As 2023 unfolds, shippers are experiencing signs of relief from the supply chain upheaval over the past few years. U.S. container imports in December continued to close in on 2019 volumes, port delays continued to improve, the maritime capacity crunch has eased, and ocean shipping rates have approached pre-pandemic levels. 

Certainty has been in short supply in the world of shipping in recent years. Shippers, manufacturers, and carriers have all had to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, from the lingering impacts of COVID to geopolitical conflicts, from stocking trends to industrial action. 

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Egypt and India announced Thursday a “strategic partnership” to increase trade by billions of dollars and strengthen diplomatic ties, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi concluded a visit to New Delhi.… read more →

Greek companies engaged in international activities will benefit from a new €200 million trade finance partnership between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and HSBC Bank plc announced in Athens today,… read more →

Trade sanctions are among the many tactics resorted to by the international community in order to compel a state to comply with its human rights obligation. 

CargoX, a document transfer solutions provider, today reported an increase in the number of users of the CargoX platform to simplify and expedite electronic trade documents and facilitate Advance Cargo… read more →

To learn more about UNCITRAL and the efforts to support the regulatory environment around digital trade, Trade Finance Global (TFG) spoke with Luca Castellani.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Nhava Sheva Freeport Terminal Private Limited (NSFTPL) signed a $131 million loan to upgrade the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal located in Navi Mumbai… read more →

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