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The world today isn’t simple and the challenges facing supply chains are complex. Those challenges need to be looked at from a different perspective, with human ingenuity, passion and experience, combined with our technology to create something more than the expected. By problem-solving in unexpected ways, we conceive new solutions to overcome challenges and realise opportunities.
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Thames port disruption as derailment cuts rail freight services
A freight train derailment in east London has severely disrupted rail connections serving London Gateway and Tilbury, with container backlogs threatening to build at two of the UK’s busiest gateways. Container movements through the Thames Estuary face significant disruption following…
Asia–Europe freight rates rebound as carriers tighten capacity
Ocean freight rates on Asia–Europe trades are rising again after months of downward pressure, but contrasting market indicators and increasing blank sailings suggest the recovery is being driven as much by carrier capacity management as underlying cargo demand. The Asia–Europe…
Global airfreight peak accelerates
Airfreight markets are entering the final quarter of 2026 with strengthening demand, sharply rising fuel costs and growing pressure on capacity, although significant differences between trades are creating contrasting conditions for shippers. Global air cargo demand rebounded strongly in September,…
Suez Canal return gathers pace
Nearly two-thirds of Far East–Europe container shipping capacity is now operating through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, marking a significant shift away from Cape of Good Hope diversions, although security concerns and changing service rotations mean the return remains…
US container gateways face pressure beyond the docks
Strong import volumes, tightening trucking capacity and mounting difficulties returning empty containers are creating new challenges at major US ports, threatening delivery efficiency and increasing inland logistics costs. The pressures affecting America’s container gateways are changing. While vessel congestion and…
Global container trade breaks records as demand outpaces disruption
Global container volumes have reached another record high, with expanding trade flows across Asia, the Americas and Africa demonstrating the resilience of international commerce despite geopolitical uncertainty, rising transport costs and persistent shipping disruption. Global container trade reached 17.46 million…
Post-Golden Week capacity pressures diverge
Container shipping lines are adjusting capacity as Asian factories resume production following Golden Week, with relatively few cancelled sailings but contrasting conditions emerging on routes to Europe and the United States. As China’s Golden Week holiday ends and export activity…
Airfreight demand and Middle East disruption tighten peak-season
Airfreight markets are entering the fourth-quarter peak season with demand strengthening, capacity tightening on key routes and renewed disruption in the Middle East adding pressure to airline networks and transport costs. Global air cargo demand recovered strongly in September, with…
India’s changing shipping networks add pressure to US supply chains
Congestion across South Asia’s container shipping network is increasing costs and disrupting connections for US-bound cargo, while surging China–India demand and changing Middle East trade flows accelerate India’s emergence as a regional transhipment hub. India’s expanding manufacturing economy and the…
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