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Bangladesh Apparel Sector Says High Freight Costs Are a Policy Problem
"If we compare ourselves to Vietnam, their transportation, financing and logistics costs are much lower,"…
Tariff Tumult Cripples Chinese Port Activity as Trade War Escalates
China's transport ministry said cargo handled by ports including Shanghai and Ningbo from April 7-13 slipped…
Tariff-Driven China-US Air Cargo Rate Spike Likely Temporary
In the longer term, air freight demand and rates should fall, particularly once the de minimis exemption…
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With Tariffs in Play, Is a Container Demand Recession on Deck?
Experts expect demand and freight rates to drop over the next few months since U.S. companies have already…
Asia-to-US Air Cargo Buoying Global Demand, Rates
Air cargo demand out of the Asia Pacific region into the U.S. is re-escalating to pre-Lunar New Year levels…
Hapag-Lloyd CEO Foresees ‘Considerable’ Changes to USTR Port Fee Proposal
Rolf Habben Jansen used the same word—considerable—to describe additional costs to U.S. consumers if the…
Container Dwell Escalates in Singapore, Northern Europe Amid Port Congestion
The Ports of Singapore, Rotterdam and Antwerp are seeing containers sit in terminals for a week at a time as…
As Ocean Freight Rates Take the Plunge, MSC Tinkers its East-West Network
Container prices on Asia-to-North America have largely subsided since the winter, when shippers made a mad…
Air Cargo Demand Sees Slow Start to 2025
Demand jumped 3.2 percent from January 2024, says the IATA, with cargo capacity growth outpacing it due to…
Uncertainty Over Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Puts Red Sea Return in Peril
With tensions over the release of Israeli hostages jeopardizing the ceasefire agreement, ocean carriers would…
Air Cargo Rates Set to Sink as De Minimis Gets the Axe
Elevated capacity could bring rates down lower than late 2023 figures if firms like Shein and Temu can't ship…
UPS Lowers Amazon Volume; Hapag-Lloyd Sees Rise in Container Transport
UPS plans 50 percent cut in Amazon volume, while Hapag-Lloyd sees Q4 earnings gains, but geopolitics could…
Amazon Slapped with $96M Complaint by Chinese Ocean Carrier for Breaking Contract
The e-commerce giant backed out of a two-year contract after an 11-month period where spot freight rates…
Air Cargo Demand Growth Buoyed by Asia-to-North America Flights
Air cargo demand is expected to taper off in 2025, but projections from the IATA foresee 6 percent growth for…
As Retail Hails East Coast Port Deal, US-Bound Container Prices Might Ease
NRF and RILA are breathing a sigh of relief, while firms like Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and Cosco saw stock prices…