beneficiary of the Covid-19 pandemic for Asia-Europe trade. Over the last seven months usage of the rail freight service between [...]
