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A new report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development warns that regulations, technical standards and other non-tariff measures are becoming a greater obstacle to global trade than tariffs themselves, adding new complexity and costs across international supply chains.
The report, Invisible Barriers: The Costs of Non-Tariff Measures, says that while tariffs rose sharply in 2025 amid escalating geopolitical tensions and U.S.-led trade actions, non-tariff measures, or NTMs, continue ...
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The multipurpose and heavy-lift shipping sector is entering a period of near-term volatility driven by geopolitical disruption and fuel cost escalation, even as longer-term fundamentals remain broadly supportive, according to analysis led by Justin Archard, who oversees the latest Market Sentiment Index (MSI).
The second quarter ...
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Three major ocean carriers’ latest results point to a market that is no longer being lifted by pandemic-era pricing, even as geopolitical disruption continues to complicate network planning, costs and customer service.
A.P. Moller-Maersk, Ocean Network Express and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, or “K” Line, each reported ...
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Container shipping and logistics trends across Latin America are becoming increasingly shaped by supply chain digitalization, infrastructure investment and mounting geopolitical uncertainty, according to Maersk’s latest regional market assessment.
In its May Latin America market outlook, Danish shipping and logistics group A.P. Moller - Maersk said ...
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U.S. energy production reached another all-time high in 2025, driven by continued growth in natural gas, crude oil and renewable energy output, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Total U.S. energy production climbed 3.4 percent year over year to 107 quadrillion British ...
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By James Wee
(From FBJNA's May Issue) Every fleet operation generates a massive volume of execution data every day: GPS pings, delivery timestamps, service durations, route deviations and more. This data holds significant potential to improve route planning and operational performance. In most organizations, however, much ...
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. said ownership of the business was transferred in the fourth quarter of 2025 from founder Gianluigi Aponte to his children, Diego and Alexa Aponte, marking a generational transition at the world’s largest container carrier.
Diego Aponte, group president, and Alexa Aponte, group ...
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Coal shipments to Japan, South Korea and the EU jumped 27 percent year over year in April as buyers turned to coal to offset tightening LNG supply following disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the BIMCO.
The increase comes despite what is normally a ...
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Cargo theft activity eased in the first quarter of 2026, but industry analysts said increasingly sophisticated methods and transnational crime groups continue to pose significant risks across North American supply chains.
Total supply chain crime incidents fell 5.3 percent year over year to 767 events in ...
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Broker margins in the U.S. spot freight market are running well above historical norms, even as competition intensifies, according to a new pricing index from Tabi Connect.
The company’s inaugural Pricing Pressure Index found awarded margins on spot loads averaging 18.3 percent, roughly five percentage points ...
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