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With the globalisation of consumption and the e-commerce boom, especially in the pandemic years, the volume of buying and selling of products, food, inputs and commodities between countries has increased exponentially. According to the United Nations Conference on...

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon believes oil prices could rise to $175 a barrel later this year. Jeremy Weir, the chairman of commodities trader Trafigura, says oil could get "puzzling". The consultancy Energy Aspects, which has clients ranging from hedge funds to state...

With this approach the company serves a range of sectors such as automotive, textile and electronics The lack of containers in the maritime market continues to be a challenge for large companies in the import and export of products. A survey by Windward, a platform...

The port is considered the largest in the world, and the consequences of the congestion are strained supply chains, slower imports and rising inflation around the world. Dozens of cities in China are currently under partial or total blockade following a new outbreak...

EU imports from China have experienced an average annual growth of 6% between 2011 and 2021, according to Eurostat. Trade between the European Union (EU) and China increased "significantly" in 2021, Eurostat says. Both the bloc's exports and imports have peaked,...

The recent recovery in overseas shipbuilding activity came with the gradual recovery of the container sector from the fourth quarter of 2020. As freight rates started to rise and shipowners saw their competitors ordering new ships, they quickly followed suit. That is...