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When airline services are modified or capacity is temporarily reduced, cargo can quickly accumulate at transfer airports while onward flight connections are reorganised. Reduced airline schedules, adjusted flight routings and increased demand for alternative gateways are influencing freight pricing across parts
Carbon cost is no longer a future risk or a corporate reporting metric. It is now a direct, tradable component of freight pricing, influencing routing choices and carrier selection. From 1 January 2026, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) moved
As 2026 begins, air freight markets are carrying more momentum than many expected after a volatile year. Rather than a sharp post-peak correction, demand on key Asia–Europe and Asia–U.S. lanes has remained resilient, supported by strong export activity across Asia
Asia–Europe ocean freight markets are closing out the year with firm upward pressure on rates, driven by aggressive capacity management and a late surge in seasonal demand. Since early October, carriers have applied rate increases at roughly fortnightly intervals, and while
Global supply chains are entering the final stretch of 2025 with a mix of stabilisation, renewed pressure points and emerging policy shifts that are already reshaping flows across continents. Noatum Logistics’ November 2025 Market Report reveals a freight environment that
France will withdraw Regime 42 from 1 January 2026, removing the VAT simplification that allows goods to enter France without import VAT when they are destined for another EU member state. This change has received limited publicity, but it will
Many forecasters are anticipating a sharp fall in ocean freight rates as global trade slows in 2026, and while volumes are likely to soften, the reality is that container shipping is unlikely to slip into recession, which means a significant
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
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