Public attention has waned two years into the crisis that disrupted global supply chains, giving the impression that everything is back to normal. On the ground, the US’s busiest port complex is still battling bottlenecks across the board. Responsible for 42% of all containerized trade with Asia, the US’s largest hubs of Los Angeles […]
Read MoreSubtext: Supply chains are experiencing a massive bullwhip from the COVID economy and have built up massive inventory levels. A slowdown in consumer spending caused by inflation and a potential recession will have a massive impact on freight demand and prolong an inventory drawdown. As we look at the pandemic through the rearview mirror, […]
Read MoreA drop of exports from China has Asian shippers stepping in to fill the gap, according to data showing a recent surge of Trans-Pacific containerized imports into the U.S. The share of U.S. imports from China compared to all Asia imports contracted approximately 6 percentage points to 58.7% between February and April. Vietnam, the […]
Read MoreU.S. intermodal volumes dropped 6.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2022, reports the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) in its Intermodal Quarterly report. International containers registered a decline of -15.5% and trailers of -12.8%, while domestic shipments recorded positive growth of 5.2% The first quarter decline was preceded by contractions in the […]
Read MoreOf the world’s top-five most connected economies, four were in Asia in the third quarter of 2021, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). China had the highest liner shipping connectivity followed by Singapore, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and United States A majority of the largest ports in the […]
Read MoreData from Accenture’s Seabury indicated capacity out of Shanghai had fallen 40% from March although data from Clive Data Services showed load factors have reached the lowest levels ever recorded. Niall van de Wouw, head of airfreight at Clive Data Services said Shanghai Westbound load factors were 49% last week. “The average between January and […]
Read MoreSpeakers at the Nordic Air Cargo Symposium have said disruption in the industry is set to continue. The supply-demand balance in the air cargo market is expected to return to pre-COVID levels in 2025 although the prediction is complicated by several conditions. Cargo capacity is projected to reach 2019 levels around 2023 but demand will […]
Read MoreThe World Trade Organization (WTO) has said the logistics sector could be operating in less favorable market conditions in 2022. In its latest analysis on the outlook for world trade over the next two years, the WTO forecasts a decline in merchandise trade volume from 4.7% to 3.0% in 2022, and 3.4% in 2023 […]
Read MoreThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) said global air cargo growth increased in February although capacity remains constrained. Global demand measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was up 2.9% compared to February 2021. Demand was up 2.5% for international operations. Accounting for the volatility of the Lunar New Year by averaging January’s and February’s performance, IATA […]
Read MoreA report The impact on trade and development of the war in Ukraine by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warns 1.5 million containers of Asia-Europe rail cargo could be re-routed to the ocean freight market and drive freight rates even higher. The war between Ukraine and Russia has disrupted land and […]
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