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Ocean spots ride a wave of conflict, congestion and aggressive pricing

Container freight spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe diverged this week as the full reopening of China after its new year holiday coincided with fresh market volatility from the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.
Although both the main east-west trades largely operate independently of Middle East Gulf supply chains, the impact of the conflict is likely t...


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Middle East crisis forces air cargo re-routes as Asia-Europe rates jump

Air freight rates are rising sharply as the Middle East crisis disrupts key Gulf aviation hubs, removing capacity from the market just as Asian factories restart after lunar new year. 
Forwarders say the sudden loss of lift through the region – combined with continued disruption to ocean shipping – is tightening space on Asia-Europe lanes and pushing shippers to expl...


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22 US states launch legal bid to prevent new Trump tariffs

No sooner does one tariff legal issue leave the headlines, than another comes hurtling in – some two dozen US states have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration’s effort to re-implement its tariff policy under a different name.
Following that crippling Supreme Court decision against the legality of the president’s IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Ac...


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Container carriers develop new routes to serve Gulf shippers

With the conflict in the Middle East nearing the end of its first week and the Strait of Hormuz closure still in place, carriers are switching focus to how to maintain freight supply chains to local Middle East markets.
The Gemini Cooperation carriers – Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd – today announced the launch of an Asia-Mediterranean service that will also include a call at Sa...


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How shifting trade patterns forced a rethink on warehousing

Warehousing has become a far more strategic part of the supply chain in recent years, as disruption, ecommerce growth and shifting trade patterns have all pushed companies to rethink where inventory sits and how it is moved. 
Sean Mitchell, VP of customer operations at Gather AI, told The Loadstar the impact of the pandemic had been a major turning point for the sect...


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