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Urgent Notice: Shipping Lines Are Rapidly Imposing Additional Fuel Surcharges, Effective Mid-March

What’s going on with a dual-header bill of lading?

A dual-named bill of lading (dual named B/L) is a bill of lading that lists the names of two companies as consignees.

The situation in the Middle East has taken a sudden turn! Several shipping companies have rolled out emergency plans.

Starting February 24, China's export tariffs to the U.S. will be reduced from 20% to 10%.

According to the latest information from Huijetong: At 08:32 a.m. Beijing time today (February 24) and at 07:32 p.m. Eastern Time on the evening of February 23, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a new announcement numbered CSMS #67844987!

For the first time, the foreign trade logistics process is explained so clearly!

Attention! In the past five weeks, 16% of container ship voyages have been canceled; charter rates for East-West and West Africa routes are ranging from USD 18,000 to USD 20,000.

From the beginning of the year, the global container shipping market has shown a significant deterioration in its fundamentals, forcing shipping companies to strengthen their capacity management strategies. Imbalanced demand, downward pressure on freight rates, and high operational uncertainty have collectively led to a sharp increase in blank sailings—particularly on key east-west trade routes.

Facing the risk of congestion, Guangzhou Nansha Port has been taking successive measures; some freight forwarders have even directly announced a suspension of new bookings.

The year's traffic congestion at the dock is concentrated in these few days.

97% of goods tariffs will be reduced or even eliminated! India and the European Union announce the conclusion of the “largest-ever free trade agreement.”

The automobile tariff rate has been reduced from 110% to a minimum of 10%. The wine tariff has been reduced from 150% to a minimum of 20%.

Several ports, including Ningbo, Shanghai, Manila, and Semarang, are experiencing congestion, and some ports are at risk of becoming completely blocked.

The congestion at Semarang Port is the most severe.

Boom! The U.S. Wields the Tariff Sword Again: A Shocking Blow of Up to 1,069%, and Even Dares to Threaten to “Replace the United Nations”?

Right at the start of 2026, the global situation has been thrown into utter chaos by the United States’ hegemonic maneuvers. On one side, the tariff club is ramping up aggressively—from five categories of products targeted at China to U.S. NATO allies in Europe, from industrial goods to pharmaceutical excipients—pushing tariffs straight to their maximum levels—reaching as high as 1,069.27%. Additional tariffs of 100% and 50% have become the norm, leaving even small cross-border parcels unable to escape the crackdown. On the other side, there’s an even more brazen declaration: At a White House press conference, Trump openly announced that his newly formed “Peace Commission” could potentially replace the United Nations.

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