On 25 July, Richard Smith, Managing Director of the Road Haulage Association (RHA), urged the UK Government to take immediate, practical steps to address the growing challenges in freight trade between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) under the
The global container shipping market may be entering a prolonged period of softening rates, with overcapacity and faltering demand combining to erode the traditional seasonal uplift. Despite operational disruptions such as port congestion in Asia and Europe and extended rerouting around
A major change is coming to the way products are traded and tracked across the EU and businesses that fail to prepare could face serious compliance challenges. The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is being introduced as part of the EU’s
As regulatory demands increase across global trade, compliance isn’t just a box-ticking exercise, it’s a competitive advantage and nowhere is this more evident than in the U.S., where import rules are shifting once again. Among the most significant developments is
The transpacific freight market remains split between a softening ocean freight sector grappling with falling rates and excess capacity, and a tightening air freight market driven by shifting production patterns and tariff-related pressures. With the 9 July deadline for the return
Q1 2025 ends with significant uncertainty, marked by geopolitical volatility and unpredictable global trade relations, as the U.S. implements and pauses a range of new tariffs. Global GDP growth projections of 2.5% for 2025 are the weakest since 2009, with
As part of its broader trade reviews, the Trump administration has moved to end De Minimis duty-free privileges that have long supported the flow of small parcels into the U.S. from major eCommerce exporters. Effective 2 May 2025 at 00:01 ET,
Supply chain stability has been restored at key container freight gateways as automation concerns are addressed, in a major breakthrough in US port labour relations. The ratification of a six-year contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States
Concerns that air freight market conditions could be affected by new US tariffs on China, the deferred de minimis ban, and the seasonal Lunar New Year slowdown have been allayed, with average spot rate and contract rates (as measured by
Container shipping is undergoing a major transformation this month, with the launch of new alliances, including the debut of the Gemini Cooperation, a joint venture between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, which seeks to redefine operational and schedule reliability. Previously, major container carriers
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