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Vessel capacity once absorbed by major Asia–Europe routes is now spilling into secondary trade lanes leading to global container shipping entering a new era of structural realignment. With our strong presence in the global container shipping arena, this makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group. According to Sea-Intelligence, which has dissected global vessel capacity shifts,…

With our strong presence in the global container shipping arena, we note that Drewry’s composite World Container Index rose 2% to USD1,957 per 40-foot container this week. This marks the second consecutive weekly increase driven by strengthening Asia-Europe trade lanes even as Transpacific rates continue their descent. The differentiation in global container shipping markets has…

A report published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reports that global trade in goods and services continued to grow through the second half of 2025. If projections hold, UNCTAD predicts that global trade this year will exceed USD35 trillion for the first time – an increase of about USD2.2 trillion, or around 7%, compared…

With our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight sector, the U-Freight Group notes that Transport Intelligence reports that the air cargo industry has shown uneven trends this year, with strong growth on European and intra-Asia routes but disruption from tariffs, labour disputes, weather and capacity shortages elsewhere. Tariff changes and the end of the…

The Drewry composite World Container Index (WCI) rose 7% to USD1,927 per 40ft container after three weeks of decline, mainly due to rate hikes on Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes. This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight group with our strong presence in the global container shipping arena. Following three weeks of declines that pushed…

With a portfolio of international ocean freight forwarding and logistics services, we note that global container shipping schedule reliability declined in October after months of steady improvement. This is according to a new a new Sea-Intelligence analysis, and is likely due to increased vessel delays and operational volatility after several months of stability. In October,…

In the latest edition of Air Cargo Management, TIACA’s Glyn Hughes outlines how air cargo must adapt to e-commerce’s rapid growth through harmonised standards, smarter data and sustainable operations. As a early entrant and on-going investor into meeting the ever-increasing challenges of providing logistics services to this rapidly expanding sector of global trade, this makes…

For October 2025 the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported a notable increase in global air cargo demand, with total volumes rising by 4.1% year-on-year, reaching a new monthly record for volumes. This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group with our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight business. IATA said demand for international…

With our large portfolio of international container shipping services, we note that in answering the question ‘can the shipping industry really get rid of shipping delays?’ consultancy Drewry says shippers, forwarders and ports should remain prudent. Drewry says that the Gemini Cooperation has made headlines recently with its plan to raise schedule reliability above 80%….

Drewry’s World Container Index remained stable at USD1,852 per 40ft container this week. Drewry said that the Index maintained stability due to decreased Transpacific rates and increased Asia-Europe rates offsetting each other. This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight group with our strong presence in the global container shipping arena. Spot rates on the Transpacific…