Finance and trade
Article
31.07.2024
Ocean freight market. July 2024

The July 2024 Ocean Freight Market Update highlights the current trends and developments affecting global shipping, with a specific focus on demand, capacity, rates, and regulatory impacts

Article
31.07.2024
North-South corridor: new opportunities for Russian foreign trade

The rapid development of trade relations between Russia and the countries of the Global South, particularly India, entails the need for the development of transport infrastructure and the organization of new cargo delivery routes

Article
27.06.2024
Container shortage is shipping’s Achilles’ heel

An initial surge in freight prices — prompted by ships taking the much longer route around the Cape of Good Hope — petered out in March, yet prices have now surged even higher

Article
27.06.2024
China-Italy Trade: Beyond the Belt and Road Initiative

After a 5-year trial, Italy has decided to withdraw from the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative and is seeking to further develop the bilateral relationship outside of this framework