Category Archives: News

With our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight business, the U-Freight Group notes that the industry consultant Rotate thinks that air cargo demand growth is expected to slow in 2026 after a record run, but sees reasons for optimism, stating that whilst improved reliability in ocean shipping would shift volumes back from air. Longer…

As a leading provider of multimodal global logistics service, the U-Freight Group urges anyone involved in the international container shipping sector to take a look at a recent article on the Maritime Executive website. Headed Mr Container’s Revenge, it presents a very interesting and useful summary of the relationship between demand and supply in the…

With our strong presence in the global container shipping arena, the U-Freight Group notes that attempts by container shipping lines to try and protect rates via GRIs and blanked sailings don’t appear to be working. This week, Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased 5% to USD1,859 per 40ft container. Spot rates on the Transpacific Headhaul…

With our strong presence in the delivery of multimodal freight and logistics services throughout the Asia-Pacific region, the U-Freight Group notes that FIATA has unveiled its 2025 Market Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of global logistics trends, with a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region. The 2025 Report examines the evolving logistics landscape across air,…

Today’s headline news that has caught the attention of  the U-Freight Group, with our portfolio of freight and logistics service that underpin global trade and globalisation, is that the Houthis have officially announced that they have paused maritime attacks on Israel and lifted their so-called naval blockade on Israeli ports. This announcement appeared at the…

With our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight business, and strong presence in the US market, the U-Freight Group notes that the ongoing US government shutdown has sparked growing fears of widespread disruption across the nation’s air transport network, with the possibility that several airports may be forced to reduce operations or close altogether…

With the U-Freight Group’s strong presence in the global container shipping arena, we note an article on the Maritime Executive website that reports that the sector continues to grow, with attention focused on the carriers’ total orderbook, which at more than 10 million teu is the largest in history. The report is based on Alphaliner…

The Drewry World Container Index increased 4% to $1,822 per 40-foot container this week, marking the third straight week of gains following a prolonged 17-week decline. This makes interesting reading for the U-Freight group with our strong presence in the global container shipping arena. Drewry reports that spot rates from Shanghai showed notable increases across…

With our strong presence in the expedited international airfreight business, the U-Freight Group notes that air cargo demand improved for the seventh month in a row in September despite continuing traffic declines on the Asia-North America trade lane. The latest figures from IATA show that air cargo demand in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms increased…

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…