US import tariffs: Latest info and advice for shippers
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
1d ago
Last updated: 10/02/2025 Donald Trump's second term as US President have begun in an expected fashion, with a raft of executive orders on a huge range of policy matters. Crucially however, for international shippers, new tariffs on US imports have made headlines repeatedly ..read more
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Is the costly Red Sea Diversion finally coming to an end?
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
3w ago
After 427 days of Red Sea diversion, there is genuine possibility that it could be coming to an end ..read more
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1 year of the Red Sea diversion - what have we learned?
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
2M ago
On Friday 15th December 2023, the world’s 2nd largest container shipping line Maersk announced that all vessels had been advised not to pass through the Bab-al Mandab strait to the south of the Red Sea. It came after a missile attack from the Houthi rebel group, which narrowly missed the Maersk Gibraltar vessel ..read more
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The final Brexit deadlines in 2025 and what's next for businesses
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
2M ago
Since the end of the Brexit transition period on the December 31st 2020, food and drink businesses in the UK have been dealing with phased-in implementation of procedures for moving food between the European Union and Great Britain ..read more
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Why are air freight rates increasing in November 2024?
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
2M ago
The air freight market has been red hot all of 2024. Now, as we approach Christmas, capacity is only getting tighter. We’re seeing freight rate increases across most of the biggest trade lanes. That’s despite spot rates already sitting 22% higher than a year earlier at the start of November ..read more
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Impact of New Governments on UK-US Trade: A Deep Dive
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
2M ago
The UK and USA have long shared a ‘special relationship’. One underlined by huge cultural similarities, an unwavering geopolitical alliance and strong trade links, valued at £304.3 billion in the year to July 2024. Put simply, USA is the UK’s single biggest trading partner and strategic ally ..read more
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Navigating the EU's Packaging and Waste Regulation: A Guide for UK Businesses
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
2M ago
The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) represents a huge change in how packaging is managed on the continent. It covers all packaging placed on the European market, ‘whether it is used or released at industrial, commercial, office, shop, service, household or any other level ..read more
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What Donald Trump's US election victory means for logistics and trade
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
3M ago
The US Election has defied the polls and declared Donald Trump as its resounding winner. He beat Kamala Harris, having achieved 294 electoral college votes at the time of writing, comfortably more than the 270 required. It means Trump will become only the second president ever, after Grover Cleveland, to serve two separate terms ..read more
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What Labour's UK election win means for logistics and international trade
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
7M ago
The UK’s general election has delivered the widely expected result of a victory for the Labour Party. A majority of 174 means that Keir Starmer will lead the United Kingdom as Prime Minister for the next 5 years ..read more
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How the Red Sea disruption continues to impact the air freight market
WTA Group
by Scott Wallis
9M ago
The global supply chain sector has been shocked into uncertainty, because of the ongoing Red Sea diversion. All the major shipping lines continue to avoid the area off the coast of Yemen due to missile attacks from Houthi-rebels ..read more
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