Britain has secured an agreement to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a free trade agreement between 11 countries in the Indo-Pacific region. This move marks a significant shift in the country's post-Brexit trade strategy, as it seeks to diversify its trading partners beyond the European Union. The CPTPP includes some…
Turkey is situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, making it a natural bridge between the two continents. This strategic location allows access to markets in both Europe and Asia, making it an ideal hub for trade. It has a population of over 82 million people, making it one of the largest markets in…
After the U.S. and China announced the “phase-one” trade agreement, a critical point remains in question: agricultural purchases. Bilateral trade is a significant part of the dispute between the world’s two largest economies, especially after both sides decided to break the negotiations into phases, rather than tackling a slew of American concerns, which range from…
June 26, 2019 /
The trade dispute between the US and China could have fewer ramifications across global container supply chains than initially thought. According to new research from Drewry, although the transpacific trade, particularly headhaul eastbound, is expected to be hit hard by the introduction of billions of dollars’ worth of new tariffs, the way China has established…
The failure of the US and China to agree on trade at the weekend makes further tariffs on Chinese goods to the US seem increasingly likely. But while most economists agree that trade wars are ineffective and harmful, some players in the logistics industry are seeing opportunities – mostly in air freight, which typically benefits from chaos…