Anti-dumping and countervailing measures on imports of Hot Rolled Flat and Coil steel will be kept until 2027, to protect the UK’s steel industry from the damage caused by low-priced steel and...
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Businesses face 24 legislative and policy supply chain changes
The Institute of Export & International Trade has issued a report highlighting the volume of regulatory change facing UK traders over the next 18 months and called for support for businesses...
Air freight may have turned a corner
Airfreight rates, as measured on the Baltic Air Freight Indices*, ticked up through September on major Asia-outbound lanes, giving credence to the possibility of a peak season in 2023, with rates ex...
Scope 3 emission reporting cannot be ignored
Last November, the EU adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), with fines and penalties for those failing to disclose their indirect (Scope 3) emissions. The phase-in period...
EC to end container shipping alliances
On the 9th August 2022, the European Commission (EC) issued a call for feedback on the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) and on Tuesday announced that it will not renew the sector’s...
Sea freight ECO initiatives and their impact on shippers
Just months after IMO 2023 launched, the International Maritime Organisation raised its carbon emissions targets, which will require more carrier investment and with the EU rolling out its emissions...
Final stage of EU’s Import Control System 2
On the 1st March 2024, the European Union is launching the 3rd and final part of its pre-loading and pre-arrival safety and security programme, which requires pre-advice of mandatory information and...
Decline in British food exports may be short-lived
The UK’s food and drink exports in the first half of 2023 increased by £0.5bn from the same period in 2022 and while that should be good news, inflation has pushed up values, while volumes in almost...
Get ready for the NI Windsor Agreement processes
The Windsor Framework was agreed in February to ease post-Brexit trade between Northern Ireland (NI) and the rest of the UK, but concerns remain about a continuing lack of clarity over the details...
Metro’s RoRo alternative is cheaper, quicker and greener
With a 3-4 month delay for car and truck RoRo (PCTC/PCC) services, automotive clients have looked to container shipping to provide an effective alternative transport solution, that also turns out to...
Carriers blank Golden Week sailings
The cancellation of multiple October sailings from Asia to Europe is an attempt by the carriers to push capacity down and raise rates, but if they fail, they may not have another opportunity to...
EU’s carbon border initiative threatens 40% tariffs
The introduction of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) places reporting responsibilities on companies trading with the bloc in carbon-intensive products from the 1st October 2023 and...