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Logistics News with TELS GLOBAL
Understanding the spike in sea freight spot rates
Spot rates surged 74% between late April and early June. Philip Damas, Managing Director, Head of Supply Chain Advisors at Drewry, has identified key factors that have sparked a sudden rise in rates.
Germany to drastically cut spending on transport infrastructure
The German Federal Government plans to take austerity measures in the 2025 federal budget and has announced significant cuts in infrastructure and climate spending. Transport and Logistics Associations are concerned about reducing costs for maintaining and expanding highways and bridges.
World’s largest ports are overloaded, ships are queuing up
As reported by Linerlytica, global port congestion has reached an 18-month high, with 60% of ships waiting at anchor located in Asia.
Uzbekistan to help ease shortage of truckers in Europe
The Agency for External Labor Migration of Uzbekistan has signed an agreement with Kreiss, a Latvian transport and logistics company, on arranging the recruitment of truckers to Latvia.
More than 60% of Polish carriers are downsizing their staff and vehicle fleets
According to ZMPD, more than 60% of carriers are retrenching their workforce and fleet or plan to do so in the coming months. 13% have stopped paying their financial obligations, and the number of bankruptcies in the first months of 2024 increased by 100% compared to last year.
Freight traffic record set in May on China–Europe rail routes
Last month, the number of freight trains traveling along these routes rose by 14% year-on-year to 1,724.
Air freight traffic growing at double-digit rates for the fifth month in a row
According to a survey run by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), global civil aviation freight traffic grew by 11.1% to 21.7 billion tkm between April 2023 and April 2024.
Shipowners prefer spot rates to contracts
Xeneta, a consulting company, wrote in late May that June should bring further rate increases on major routes from Asia to Europe and North America.
Bankruptcies of freight forwarders in Germany are on the rise
According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, the number of corporate bankruptcies increased by more than 27.6% in January and continued to rise in February and May.
Global airlines raise 2024 profit outlook
In contrast, the profitability of freight transportation is expected to fall 17.5% in 2024 as freight markets return towards normal patterns after booming during the pandemic.
Global contract logistics market exceeded the forecasts for 2023
The growth of the logistics market last year was mainly driven by the expansion of contract logistics in developing countries, with more modest growth in the developed regions.
Italians are outraged by the blocking of wine shipments at the Polish-Lithuanian border
Vittorio Torrembini, President of the Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Russia, accused the Lithuanian and Polish customs authorities of unlawful blocking of cargoes heading from Italy to Russia, including cargoes of Italian wine, at the borders of these countries.
The European Commission subsidizes railway transportation
The new financing is intended to relieve the rail companies that carry out wagon railway transportation (EWV) from the high operating costs incurred as a result of complex picking and delivery processes through the transportation chain, and to ensure the competitiveness of railway freight transportation.
European economy is showing signs of revival
The composite PMI of the Eurozone countries in May reached the maximum of 52.3 points during the year.
China's factory activity unexpectedly dips in May
China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell in May. The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 49.5 in May from 50.4 in April.
Three mega-alliances face 36 containerships shortage for Asia-Europe trade
The analyst estimates the capacity deficit of almost 510 thousand slots. This represents 9.6% of the total capacity required to provide weekly trade frequency on all services declared by the alliances along the Asia-Europe corridor.
20% reduction in Europe and Asia freight traffic
Maritime shipping volumes between Europe and Asia will decline by 15–20% in the second quarter due to the ongoing tough circumstances in the Red Sea.
Industrial activity in the eurozone declines except in three countries
The eurozone has a fall in the Purchasing Managers’ Index from 46.1 points in March to 45.7 points in April. The number of new orders in April decreased at a sharper pace compared to the previous months.
TELS GLOBAL: Optimisation of logistics between Poland, Germany, the UK, France, the Balkans and the Czech Republic
The result of the structural changes was the creation of new opportunities in the organisation of logistics chains between European Union countries, optimisation of work with transport companies and increased competitiveness of offers for cargo owners.
Container spot rates accelerate sharply in CW 19
The Drewry WCI spot index for the Shanghai–European ports route and the Shanghai–US ports route increased by 18–20% and 16% over the week, respectively.