Call us on +44 (0)1784 466050

Archive: Coronavirus

PPE Importing medical products

Importing medical products

In these uncertain times, when we need to import medical products, supply chains are more important than ever, which is why our team has been designated essential workers, especially when it comes to protecting NHS and care workers risking their…

Read More
China medical exports

China impose strict medical export controls

Following complaints from disgruntled governments, Chinese manufacturers of coronavirus test kits and related medical supplies have been told they can no longer export their products unless they are already licensed to sell the product in China. The move comes after…

Read More

Coronavirus: The global supply chain @ 30th March

Despite the coronavirus, we continue to uplift cargo across the global supply chain in China and the United States by sea and also air, for the most urgent shipments, though we are seeing a reduction in volumes and the postponement…

Read More

Coronavirus latest and freight still moving

With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring that Europe is now the epicentre of the Coronavirus pandemic and the G7 vowing to do ‘whatever is necessary to support the global economy, governments are imposing increasingly tough restrictions on travel to…

Read More

China Covid-19 supply chain situation at 10th March

As the shipping lines get ready to start filing their ships from China and the demand for air freight is literally through the roof, our latest Coronvarius update considers the state of the freight markets, as well as the current…

Read More

Coronavirus: Freight operations latest

In a potentially positive development, the latest Chinese government data showed the number of new coronavirus cases fell to the lowest level in three weeks, but the data “must be interpreted very cautiously”, according to the head of the World…

Read More

Coronavirus update @ 6.2.20

With the continuing escalation of the Coronavirus pandemic, air shipments out of China are being significantly impacted, with airlines cancelling, reducing or suspending services. 2M have announced blank sailings, but ocean freight is nominally operating, subject to local port conditions…

Read More

Coronavirus: Protecting your supply chain

In an attempt to restrict the spread of the Coronavirus, Chinese authorities have extended the lunar new year holiday until 2 February, with Shanghai and Ningbo having a further extension until 10 February, adding to the back-log of unshipped cargo…

Read More