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IATA introduces updated cargo manuals for 2026

key benefits of Air Freight Forwarding

With the U-Freight Group’s strong presence in the expedited international airfreight arena, we note that IATA has released 2026 manuals for cargo and ground handling which have almost 100 changes and revisions. For cargo, battery-related updates dominate the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) and Battery Shipping Regulations (BSR) in the 2026 manual. Data from IATA CargoIS…

Geopolitics: Redrawing the world’s trade and shipping routes

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,…

U-Freight Group sees opportunities in wake of de minimis removal in the USA

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…

Security Alert: Fraudulent Emails Impersonating U-Freight and Partner Domains

🚨 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…

82.5 percent of container shipping market capacity for alliances & MSC

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….

Shipping lines blank sailings and implement rate hikes

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…

WTO lifts 2025 trade growth forecast

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…

⚠ Security Alert: Phishing Emails

 

👉 Please be aware of recent fraudulent emails impersonating U-Freight and our partners. Click here to learn how to protect yourself.

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