Logistics
Following U.S.-China trade negotiations, China has committed to resume imports of U.S. soya beans and will purchase 12 million tonnes during the rest of 2025 and 25 million tonnes per year during the next three years, like 2024 volumes. If these commitments are met, U.S. soya bean shipments are expected to surge in the short term before establishing in the medium term, said Filipe Gouveia, shipping analysis manager at BIMCO.
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Coal shipments are forecast to decline 4.9 percent between 2025 and 2027, as demand is falling as electricity generation from renewable sources continues to expand, particularly in China, Europe and India, said BIMCO, the Danish shipping association.
Furthermore, the global steel demand outlook is weak, contributing ...
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Global investment firm KKR said it has launched Galaxy Container Solutions, a global marine container leasing and financing platform, in partnership with a team of industry veterans.
Galaxy will be owned by KKR-managed credit funds and accounts, which are committing US$500 million to the company via ...
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Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain said it has launched its DHL ReTurn Network, a multi-client reverse logistics solution in North America, designed to help businesses manage returns more efficiently and sustainably.
National Retail Federation said U.S. consumers returned more than US$890 billion worth of merchandise ...
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Average container market spot rates from the Far East to U.S. was flat on all five main front-hauls the week of Oct. 31, and remain so against levels seen in mid-October, said Xeneta, the freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform.
Compared to September, average Far ...
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The 19th edition of One World’s Market Sentiment Index (MSI) for the multipurpose and breakbulk Industryreflects a modest rise for the first time in 2025 to a level of 53.3, despite a maritime industry roiled by the chaos of the U.S. administration.
Of the 27 carriers ...
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Amid a prolonged freight recession and shifting global trade patterns, C.H. Robinson said it delivered another strong quarter of earnings, with execution of its strategic initiatives and the growing impact of its Lean AI transformation.
During the company’s third-quarter earnings call, Dave Bozeman, president and CEO, ...
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The American Maritime Partnership said it has released a study by Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) that finds cabotage laws exist on 85 percent of the world’s coastlines and are growing in number at an unprecedented pace.
The Cabotage Laws of the World report, commissioned by the ...
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Launched in response to the logistics challenges associated with Hurricane Katrina in October 2005, The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is marking 20 years of helping humanitarian organizations get relief supplies stored, transported and delivered to disaster sites more quickly – and free of charge.
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Global freight forwarder and logistics provider U-Freight Group (UFL) said it strengthening its presence in the pharmaceutical and medical logistics sector through a deepened strategic partnership and a major new contract in China.
A year after signing a strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai Hongyu Supply Chain ...
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