As geopolitical tensions increase, the countervailing benefits of Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) become more self-evident. Here’s how they work, and why companies should take advantage of them. 

The Drewry World Container Index composite of eight major trade lanes dropped 2.2% to $5,806 for a 40-foot unit, snapping a 12-week-long advance.

MEDLOG's Inland Terminal Paris-Bruyeres project will add infrastructure to facilitate rail and barge transportation of goods across the Greater East and Paris region of France.

Last year, the waterway saw a record 36 million tons of cargo pass through, of which more than half was super-chilled liquefied natural gas.

The Glovis Sun — carrying a couple thousand cars as its cargo — had recently traveled around Southern Africa, before arriving at the Port of Zeebrugge on July 18.

The firm with $4 billion of assets is keen to branch out from its Middle East base to play a larger global role as economic growth expands demand for shipping.

With concerns over transit delays in the Red Sea and the looming threat of an East Coast and Gulf port longshoremen strike, retailers began restocking shelves in June. 

The cables were severed by the anchor of a cargo ship sunk by Iran-backed Houthi militants in late February.

Trump's proposal would include a 60% tax on all goods from China, which accounted for roughly 15% of all U.S. imports in 2023, by value.

June figures were down in part due to some vessel owners opting to unload or refuel at Malaysian ports to avoid delays.