by Audrey Chaney | Jan 20, 2021 | News & Events
Before COVID-19, shippers were most concerned about rising fuel prices related to the IMO regulations surrounding the global switch to low-sulfur marine fuel. However, as the pandemic struck the trade, the price of marine fuel collapsed. Shipowners and cargo shippers...
by Audrey Chaney | Jan 20, 2021 | News & Events
The U.S. will bar entry of all cotton products and tomatoes from China’s Xinjiang region, where it says Beijing is oppressing Muslim-minority Uighurs. The ban is the latest in a series of actions where the U.S. is raising pressure on China over some companies’ alleged...
by Audrey Chaney | Jan 20, 2021 | News & Events
The Mallory Asia-Pacific Team is reporting that nearly all carriers are experiencing varying equipment shortages at major China ports due to a recent surge in cargo. Equipment supply conditions are improving, but are still tight. Below is a recap on the current...
by Audrey Chaney | Dec 4, 2020 | News & Events
While awaiting final approval by the CDC, vaccines are already on the move to the US and around the globe. There’s no doubt that COVID-19 had a tremendous effect on the air cargo industry in the spring. With the surge in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE),...
by Audrey Chaney | Nov 30, 2020 | News & Events
Fifteen countries, including China, signed a major trade deal this week known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). What began as a harmonizing of agreements between members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, has turned into...