International Trade


Shanghai’s frozen meat, seafood imports stall on port congestion
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 15, 2022

Shanghai’s frozen meat, seafood imports stall on port congestion

AP Moller-Maersk A/S, one of the biggest shipping lines in the world, has stopped bookings to ship refrigerated containers into Shanghai as a strict Covid lockdown stalls the trucking of meat and seafood from the port into the city.
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Russian grain still flows to top customers despite war inflating costs

Bloomberg | April 15, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity | Maritime | Bulk

Seven weeks after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is still exporting grain to some of its biggest customers, even as shipping costs soar.

Worldsteel Short Range Outlook released

AJOT | April 14, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Synopsys probed on allegations It gave tech to Huawei, SMIC

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

Texas governor to halt some truck inspections on boarder snarl
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 13, 2022

Texas governor to halt some truck inspections on boarder snarl

Texas will halt some vehicle inspections at the U.S.-Mexico border after Governor Greg Abbott’s crackdown provoked protests that halted crucial food and equipment shipments.
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Half of harvests in crop giant Ukraine could be wiped out by war

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Harvests of some of Ukraine’s most important crops could be cut in half this year, threatening its position as a major exporter and exacerbating already tight global supplies.

Lumber slides as surging inflation hammers DIY renovation market
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 13, 2022

Lumber slides as surging inflation hammers DIY renovation market

Lumber prices are slipping to levels seen four months ago as soaring inflation curbs the appeal of do-it-yourself renovators to take on costly new home-improvement projects.
LNG Projects May Get Funding Boost From U.S. Export Bank Plan

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

Yellen plans global food-crisis as IMF, UN urge action

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

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US DOT February 2022 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

AJOT | April 13, 2022 | International Trade | By The Numbers

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.2% in February from January to 138.5.

Top wheat buyers latest tender shows huge cost of buying grain

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

South Africa’s No. 1 fuel producer drops gas pipeline plan

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

ResourceWise acquires Wood Resources International

AJOT | April 13, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Singapore says Glencore was supplier of tainted fuel

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

Europeans buy more cheap American cheese amid scarce milk supply

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

China’s exports to Russia slump after Ukraine invasion

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

Snarled supply chains stretch wait times for top bicycle maker
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 12, 2022

Snarled supply chains stretch wait times for top bicycle maker

Giant Manufacturing Co. is waiting as long as two years for bicycle parts as unprecedented disruptions and lockdowns roil the global supply chain, putting one of the world’s biggest bike makers at risk of missing out on a demand boom.

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