Drewry: Global container volumes to drop 1% on Trump tariffs
Drewry: Global container volumes to drop 1% on Trump tariffs. Just third annual drop since 1979 President Donald Trump’s tariff war is expected to cut global container volume by 1% in 2025, Drewry said, only the third such forecast in its history. That would amount to approximately 1.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units based on worldwide container traffic of 183.2 million [...]
27/04/2025
Vietnamese exporters set to benefit from global supply chain changes
Vietnamese exporters set to benefit from global supply chain changes Trucks parked inside the premises of a Samsung Electronics Co. Plant at the Yen Phong Industrial Park in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, on Monday, April 7, 2025. Vietnamese exporters have built a strong foothold in labour-intensive industries, particularly textiles and electronics assembly. - Bloomberg HO CHI MINH CITY: Vietnam is well [...]
27/04/2025
Pakistan ceases all trade with India
Pakistan ceases all trade with India Pakistan has suspended all trade with India and closed its airspace and land border. The measures follow the imposition of sanctions imposed by India after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people on Tuesday. The last six months saw 520 port calls of vessels between Pakistan and India, according to data from [...]
27/04/2025
DHL temporarily suspends B2C shipments over $800 to US
DHL temporarily suspends B2C shipments over $800 to US. Change to US import rules leads to massive increase in customs workload, transit delays Integrated logistics company DHL on Monday will temporarily suspend e-commerce shipments to individuals in the United States when the declared customs value exceeds $800 because import specialists are overwhelmed filing extra documentation after U.S. customs authorities lowered [...]
22/04/2025
Trump trade war halts ships, strands empty containers
Trump trade war halts ships, strands empty containers. Tariffs firm up rates as nervous importers frontload Container shipping, the linchpin of global trade, has been thrown into turmoil once again as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to escalate. Recent weeks have seen a dizzying array of tariff announcements, exemptions and retractions, leaving shippers and importers struggling to keep pace [...]
22/04/2025
Malaysia’s ports-and-logistics sector could be hit by sharp decline in order volumes, Maybank IB says
Malaysia’s ports-and-logistics sector could be hit by sharp decline in order volumes, Maybank IB says. KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Malaysia’s ports-and-logistics sector is expected to see a sharp decline in order volumes amid uncertainty over international trade, Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) warned in cutting the industry outlook. While the sector will get a temporary boost from frontloading during the [...]
22/04/2025
Malaysia’s key US leverage: Electronics, chips, rare earths, gloves and security — Kenanga
Malaysia’s key US leverage: Electronics, chips, rare earths, gloves and security — Kenanga. KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia should leverage its importance in electronics, semiconductors, rare earths, healthcare and security to negotiate tariff relief from the US during the 90-day reprieve, according to Kenanga Research. In a note on Monday, it said Malaysia should leverage its position as a crucial [...]
15/04/2025
Malaysia’s factory output decelerates sharply in February, official data show
Malaysia's factory output decelerates sharply in February, official data show. K KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Malaysia’s industrial production growth decelerated sharply in February as contraction in mining output and electricity generation offset gains in manufacturing activity, official data Friday showed. The industrial production index — which measures output from factories, mines, and power plants — rose 1.5% in February from [...]
15/04/2025
Malaysia will have to rely more on domestic demand as trade tensions threaten exports, economists say
Malaysia will have to rely more on domestic demand as trade tensions threaten exports, economists say. KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Global trade tensions are threatening export-oriented factories, and Malaysia would have to rely more on domestic demand to help keep up growth, economists said. Despite the latest US tariff reprieve, uncertainty over future trade actions remains elevated, Public Investment Bank [...]
15/04/2025
50,000 Malaysian jobs at risk, business chamber warns as it calls for urgent US tariff mitigation council
50,000 Malaysian jobs at risk, business chamber warns as it calls for urgent US tariff mitigation council. KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) has called on the government to urgently set up a council to lead national-level mitigation efforts in response to the US' imposition of a 24% tariff on Malaysian exports, warning [...]
06/04/2025
