Industry insights

FIXING BROKEN SUPPLY CHAIN BY RE-BUILDING ENTIRE BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS

Fears of a recession in 2023 are not going away. It ranges from rising transportation costs and inflation, persistent labor shortages, fluctuating demand, to the scarcity of critical goods, to name just a few. Should...

CONTAINER MARKET SET TO BE “DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT” IN 2023

The container shipping sector enjoyed an unprecedented boom during the pandemic but the coming year sees a difficult combination of sluggish demand and sharply rising fleet growth. The Baltic Exchange, in collaboration with Freightos, and...

On the way to all-digital house bills of lading

WAVE BL, the market leader in blockchain-powered trade, announced today that Leschaco has chosen WAVE BL’s platform for issuing, handling, and transferring its HBLs electronically. With the shipping industry moving from paper-based to electronic trade...

LOGISTICS TRENDS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN THE NEW YEAR 2023 

Logistics will encounter both old and new issues in 2023. Here, we will provide you with some of the important themes that we believe will shape logistics in 2023. Sustainability is on the agenda In the...

Six Logistics Trends to Watch for in 2023

As the transportation and logistics industry recovers from the global COVID-19 pandemic and the damage it caused to the supply chain, we are now confronting new challenges and an unpredictable economy in the coming year....

WARNING OF CONTAINER SHIPPING RATE WAR AHEAD

Freight rates have continued to fall as global trade volumes slow as a result of shrinking demand for goods. Trends in global supply chains continue to flip as container prices fall and container depots fill...

CONTAINER FREIGHT MARKET ON THE ROAD TO REMARKABLE RECOVERY DUE TO IMO’S NEW REGULATIONS ENTERING INTO FORCE

Published in November 2022, Daejin Lee’s report on S&P Global Market Intelligence has offered deep insights on two new regulatory measures instituted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) starting in January 2023. These measures are...

Shipping industry: The gloom of the Eurasian market

At the recent Intermodal Europe 2022 event, Alphaliner – part of AXSMarine – a SaaS shipping software and data company for Dry Cargo, Tankers, and Containers – reaffirmed its global position. The event is a...

Global sea freight rates fell rapidly after 2 years of hot growth

The epidemic in the peak period has pushed the price of sea container freight to a record level, which is currently falling rapidly. Seaports in many parts of the world have been congested for two...