With our large portfolio of international ocean freight shipping services for both LCL and FCL cargoes to and from China, we note reports that due to adjustments in space management by ocean carriers, combined with rising demand, available capacity at major Chinese ports is becoming constrained and is expected to decrease further in the coming…

With our large portfolio of international container shipping services for both LCL and FCL cargoes, we note that container freight rates continued their upward march this week as carriers pushed ahead with higher pricing on major East-West trade lanes amid signs that the traditional peak shipping season is arriving earlier than usual. According to the…

Nearly half of respondents (49%) in the European Transportation Management Benchmark Study by Descartes Systems Group now consider transportation to be a differentiating factor for their organisation. The U-Freight Group recognises that transportation management is rapidly evolving from an operational cost centre to a strategic tool that companies use to strengthen their customer service and…

With our large portfolio of international container shipping services for both LCL and FCL cargoes, we note that global container freight rates continued their upward trajectory last week, with the Drewry World Container Index (WCI) rising 12% to USD2,553 per 40ft container, highlighting renewed pressure across major east-west trade lanes. The increase has been driven…

Container shipping lines are responding to rising bunker prices with a clear “two-speed” dynamic across global container shipping, according to Alphaliner. Between Q4 2025 and 14 April 2026, the average speed of the global container fleet declined by 2.3%, from 15.58 to 15.22 knots. The slowdown was concentrated entirely after 28 February. On 14 April,…

With our portfolio of international container shipping services for LCL and FCL cargoes, the U-Freight Group notes that global container freight rates rebounded last week after three consecutive weeks of decline, driven largely by rising Transpacific pricing and new carrier surcharges, according to the latest data from Drewry. Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) increased 3…

With our portfolio of international container shipping services for LCL and FCL cargoes, the U-Freight Group notes that container shipping is facing a “long Covid” effect, with vessel delays absorbing capacity at levels two to three times higher than before the pandemic, according to a report on Singapore’s Splash 247 website. Quoting Danish consultancy Sea-Intelligence…

With our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight sector, the U-Freight Group notes that IATA reports that the Middle East conflict resulted in a year-on-year fall in air cargo demand and capacity in March, while the post–Lunar New Year trade slowdown also affected business. Data from IATA showed total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers…

With our regular rail freight service from China to Europe, the U-Freight Group notes that according to an article on Railfreight.com, freight volumes on the China-Europe rail corridor rose sharply in January and February, with container traffic up 25 per cent year-on-year and train trips increasing 32 per cent. Our regular rail freight service from…

With our large portfolio of international container shipping services for both LCL and FCL cargoes, we note that the latest data from Drewry indicates a modest recovery in global container freight rates, with its composite World Container Index (WCI) rising by 2% week-on-week. The composite index reflects a gradual stabilisation in pricing following a period…