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Drewry Shanghai Export Air Freight Index. Source: Drewry
Drewry Shanghai Export Air Freight Index Decline Slows
Top U.S. Trading Partners in 2012
Top U.S. Trading Partners in 2012

Press Releases

Tokema International launches a digital marketing agency for the logistics sector
International Logistics
Peel Ports unveils virtual crane at Port of Liverpool
Port of Liverpool
Browning named cargo supply chain manager at DP World London Gateway
London Gateway
Port of Newhaven receives portable vessel tracking system
European Ports
Liverpool2 passes major construction milestone
Port of Liverpool
American Airlines Cargo Carries Colombian Gold Treasures To London For Major, New British Museum Exhibition
American Airlines
Top award for London Gateway’s Information Technology
Terminal Operators
New Chairman for Port of Milford Haven
European Ports
TruckStops' Rewrite Enhances Functionality, Usability, Data Handling and Reporting
Trucking Equipment
Ryder Supplies Additional Trucks to the MOD’s Defence School of Transport
Trucking Equipment
Virtualized Logistics Recognized for Supply Chain Excellence
Logistics Providers

Error-strewn customs papers force DB Schenker to stop UK bookings

13 Jan 2021
New customs formalities came into effect on Jan. 1, when the Brexit transition period ended and the UK effectively became a “third country,” but DB Schenker says incomplete documentation was creating significant delays.
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Post-Brexit parcel delays expected despite new UK-EU trade deal
11 Jan 2021
Post-Brexit trade changes will add an extra layer of complexity to the UK’s cross-border e-commerce market.
Startup snares investment to help logistics teams cut reliance on email
07 Dec 2020
A startup enterprise communication software provider, with roots in the maritime industry and with traction among global traders, announced a $10 million funding round.
UK shippers forced to soaring spot market amid port chaos
04 Dec 2020
Ports in the UK are being overwhelmed by high import demand that is not expected to slow until early 2021.
Drewry, Toepfer indices optimistic as tight container market boosts MPP sector
03 Dec 2020
Indices forecast rising rates for MPPs through the end of the year as breakbulk demand improves and container shippers searching for alternatives underpin a strengthening market.
Carriers levy container imbalance surcharges as scarcity worsens
12 Nov 2020
The sustained demand for Asian exports is worsening an equipment imbalance that has built steadily through the peak season on the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe trades.
Asia–Europe spot market hits 2020 high as long-term rate levels slow
05 Nov 2020
There is no certainty the current strong demand that is keeping rates up on the Asia–Europe trade will continue past Chinese New Year, something that is starting to be reflected in longer-term rates.
European inland hub boosts rail container trade from China
21 Oct 2020
Limited air cargo capacity and high ocean load factors are keeping demand elevated on the overland rail network between China and Europe.
CMA CGM slaps congestion charge on Felixstowe
22 Sep 2020
Congestion at the UK’s busiest port has prompted CMA CGM to impose a surcharge on all Asian imports and exports through the gateway.
Maersk no longer taking empties at Felixstowe as congestion grows
18 Sep 2020
The UK’s busiest container port is being overwhelmed by peak season volume, staff shortages, and problems with its truck booking system, with forwarders feeling the effects of a ban on empty container drop-offs.
Slight MPV/HL fleet contraction won’t cure capacity woes: Drewry
16 Jul 2020
As a project cargo pipeline "hole" looms thanks to retrenchment in the oil and gas sector, slow scrapping and newbuilding orders are not enough to cure sector over-tonnage.