Container shipping lines are actively tightening available capacity as they move to stabilise rates — just as a fresh layer of U.S. port charges on vessels connected to China took effect yesterday. These additional fees, according to carriers, will ultimately fall on shippers. With our strong presence in the global container shipping arena, this is…
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As a provider of supply chain management services that underpin world trade, the U-Freight Group notes that the World Trade Organization said that global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025. The WTO said that this was driven by increased spending on AI-related products, a surge in North American imports ahead of…
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Global container traffic continues to climb, with throughput figures for 2025 setting new records and surpassing earlier forecasts, according to data from Container Trades Statistics (CTS). This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group with our string presence in international container shipping, including LCL and FCL import and export operations, as the latest data shows…
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The UFL Group has secured a major contract from one of China’s leading medical organisations, following a successful bid. The agreement covers the transportation of pharmaceutical reefer containers from various European locations to designated ports across China. This significant win reinforces UFL Group’s position as a trusted partner in the global cold-chain logistics sector, particularly…
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The U-Freight Group has a strong global presence across all modes of freight transport and keeps a watchful eye on the state of supply chains within international trade. With all the uncertainty there has been this year, causing disruption to supply chains around the world, it was good to read a bit of positive commentary…
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With the U-Freight Group’s strong presence in the expedited international airfreight arena, we note that global air cargo demand grew by three percent year-on-year in September, according to Xeneta, signalling a slowdown from the stronger five percent gains seen in July and August. With capacity growth matching demand, yields continued to fall, marking the fifth…
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Oct
Oct
A year after UFL Group signed a strategic co-operation agreement with the Shanghai Hongyu Supply Chain Management Co (HYSC), the Hong Kong-based freight forwarding and logistics company is strengthening its partnership by delivering logistics fulfilment services for a new B2B e-commerce recently established by a trading company named Fuji of HYSC). Launched this year, the…
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As Hong Kong and South East Asia continues to recover from Super Typhoon Ragasa that swept through the region last week, its airport is pressing ahead with ambitious plans to deepen integration with the Greater Bay Area (GBA), and expand its cargo capabilities. This was the message in an article on the Routes website that…
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U-Freight and HYSC partnership focuses on medical and healthcare logistics in trade between South Korea and China
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The U-Freight Group is working with the Shanghai Hongyu Supply Chain Management Co (HYSC), to develop logistics services to meet the needs of manufacturing and shipping customers moving medical and healthcare products between South Korea and China. Of particular interest is the growing market in medical aesthetic products and the development comes one year after…
