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India’s emergence as a core manufacturing and sourcing hub is now clearly visible in trade and capacity data on westbound lanes to Europe and North America. India’s trade in goods with the UK and EU surpassed €150 billion in 2025, making
Container shipping rates have climb throughout 2026, and while some lanes have softened, market indicators suggest they could remain elevated for longer than many expected, despite a significant wave of new vessel deliveries scheduled from 2027. For much of the past
Container shipping networks are under increasing strain, but the industry’s headline performance data is no longer telling the whole story. On paper, schedule reliability has improved, average delays have stabilised and more vessels are arriving “on time” than at any point
The UK’s trade agenda is moving forward on several fronts, with specific agreements and negotiations now shaping how goods move, where they can be sourced, and which markets are opening up. For shippers, the value lies in the detail: tariff
For businesses with cargo moving to, from or through the Gulf, the rules of supply chain planning have fundamentally changed, with land-bridge and multimodal solutions moving from contingency option to operational necessity. With container flows through the Strait of Hormuz effectively
The UK government’s post-Brexit reset with the EU signals a less burdensome border environment for some categories of goods, but customs processes remain, and the detail matters. The King’s Speech in May 2026 confirmed the government’s intention to reset the UK’s
Global trade is set to reach a new high in 2025, with the combined value of goods and services on track to exceed $35 trillion for the first time. Growth through the second half of the year has remained resilient,
The Lunar New Year (LNY) remains one of the most structurally dynamic events in the shipping calendar. As factories across China and parts of Southeast Asia slow or close, export volumes typically spike before and fall sharply. Carriers respond by
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are tightening enforcement on pest-contaminated wood packaging materials (WPM), and exporters need to act now to protect their US customers from serious cost and compliance consequences. Wood packaging — including pallets, crates, cases, bracing and
On October 14, 2025, a major change in customs has been implemented: the H1 System replaces the old SAD (Single Administrative Document) for imports in Spain and throughout the European Union. Why? Because the goal is to make everything more digital,
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