Transpacific Rates Continue To Rise
Ocean freight rates on Transpacific routes between Asia and North America have continued to rise this month, following an initial bout of substantial increases…
Government Announce No Full Border Checks On EU Imports
UK government today announced that they are abandoning the introduction of full border checks, for imports from the EU, to assist businesses that have been…
Asia Ocean Rates On The Rise Following Demand Surge
Following the recent rise in ocean freight demand from Asia, rates have inevitably been continuing to rise over the past week or two and may be set to continue…
New China Air Gate-In Rule Helps Congestion But…..
Following some of the worst ever congestion at Chinese airport facilities, Shanghai in particular, China has introduced a new 28-hour gate in rule, which has…
Transpacific Impacted By Large Spike In Ocean Freight Rates
The transpacific market has been heavily impacted by the recent surge in bookings and blanked sailings, which has resulted in a major spike in ocean freight…
Asia/Europe: Surge In Demand Causing Ocean Capacity Issues
Ocean freight volumes from Asia have recently spiked following the relaxing of restrictions across Europe, which has resulted in heavy pressure on capacity and…
China – Air Congestion & Rates Push Clients To Ocean
Congestion issues in China, along with record high rates, are pushing UK importers away from air freight and towards the longer transits of ocean freight.
PPE Driving Air Freight Rates Up
The increase in demand for PPE equipment, coupled with the restrictions on passenger flights, have resulted in air freight rates continuing to rise over recent…
UK Warehouses Reaching Full Capacity
According to a survey by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), published last week, the majority of nationwide warehouses are operating at full capacity…
Blank Sailings Maintaining Asia Rate Levels
Despite the reduction in volumes in the Asia/Europe market, carriers appear to be succeeding in keeping rates up, which may be partly due to the uncertainty in…
Asia Air Rates Showing First Signs Of Softening
Following what has been an unprecedented period for air freight cargo, last week produced the first signs that air freight rates from Asia to Europe may be…
European Road Market To Take Coronavirus Hit
The road freight market seems very likely to shrink considerably this year following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Indian Lockdown Sees Buyers Turn To China
We reported last week that the Indian lockdown is having a big impact on the movement of freight within the country and recent evidence suggests that some…
Marine Insurance & Coronavirus Delays
Congestion at ports, airports, terminals and freight stations is apparent around the world and is likely to be a key obstacle in the recovery period that…