Category Archives: News

Changes to trade policy are shaking up the air cargo market and new analysis by Freightos suggests the looming cancellation of de minimis eligibility for Chinese imports is expected to significantly reduce the surge of e-commerce goods arriving in the USA by air. This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group, with our strong presence…

Writing on the Seatrade Maritime News website, Nick Savvides says that flourishing uncertainty in container markets is forcing shippers and carriers into new contracts, while experts try to make sense of the fast-moving geopolitical changes that are driving volatility. That made interesting reading for the U-Freight Group, with our portfolio of international container shipping services,…

Anyone involved in the container shipping trades between Asia and North Europe should read an excellent article on the Loadstar website, which provides a summary of the changes taking place with the transition to the new shipping alliances. With our comprehensive portfolio of international container shipping services for both LCL and FCL import and export…

A new survey from maritime research consultancy Drewry reveals significant uncertainty in the container shipping market, driven by the potential reopening of the Suez Canal and anticipated escalation of U.S. tariffs under a second Trump administration. That made interesting reading for the U-Freight Group with our comprehensive network of international container freight and logistics services….

According to a report on the Splash247 website, US box imports reached a record high in January with deliveries from China up for a second month, according to Canadian logistics and supply chain management tech specialist Descartes. That made interesting reading for the U-Freight Group with our comprehensive network of multimodal freight and logistics services…

According to official figures released recently, China’s busiest port processed a record amount of goods in January, as companies rushed to get their products onto ships before US tariffs kicked in and ahead of a long local holiday. That made interesting reading for the U-Freight Group with our comprehensive network of multimodal freight and logistics services for the…

Xeneta, the creator of the ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform, reported that there was lower-than-expected growth in global air cargo demand in January of just 2% year on year, but fears of a trade war over tariffs impacting volumes and growth forecasts for the year are premature. With our strong…

In the largest reshuffle for a decade, we have seen container shipping lines jumping ship from existing alliances on the main east-west trades. That made interesting reading for the U-Freight Group, with our comprehensive portfolio of international container shipping services for both LCL and FCL import and export cargoes. Here’s how the new alliances now…

Air cargo demand for 2024 exceeded the record volumes set in 2021 by 0.5 per cent, helped by high e-commerce volumes and ocean shipping constraints, according to IATA. That made interesting reading for the U-Freight Group with our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight arena The airline association’s full-year data showed that demand for…

With our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight business, we note that the Aircargopedia newsletter reported that according to Market Research Future, the global air cargo market is expected to reach some USD217 billion by 2032. It says the future indeed looks promising — and technology is one of the reasons why, even though…