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US tariff delay causes further supply chain confusion

U-Freight global logistics reach

This week has seen Donald Trump’s tariff timeline shift once again. Just days before a 90-day pause on country-specific reciprocal tariffs was scheduled to expire, the President pushed implementation back again — this time to August 1st. The current trade landscape remains uncertain amid these additional shifts in tariff implementation, making it very difficult for…

Shipping alliances and MSC dominate over 80% of container market

Maritime consultancy, Alphaliner says that the global container shipping industry is becoming increasingly concentrated, with the latest data showing that shipping alliances, together with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), now control more than 80% of the world’s total container capacity. That made interesting news for the U-Freight Group with our strong presence in the global container…

First six months of 2025 marking by uncertainty across supply chains

With our presence across all modes of global logistics and supply chain management, the U-Freight Group starts July with a summary of what has taken place in the first six months of 2025. In ocean freight, the first half of 2025 saw strong cargo volumes, sharp volatility in freight rates, and persistent geopolitical disruptions, leading…

Spot rates still falling on key container trade lanes

The latest data from Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) reveals a continued sharp decline in spot rates on major container shipping routes, particularly between Asia and the US West Coast (USWC). That made interesting news for the U-Freight Group with our strong presence in the global container shipping arena, and we note that industry commentator…

BIMCO: Stable demand outlook For container shipping

With U-Freight’s strong presence in the global container shipping arena, we note that BIMCO forecasts a stable demand outlook for the container shipping sector, aligned with previous reports, despite recent uncertainties in US trade policies. “We expect the supply/demand balance to weaken only slightly in 2025 and 2026, as our ship demand growth forecast now…

Tonnage shift to US trades drives vessel bunching at Asian ports

The redeployment of tonnage to the Asia-US trade route through major transshipment ports is causing vessel bunching at major hubs in Asia, slowing cargo and soaking up functional capacity when US importers need it most. This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group with our portfolio of international container shipping services, many of which transit…

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