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Global Shipping Market Under Dual Pressure of Fuel Costs and Port Congestion: Insights from the Dimerco Report

Dimerco's latest report shows that surging fuel costs and geopolitical risks are driving shippers to stock up in advance, leading to tightened capacity and rising freight rates in the global shipping market. Port congestion, blank sailings, and aviation fuel shortages are further exacerbating supply chain pressure, with divergent performance across regional markets.

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Research on Kazakhstan's Multimodal Logistics System: Competitiveness and Shortcomings in the Eurasian CorridorResearch evaluating Kazakhstan's multimodal logistics system finds that it performs better than some Central Asian countries but lags behind China and Turkey. The competitiveness of multimodal corridors is influenced by multiple factors such as infrastructure, digitalization, and institutional coordination. Transit cargo volume exceeded 30 million tons in 2022-23, with rail transport dominating.Assessment of Kazakhstan's Multimodal Logistics System: Performance Gaps and Improvement Paths in the Eurasian CorridorThis study found through LPI comparisons and case analysis that Kazakhstan's logistics performance is better than some Central Asian countries, but lags behind China and Turkey, with infrastructure, digitalization, and institutional coordination being the main bottlenecks.Global supply chain restructuring brings new opportunities to the logistics industry: deep transformation from ports to trade corridorsThe global supply chain is undergoing deep restructuring. Adjustments in manufacturing layout, shifts in trade corridors, and digital transformation are opening up new growth space for the logistics industry. From ports to warehousing, from freight to trade corridors, logistics enterprises need to re-examine their own positioning and seize the opportunities brought by this round of structural adjustment.Global supply chain restructuring brings new opportunities to the logistics industry: Asia's logistics landscape is accelerating its transformation.Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) recently reported that the restructuring of global supply chains is creating new opportunities for the logistics sector. The diversification of manufacturing bases, the migration of trade corridors, and the application of digital technologies are reshaping the logistics landscape from Asia to the world. Logistics companies need to transform from transportation executors into supply chain integrators to seize this window of structural growth.

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