CMA CGM officially launches the 2025 Cherry Express Line, with a travel time of only 23 days from San Antonio Port in Chile to Shanghai Port. The port call sequences of ACSA 1 and M2X routes are temporarily adjusted, and there are 8 fixed schedules at San Antonio Port for this express service.
2025 Q4 air freight growth slows, with Sept spot rates down 4% YoY. US tariffs, Red Sea crisis, and e-commerce shifts affect routes; yet 2025 demand is expected to rise 3-4%, better than feared.
MSC launches new SAMBAR route & upgrades PERTIWI/ORCHID routes (Oct-Nov 2025). They link China to SE Asia, with maiden voyages from Dalian/Busan/Fuzhou.
IKEA acquired U.S. Locus (valued at $300M) to boost online sales. The AI logistics platform cuts €100M/year in delivery costs, piloted in U.S./UK first.
Evergreen, Yang Ming & Wan Hai launch a new direct North China-Indonesia route (CIM/CS3). 35-day cycle, maiden voyage from Dalian on Nov 1, 2025, to boost regional trade.
Liner companies are canceling voyages at a post-pandemic record rate due to U.S. tariff turmoil and weak demand. Oct 2025 will see 138 U.S.-China suspensions; tariffs hurt freight rates and 2026 contracts.
Wanhai Shipping issues a severe statement on cargo misdeclaration: USD 100,000/unit penalty for both dangerous/non-dangerous goods misdeclaration, plus deposit. It reserves rights to claim compensation and pursue legal liability.
On Oct 7, the EU proposed cutting steel import quotas by 47% to 18.3Mt/year and levying 50% tariffs on over-quota imports, plus origin tracing. Aimed at aiding local industry and U.S. talks, it awaits approval for 2026 implementation.
From October, MSC’s new South America-Middle East route (calling China’s Qingdao/Ningbo/Shanghai/Shekou) optimizes refrigerated cargo. It takes 33 days to Abu Dhabi, enhancing supply chain speed for traders.
On Sept 29 (local time), Trump announced a new US tariff on imported softwood/wood products: 10% on logs/lumber, 25% on cabinets. Effective Oct 14, some rates rise further Jan 1—following a March Commerce Dept investigation.
In H1 2025, China’s steel exports hit 50.9M tons (+25.1% YoY), 32.7% of global total. Supramaxes handle 63.2% of shipments. This growth, plus Asian trade links, reshapes global dry bulk shipping.
COSCO Shipping launched COSCO Shipping Lines (Central Asia) in Almaty on Sept 27. Jointly founded to build a green logistics corridor, it will boost Eurasian end-to-end logistics and upgrade China-Europe Railway Express.
The 2024 CPPI (by World Bank & S&P Global) shows 7 Chinese ports in top 10 global efficient ports. East Asia leads; developing nations’ ports also gain via tech & collaboration.
After Poland blocked China-Europe Railway Express (stranding 300+ trains), China launched the 18-day China-Europe Arctic Express (Ningbo-Zhoushan to Felixstowe) on Sept 23. It cuts time, boosts safety, and advances the "Polar Silk Road".
