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Freight market report – April 2022

Just when we thought we had turned a corner and the logistics environment might start easing, it has probably hit new heights of challenges, that will continue to be disruptive as the impact of China’s lockdowns and Russia’s war unfurls…

Shanghai and China supply chain update

Even with tiered restarting of manufacturing and partial lifting of the lockdown in Shanghai, the situation across China remains challenging, with a total of 56 sailings blanked over the next four weeks. Despite press reports of a further COVID clampdown in…

Ports refuse empties

The challenge of finding HGV driver resource and unpredictable vessel schedules, means that container delivery moves are failing, with unclaimed imports building up and rising container stack levels prompting Felixstowe and London Gateway to start refusing empty containers. The shortage…

Rising HGV driver numbers ease crisis

A recent surge in HGV tests by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and drivers re-entering the profession, has added over 50,000 to the number of qualified HGV drivers, raising hopes that the driver shortage crisis might be subsiding. While…

Empty container threat to supply chains

When bottlenecks and disruption finally ease and global supply chains finally start to return to some form of normality, which many hope to see in the second half of the year, the transition may result in yet another problem –…

Freight market report – May 2022

Our May freight market report provides international freight, carrier and situation updates, so that you have the intelligence and insights you need to make informed supply chain decisions in the coming weeks. (more…)

The pandemic’s impact on the global supply chain

From empty shelves upsetting shoppers and parts shortages interrupting manufacturers, to shipping delays and soaring costs, the pandemic has shone a spotlight on the global supply chain and the challenges in keeping goods moving efficiently along it. (more…)

Freight market report – February 2022

Supply chain pressures remain well above their pre-pandemic levels, on all modes, with 2022 starting pretty much as last year finished, but there are indications that disruption may soon start to recede and analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of…