This guide by STU Supply Chain helps freight forwarder sales master global trade routes/ports via 5 core route clusters, daily memory drills & real sales scenarios. Includes tools, checklists & quick-reference charts for client inquiries.

This article details U.S. ocean shipping basics: 2025 alliance changes (Gemini/PA) & key routes (Matson, ZIM-ZEX, OA Alliance) with timeliness, ports & schedules, guiding cargo shipping choices.

STU Supply Chain offers one-stop logistics for e-cigarettes & imitation goods to Europe, America & Australia. It covers pickup, compliant shipping, customs clearance, door-to-door delivery, with low detention rate (＜1.5%) and real-time tracking. Solves sensitive goods export pain points efficiently.

Europe-US-Canada-Mexico air freight forms a new pattern: EU carbon tax, Mexico as transit hub, & dense NA routes. 3 tips for Chinese exporters; STU offers one-stop air freight to these markets

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.