According to a recent report by splash247, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) EMEA are calling attention to the escalating levels of cargo theft and freight fraud worldwide. Steep increases have been registered across Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Regions such as Latin America and parts of
Gemini Cooperation partners, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk, have announced revised routing for one of their joint services through the Suez Canal, marking progress toward the resumption of commercial shipping through the Red Sea. A recent Hapag-Lloyd advisory noted that the shared service linking India, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean will begin mid-February 2026. The communication
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest World Economic Outlook frames the global economy as “steady”, but industry analysts caution that this characterization hides a more challenging reality for containerized trade. Much of the optimism is based on calculations of higher-valued technology exports which inflates trade figures without reflecting true transport demand. The IMF projects global
