At around 8:10 a.m. UTC on January 9, a large container ship under MSC with a capacity of 8,500 TEU – the MSC ELAINE – lost control while leaving the port of Gioia Tauro, Italy, and hit the southern breakwater, causing it to run aground The port of Gioia Tauro is located in the center...
How Much Toilet Paper Do We Import From China
It is learned from the Household Paper Professional Committee of China Paper Association that in 2001, the national toilet paper output was about 2.75 million tons, ranking second in the world; the consumption was 2.66 million tons, accounting for about 12% of the world’s total toilet paper consumption. At present, there are more and more...
What Are The Main Drivers Of The Rapid Growth Of Air Cargo ?
Over the past two years, the volatile impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has upended expectations and challenged long-term planning and analysis for many airlines. However, the air cargo market remains resilient E-commerce market and emerging markets boost air cargo Air cargo capacity disruptions, strong demand for air cargo and congested supply chains have all kept...
From the 24th, the South Korean truck driver strike strikes again! Ports, logistics may be affected!
According to the latest news on November 23, the Korean Freight Truck Drivers Union announced that it will launch a nationwide strike from 00:00 local time on November 24. The “logistics disruption” that made the Korean economy tremble in June this year will be staged again. For recent shipments to South Korea, please pay attention...
The Cliff-like Decline In Ocean Freight Rates And Volumes
The annual peak season is an annual event in the global freight industry, and it is also a day that many logistics companies are looking forward to. E-commerce platforms and retailers will start promotional activities during different festivals, so the peak season will also start at different time nodes. In order to ensure that retail...
The Freight Rates Of The Three Major Express Delivery Giants Have Repeatedly Increased To New Highs
The three major international express delivery giants have raised their freight rates one after another. What is the intention? And under the appearance of rising prices, what changes are hidden in the global parcel market? Freight increases hit record highs In September, when FedEx (FedEx) released its financial report for the first quarter of fiscal...
Canada To Restrict Imports Of Single-use Plastic Products Across The Board
Canada has a small goal: to achieve “zero plastic into landfills, beaches, rivers, wetlands, forests” by 2030, so that plastics disappear in nature. According to the Canadian government, as many as 15 billion plastic bags are used in Canada every year, and single-use plastics account for the majority of litter found on Canadian shorelines. Canada...
ONE’s concerns: Demand is falling faster than market capacity
Container traffic will continue to decline in the first quarter of 2023, accompanied by lower spot freight rates, as economic conditions continue until the container shipping market “closes to equilibrium”, Jeremy Nixon, chief executive of Ocean Network Shipping ONE, said this week. weaken. Rapidly deteriorating economic conditions have prompted the Singapore-based shipping company to forecast...
The freight rate on the China-US route has dropped to US$1,500. Will it drop to US$1,000 before the Chinese New Year?
The long-awaited stoppage of shipping companies did not save the weak freight market. On the contrary, the sea freight of major routes is still declining! In the past half a month, the iconic route of the global shipping market – Asia to the West Coast of the United States – sea freight has fallen below...
Amazon to open fulfillment center in Fergus Falls
On October 28, it was reported that Amazon will open a large distribution center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA. The new distribution center covers an area of 17,000 square feet and is expected to open in 2023. The new distribution facility will be responsible for delivering last-mile packages, receiving goods from Amazon’s sorting centers before...
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