01
Jul
Asia-Europe Trade Rises While Trans-Pacific Demand Slows Shipping analysts predict the Trans-Pacific market is heading into a downturn, while the Asia-Europe trade is gaining strength. U.S. importers frontloaded goods earlier this year to get ahead of tariff hikes, which has…
16
Jun
Middle East Tensions Increase Global Trade Route Risks Rising tensions in the Middle East have sparked new warnings for the global shipping industry. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which monitors and delivers maritime security information, has advised vessels…
12
Jun
China-ECSA Trade Faces Multi-Front Strain . Shippers moving cargo from Asia to the East Coast of South America (ECSA) are facing significant peak season disruptions, as container spot rates have nearly doubled in recent weeks. The sharp rise in rates…
02
Jun
Global Trade Disruptions Push Businesses Toward Dual-sourcing Models Shippers are turning to dual-sourcing as a long-term strategy to navigate ongoing trade policy uncertainties. In just a 24-hour period, U.S. tariff policies have been reversed and then reinstated, highlighting the unpredictability…
29
May
Trans-Pacific services set for restart as carriers scramble to restore capacity Container services are being reinstated to the Trans-Pacific trade next month in response to the high demand for imports from China. Currently, capacity remains constrained as many carriers had…
29
May
RSD Shipping Agency Jamaica is Now Part of The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce
19
May
Capacity crunch beckons on eastbound trans-Pacific after US-China deal The preliminary trade deal between the U.S. and China is expected to cause a capacity crunch on the Eastbound Trans-Pacific trade. Duties on Chinese goods are being lowered from 145% to…
12
May
Red Sea threat to shipping remains despite US and Houthi ceasefire The U.S. and Yemen's Houthis have agreed to a ceasefire in a deal brokered by Oman. The Houthis will stop attacking vessels in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab…
05
May
No end to the congestion choking gateway ports in North Europe Persistent congestion continues to impact Northern Europe’s key container ports of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, and London Gateway. According to a global forwarder’s visibility platform, this is causing "heavily disrupted…
28
Apr
Asia-USEC shippers to lose 42% capacity in a surge of blanked sailings A significant wave of blank sailings is set to impact Asia–U.S. container trade lanes, with U.S. East and Gulf Coast services facing the sharpest cuts. Sea-Intelligence reports that…
