The UK most recently signed a post-Brexit trade agreement with South Korea, bringing the total agreement rate to 63% of trade covered by EU deals. The UK has signed continuity trade agreements with...
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Brexit planning
Shipping line withdraw from China
Shippers from China have already seen the increased use of slow steaming, ship idling, blank sailings, and exhaust scrubbers to absorb additional capacity, and now it is announced by CMA-CGM that...
Volatility masks reality
Asia-Europe volumes may have fluctuated in the 1st quarter of 2019, but it doesn’t hide the fact that growth has been slowing and with 460,000 TEU of ultra-large container vessels scheduled for...
Is short-sea Brexit proof
Short-sea services can offer cost savings of up to 50%, for those willing to accept much longer transit times. But is transferring short-sea volumes to containers a way of avoiding any future Dover...
It’s time to prepare for a no-deal Brexit
With just 11 days left until the Brexit deadline, the Prime Minster’s hopes of a third attempt to get her deal through parliament may have been dealt a fatal blow by the speaker, which means that...
Carriers protect rates
With economic indicators forecasting a slowdown in trade demand in 2019 and more new container ships due on the Asian trade, the shipping lines are introducing slow steaming, ship idling, blank...
No-deal Brexit tariff published
Tariffs will be removed from 87% of imports, while some imports including selected foodstuffs and cars will go up, the government announced yesterday. Goods from the EU are currently tariff-free,...
US Polar Vortex
A third of the United States has been experiencing temperatures of -17C (0F) or below, with loss of life and severe impact on freight and transport infrastructure. Temperatures are expected to swing...
Chinese New Year
The Lunar New Year 2019 or Spring Festival, is the biggest Chinese celebration of the year, taking place 3rd to 9th February, with its usual profound impact on supply chains. Factories, offices and...