On Thursday, 28 May, Glasgow Prestwick Airport confirmed the launch of a new direct cargo route to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, projected to boost Scottish exports into China. In June… read more →
China’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) and provincial authorities are stepping up their crackdown on container lines engaging in freight rate filing violations, in the fourth cycle of an enforcement programme… read more →
Ship finance, the capital allocated to purchasing or building vessels, is integral to maritime trade. However, it is treated as entirely separate from trade finance. The top 40 banks lending… read more →
Clothes “What you don’t know is that that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean.” Miranda Priestly’s impassioned speech on the complexity of… read more →
Since the war in the Middle East began earlier this month, disruptions to maritime and air shipping routes have urged carrier companies to move to road freight. Maritime shipping companies… read more →
As geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions continue to reshape global commerce, corporations are increasingly reassessing their operational infrastructure. In doing so, many are being forced to rethink how they… read more →
For anyone involved in trade finance, goods in motion means capital in motion. When a container or a palletised shipment is delayed, the impact isn’t just limited to supply chains;… read more →
One of the most common causes of delays and penalties at the border is incorrect tariff classification. Global tariff classification is based upon the harmonised system (HS) nomenclature, published by… read more →
Headlines over the past few months have been taken over by reports of upheaval in almost every part of the globe: from bombs dropping in Venezuela, to protests in Iran,… read more →
A country which ranks persistently among the world’s most corrupt has recently seen a boost to its international standing. J.P. Morgan has recently announced that it will resume dollar clearing… read more →
