FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
07 January 2021
No: 01

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in November showing that freight volumes improved compared to October, but remain depressed compared to 2019. Capacity …

US firms have urged Washington not to slap China-style trade tariffs on Vietnam.
The call comes after the US Treasury labelled Vietnam as a “currency manipulator”, following two probes into the country’s currency practices and timber industry by the Office …

THE HEISENBERG writes:
Given the increasingly glaring disconnect between markets and the real world, I suppose it’s only fitting that US equities managed to hold onto gains Wednesday despite chaos at the Capitol.
The day began with Democrats claiming victory …

Container carriers are expected to provide more deepsea capacity out of Asia over the Chinese New Year holiday, beginning 12 February, than in any other year.
Announced blank sailings for what is normally shipping’s slack season are far fewer this …

Scheduling ‘slidings’, ad-hoc port omissions and short-notice network structural changes are replacing blankings as the new challenges for shippers in 2021.
The latest advisory on “service adjustments” comes from 2M partners Maersk and MSC, relating to the transpacific tradelane.
MSC …

There is a great deal of uncertainty over supply and demand on the Asia-EU tradelane over Chinese New Year, according to forwarders.
Generally, factories in China close for the duration of the holiday, this year from 12-26 February, but 2021 …

Brexit negotiations may have resulted in a deal, but a confluence of factors has justified the launch of different connectivity between the UK and the EU.
As the clock ran down on negotiations between Downing Street and Brussels, The Loadstar …