With our large portfolio of international container shipping services for both LCL and FCL cargoes, we note that global container shipping rates fell for a fourth straight week last week, with Drewry’s composite container index sliding 7 percent to USD1,959 per 40-foot container as carriers face unexpectedly soft demand ahead of the Lunar New Year,…
Author Archives: UFL Group
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Feb
Feb
Logistics executives are bracing for a year of volatility in trade, geopolitics and the global economy, and managing uncertainty by turning to AI, scrutinising costs, and reconfiguring their supply chains, according to the 2026 Agility Emerging Markets Index, in partnership with Ti. This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group as many of those supply…
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Feb
Feb
The U-Freight has a large portfolio of international container shipping services for LCL and FCL cargoes, but severe winter storms and heavy snowfall across Western and Northern Europe is causing widespread disruption to the operations of the shipping lines, and terminal closures, all causing delays and knock-on impacts throughout supply chains. According to shipping companies…
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Feb
Feb
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for full year 2025 and December 2025 global air cargo market performance showing: This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group, with our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight business. IATA said that December 2025 brought the year to a close with continued strong performance. Global…
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As the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, production slowdowns, factory closures, and reduced carrier schedules are expected to cause significant delays to cargo shipments. To mitigate these disruptions, The U-Freight Group’s regular rail freight service from China to Europe can provide a reliable solution, with regular departures from China to Europe, ensuring your shipments continue…
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Jan
Jan
According to analysts Sea-Intelligence, overall container line schedule reliability dropped in December 2025 by 1.2 percentage points to 62.8%. This made interesting reading for the U-Freight Group, with our strong presence in the global container shipping arena, and we note that the figures from the analyst’s regular Global Liner Report are based on schedule reliability…
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Jan
Jan
The headlines continue to be dominated by the return or not of major shipping companies to the Red Sea and Suez Canal routing. Media reported at the start of last week that the Gemini Cooperation of Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd was expected to return to the Red Sea with a service connecting Indian sub-continent and Middle…
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Jan
Jan
The U-Freight Group, which has a strong presence in global trade to and from the Asia-Pacific region for both air and ocean freight encourages shippers to plan ahead and secure capacity well in advance of the Lunar New Year holiday, as factory shutdowns and reduced carrier schedules across Asia are expected to place significant pressure…
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Jan
Jan
U-Freight has a major regional logistics hub in Singapore, offering a wide portfolio of international freight and logistics services, and is pleased to read that the city-state has reported record port performance in 2025, with container volumes and vessel activity reaching new highs as the it continued to strengthen its position as a major global…
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Jan
Jan
Global container carrier CMA CGM has reversed plans to expand its transits through the Suez Canal and Red Sea, deciding instead to reroute three major Asia–Europe services via the longer Cape of Good Hope passage around southern Africa. The move reflects continued caution in response to what the carrier described as a “complex and uncertain…
