Photo: Alptraum, Dreamstime.com 29/05/2026 Forwarders are warning that the recent recovery in spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades could see prices rise even more sharply over the next few weeks. High demand combined with tight capacity is now also allowing carriers to push through peak season surcharges on shipments under long-term contracts, and

Photo: Dreamstime.com 29/05/2026 Freight rates could spike materially in the coming weeks as the downstream impacts of disruption the world over make their mark, and, once again, it appears carriers will be the beneficiaries of global chaos. Analysing links between freight rates, carrier profits, and the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, the South African Association

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29/05/2026 DHL, FedEx, and UPS have written to European Union finance ministers calling for a phased approach to the 27-member bloc’s new customs rules for low-value parcels to be introduced this summer. They focus on the abolition of the de minimis rule, the customs exemption currently applied to parcels worth less than €150, which will

29/05/2026 PSA International-operated Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT), the largest box terminal at India’s Nhava Sheva Port (JNPA), is taking the brunt of trade complaints of cargo handling delays and gate congestion. Customs house agents at the port claim while there had been substantial improvement at other JNPA terminals, BMCT paints a picture of lackadaisical

Photo: IRU 29/05/2026 Habib Turki (above) was today confirmed as the new secretary general of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), following a vote at the organisation’s annual general meeting in Geneva. He will succeed Umberto de Pretto on 1 August, joining the IRU from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), where he developed the

29/05/2026 The early peak season will result in high freight rates for Q2 and Q3, but after that, forecasting market conditions will become difficult, according to Yang Ming’s senior management today. During the Taiwanese liner’s AGM, chairman Chuck Tsai Feng-ming said uncertainties arising from the US/Israel-Iran conflict and protectionism would continue to affect the market.

29/05/2026 At first glance, a flatbed and a Conestoga trailer seem to solve the same problem. Both give you open-deck access. Both allow side loading. Both work well with cranes and forklifts. But when cargo cannot be exposed to rain, dust, or road debris, that small structural difference between the two becomes critical. The choice