PSA BDP Blog
Container shipping could be facing a $10bn-plus loss for 2020; US ending special trade status threatens Hong Kong's transhipment traffic; China has become an even bigger US import source post-COVID
Inactive container shipping fleet hits all time of 11.6% of capacity; China halts some U.S. farm imports, threatening trade deal; No-deal Brexit threat looms over pandemic-ravaged UK
Freight forwarders call for extension to Brexit transition period; Global port throughput 'bounced back' in March, Drewry says; US hits back at China’s alleged attempts to restrict airlines
U.K. announces plan for sweeping tariff cuts after Brexit; Virus revives worst-case scenarios for U.S.-China relationship; Super-cyclone Amphan hits coast of India and Bangladesh
Warehouse capacity contracts as imports arrive amid low demand, closed storefronts; Will ocean carriers scale back sailing cancellations?; Air rates soar leading to severe airline congestion
Air cargo volumes looking 'less bad', as the market has 'probably bottomed'; Insurers warn of the risks of storing import containers away from terminal yards; India eases restrictions, but interstate trucking remains a major challenge
Blank sailings have reached their scheduled peak; China crackdown on shoddy PPE exports pushing air cargo rates even higher; 20 Port authorities pledge to keep seaborne trade moving
90-day delay of tariff payments does not include Trump administration duties on Chinese goods; 'Move boxes to private yards' plea as Chittagong congestion worsens; 'Raincheck' on taxes a relief for hard-hit US importers
Airlines face $314 billion bath as economy dives; Trump Administration eases PPE export ban with Canada, Mexico exemptions; Container volume of major Chinese ports declined again last week
Ocean cargo industry is tough to forecast in wake of COVID-19, say analysts; Idle containership fleet set to hit record high of three million teu; Wuhan on the move again as coronavirus lockdown limits ease
