Ocean freights drop sharply as global trade slows down
In 2021, the skyrocketing shipping prices have made the world's major shipping companies more profitable, but now, such good [...]
November 11, 2022
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Global supply-chain congestion shows signs of easing
Port bottlenecks that have increased supply-chain congestion because of the war in Ukraine and lockdowns in China may be [...]
May 4, 2022
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Shanghai blockade could make Europe face ‘logistics nightmare’
Although there are signs that Shanghai port congestion is easing, European business could face a "logistics [...]
April 29, 2022
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China: Cargo backlogs in Shanghai could cause next supply chain shockwave
Concern is growing that the spread of COVID cases and city lockdowns in China will have massive downstream effects for [...]
April 25, 2022
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US furniture maker wins lawsuit against shipper
American home furniture manufacturer and supplier MCS Industries has prevailed in federal court in its lawsuit against Cosco Shipping. [...]
October 13, 2021
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Wood trade in Africa disrupted by shipping issues
After reaching historic highs in June, the price of OSB in US began to drop through the summer, at one [...]
September 27, 2021
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New Zealand log prices in September flat as shipping problems ease
The September AWG prices for New Zealand export logs remained relatively unchanged from August prices. Pricing [...]
September 27, 2021
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Global shipping bottlenecks set to prolong supply chain turmoil
Tenfold jump in costs since start of pandemic squeezes importers and exporters The closure of a [...]
September 14, 2021
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EU carbon market set to include shipping
Given that wood exports are impacted by ocean freight rates the following news may have an [...]
September 24, 2020
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