• UK-EU short-straits volumes down by 20% Mar 22,2021

  Britain’s road freight vehicle movements to the European union via the key ‘short-straits’ Dover-Calais and Eurotunnel crossings remain almost a quarter below their levels last year, according to early to mid-March figures from Transporeon, one of Europe’s large... [learn more]

• Transpac ocean market 'chaos' to continue Mar 22,2021

  The performance of trans-Pacific container shipping supply chains is unlikely to improve in the short-term, with door-to-door reliability expected to remain poor until the current US import demand surge ebbs, according to executives at US forwarder Flexport.One upshot is that soaring spot freight rates ... [learn more]

• Unite plans spring strike 'offensive' at London Heathrow Mar 19,2021

  The Unite staff union representing workers employed by London Heathrow's operating company, HAL, has announced a fresh series of strikes in the coming weeks in response to what it termed “a bitter dispute” following the company’s decision “to fire and rehire its... [learn more]

• West coast ports see ‘unrelenting boom’ in US imports Mar 19,2021

  Increased productivity in China and burgeoning online demand in the US created an unseasonable surge in import cargo, which lifted west coast ports to their busiest February on record.Cargo throughput typically slows in February as east Asian factories close for up to two weeks to celebrate the Lunar New Year... [learn more]

• International trade flows 'robust' despite COVID-19 Mar 19,2021

  A global study has revealed that international trade flows have remained robust despite COVID-19 while also revealing that the vast majority of companies are reconfiguring their supply chains in response to the pandemic.Commissioned by global logistics company and port terminal operator DP World and con... [learn more]

• Asia-Europe ocean freight markets show signs of slight easing Mar 19,2021

  Forwarding and other freight sources report some easing of ex-Asia ocean freight markets in the last three or four weeks, including reductions in pricing from China, better availability of containers at origin, and some easing of congestion in destination ports. But some believe it may be ‘the eye o... [learn more]