The impact of global warming, and subsequent melting of Arctic ice, could potentially lead to a new shipping route between Asia and Europe. The Northern Sea Route (NSR), which runs along the Russian Arctic Coast, is being utilised this week by a container ship for the...
Last week the UK’s international trade secretary – Liam Fox – suggested the odds were 60/40 against a trade agreement being in place with the EU, therefore a ‘hard Brexit’ currently seems most likely. One of the consequences of a hard Brexit will be full Customs...
Turkey – A Trade Update It has been widely reported that the Turkish currency is in crisis, with the situation apparently deteriorating on a daily basis. The Turkish Lira is down 45% against the US Dollar since the turn of the year and their annual inflation...
Logistics operators are struggling to get goods into Dhaka airport due to new security measures, which have seen the number of trucks unloaded reduced by 80% recently. Currently, only one truck is allowed to unload at a time, due to increased checkups, serial...
The truck strike in India, which had been running for eight consecutive days, has now been called off after the Indian government agreed to meet the majority of the demands of the truckers. Drivers across India took indefinite strike action from 20th July to protest...
