Shipping and air freight operations across the Middle East are facing unprecedented disruption as escalating security concerns continue to impact global trade routes.
Global supply chains are facing even more challenges this week, as typhoons and flooding causes major ports to close down, affecting some of the busiest container ports in the world.
We are more than half a year into the new customs clearance regulations that Brexit has imposed on imports and exports and traders are desperate to know when, if at all, will UK and EU trade return to a sense of normality?
The current market environment continues to remain incredibly volatile, with freight rates at all-time highs, pandemic-induced staff shortages and extreme congestion at major ports, all contributing to what has been a fragile situation for over a year. We take a look at what July holds.
The Yantian port disruption is yet another challenge to global shipping this year, with the Covid-19 outbreak causing further disruption, increased congestion and more vessel delays.
Damage to more than two dozen containers and injuries to three staff occurred after a gantry crane collapsed at the Port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan last Thursday.