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Market conditions, trade lanes and the practical detail of moving cargo across Asia Pacific, written by the people who handle it.
Space tightens from August, the surcharges arrive before the rates do, and the Chinese New Year shutdown closes the year off. Here is the timeline, the charges to budget for, and what to do in each window.
The holiday lasts a week. The disruption lasts six to eight. Here is when the 2026 shutdown starts, how it moves rates and space on the Asia lanes, and what to have done before it does.
Ten years ago Vietnam was somewhere goods were made. Today it is one of the busiest bridges between Asia and the rest of the world, and the lane into Australia and New Zealand is growing with it.
A new office in one of the most strategic trade hubs in Asia, and another point in the network between Southeast Asia, the mainland and the markets our clients sell into.
Moving the freight well and designing the supply chain that produces it are different jobs. Our partnership with Fr8wise puts both on the same desk.
Port Klang, Tanjung Pelepas and one of the busiest sea lanes in the world. What Malaysia offers a shipper, and the three things that most often go wrong.
Tariffs, conflict, sanctions, currency and borders. Five ways politics reaches a shipment, and the five things that actually reduce the exposure.
Air, sea or courier, and the honest range for each. What actually decides whether a shipment lands in two weeks or six.
Tell us what is moving, where from and when it has to land. We will come back with a fixed quote and a plan.
Christmas Day Our Kuala Lumpur office is closed on Friday 25 December.
New Year's Day All TGL APAC offices are closed on Friday 1 January.
Lunar New Year Factories and carriers across Vietnam, Malaysia and China slow down for Lunar New Year from 6 February. Book early and talk to us about cut-off dates.
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