ESC and Drewry are conducting a survey to evaluate the quality of container shipping service.  Shippers are encouraged to participate and to disseminate it further among relevant stakeholders.  TO RESPOND TO THE SURVEY, please click here. Time to complete: 10 minutes for the 1st part of the survey and 10 minutes for the  2nd part. The 2nd

China is pushing forward Free Trade Agreements talks with more than 20 economies along the Belt and Road Initiative. During the last years, the country has been improving its customs legislation. In 2016, China introduced new measures in the customs audit. These include voluntary self-disclosure for a violation, involvement of external professional firms for audit

Hong Kong, March 27, 2018 The Global Shippers’ Alliance (GSA) representing  major shippers’ organisations from Asia, Europe and the US, calls on world leaders to solve the dispute on import tariffs and work on decreasing the red tape in international trade. It is by dialogue that countries and regions should solve problems amongst themselves. By collaborating international trade

The Global Shippers’ Alliance will hold their annual meeting this time in Hong Kong and Macao on 26-27 March. Participants from Europe, Asia, and the US will address current matters on maritime transport, air freight, and trade facilitation. The organisation is particularly worried about looming trade wars and will compare risks, opportunities, and relevant actions to

AAEI and Amber Road conducted an online survey of global trade professionals: manufacturers, shippers, logistics providers, and other related service providers. The intent of the study was to create a report that provides a snapshot of e-commerce today and analyze the impact that the colossal growth of online sales, especially cross-border online sales, has on retailers,

AAEI is proud to partner with Amber Road on this Benchmark Report on e-Commerce. While e-commerce is not new, it has reached a critical mass to impact global trade. Since the Great Recession of 2008, global trade has remained flat while e-commerce has increased 20% per year.

The European Parliament has published a new study 'The new Silk Route – opportunities and challenges for EU transport. The study looks at the opportunities and challenges that the Chinese “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) Initiative brings to the European transport system.  “One Belt, One Road” refers to the combination of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” (six

The report from the international conference “The Belt and Road Initiative: EU-China Logistics and Supply Chain” that took place in November 2017 is now available as  the special issue of the EU-China Observer. This issue provides a summary of the key points raised by each speech according to the event structure.

Rastatt incident: way forward Following the Rastatt incident, the meeting of experts organised by the Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) and chaired by Deputy Director General Matthew Baldwin agreed on the way forward. The Commission will organise a dedicated group of the Platform of Rail Infrastructure managers (PRIME) and the

CO2 emissions in maritime Shipping emissions are predicted to increase between 50% and 250% by 2050 . The European Shipper’s Council has been always favouring a global approach to this global problem. Regional regulations should not be put in place as they bring a risk of distortion of competition and traffic avoidance. But