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…
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With our headquarters, as well as several freight and logistics hubs in the city, we note that Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has released the air traffic statistics of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for May 2025. HKIA handled flight movements in May, representing year-on-year growths of 8.8% respectively, with traffic growth continuing to be…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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For the fifth year in succession, the U-Freight Group has been recognised as a Top Shipper of Cebu Pacific for 2024, following a remarkable year in which the company handled over 2,300 tonnes of cargo via the airline. The award was formally presented at Cebu Pacific’s annual Eagle Wings Cargo Awards Ceremony held in Manila…
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With U-Freight’s strong presence in the global container shipping arena, we note that according to Alphaliner data, over the past twelve months, the capacity of the global container fleet grew by 8.9%, reaching a total of 32.1 million teu. During this period, 2.62 million teu of new capacity was added – nearly a third of…
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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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A warning of geopolitical threats to global supply chain stability was issued last week, Xeneta. Conflict between Israel and Iran could effectively close the Strait of Hormuz — a key route for container ships in the Middle East Gulf – the freight rate benchmarking and analytics platform said. With our portfolio of international container shipping…
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U-Freight has a major regional logistics hub in Singapore, offering a wide portfolio of international freight and logistics services, and was pleased to see a delegation from the Lion City promoting the island state as a stable logistics hub at the recent Logistics and Transport event in Munich. The delegation explained how Singapore wants to…
