A recent article suggesting that globalisation isn’t dead — it’s changing direction, on the Splash 247 website, certainly caught the attention of the U-Freight Group, with our portfolio of freight and logistics service that underpin global trade and globalisation. The narrative that globalisation has collapsed under the weight of tariffs and nationalism misses the mark,…
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The U-Freight Group (UFL), a global logistics and freight forwarding company, is observing interesting trends emerging from recent changes to U.S. trade policy, particularly the removal of the de minimis threshold for duty-free imports. As the policy shift prompts e-commerce businesses to reassess their logistics strategies, UFL reports a notable shift in how some direct-to-consumer…
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🚨 We are issuing this urgent alert to inform all customers and partners of a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting our company and several of our trusted partners. Details: Fraudsters are sending deceptive emails using look-alike domains (e.g., ufreigth.com instead of our official domain ufreight.com) to impersonate U-Freight or our partners. These emails may: These emails…
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An article in Seatrade Maritime News certainly caught the attention of the U-Freight Group’s ocean freight teams. The article suggests that a combination of tit-for-tat port fees by China and the US, and return to Red Sea transits flooding the market with capacity, could plunge container shipping lines into the red. It adds that shippers…
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With a large portfolio of ocean freight forwarding and logistics services, the U-Freight Group’s attention was drawn to an article on the Container News website reporting that the combined capacity of the major alliances, together with MSC, now accounts for 82.5 percent of global container shipping capacity. That’s up from 82.1 percent four months ago….
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Earlier this week in the USA, new USTR measures imposed fees on Chinese-owned or operated vessels calling at the USA, and on non-Chinese operators using Chinese-built ships. With a large portfolio of ocean freight forwarding and logistics services, the U-Freight Group is keeping a watchful eye on how any of the container shipping lines we…
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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…
