Observing Monday’s Bank Holiday

Continued Risk Of US East Coast Port Strike   Negotiations to finalise master contracts for port workers on the US East and Gulf coasts have broken down again, as the risk of a January strike heightens. October's strike was suspended after just three days when a...

Global Trade Awaits January's Presidential Inauguration   The votes have been counted and the result is in, if all goes as expected then Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the new US president on January 20th, and global trade leaders await! Throughout his...

Air Import Operations Suspended at São Paulo (GRU)   Guarulhos Airport (GRU) in São Paulo, Latin America’s largest air cargo gateway, has suspended receiving import general cargo for five days from 7th to 11th November. Freight operations have coming under severe...

Strikes Impact Operations Throughout Canada   A series of port strikes in Canada are now impacting ocean freight and internal rail freight movements, leading to logistical disruption  throughout the country. Montreal port has been under pressure since an overtime...