On Wednesday, 3 June, Ghana and the UK signed a new growth partnership worth up to £215 million, revealed the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. The deal involves a… read more →
The UK’s public finance institution National Wealth Fund is committing £200 million to support the country’s largest port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) in a major port infrastructure programme, the… read more →
Geopolitical shocks are now feeding through to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) faster than ever before. As operating across global supply chains, customer bases, and supplier networks becomes the norm… read more →
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 →
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suspended mining operations in its eastern province of South Kivu for three months, following growing suspicion over illicit mining activity, as revealed in… read more →
If you do business with China, sooner or later, you’ll come across the codes 9610 and 0110. At first glance, they may seem like minor customs categories, but in practice,… read more →
Operators in Europe are under growing strain. Over the past few months, much of the industry conversation has focused on volatility in the logistics sector due to the escalations across… read more →
Pakistan has opened six road transit routes to enable third-country goods to reach Iran, creating a new land corridor. The initiative came as 3,000 containers destined for Iran were stranded… read more →
