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Karen Thuermer

New Alexandria, United States

Writer at Freelance

Correspondent, Features Writer at fDi Magazine

Professional writer covering economic development, international trade, logistics, transportation, technology, real estate.

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  • 6 days ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Karen Thuermer

    The ocean sector has entered turbulent seas once again with major storm clouds looming ahead. Geopolitical tensions ranging from the Red Sea attacks and the war in Ukraine to the U.S. tariffs being used to achieve foreign policy objectives are intensifying global economic instability, shipping disruptions, and cost increases.

  • 6 days ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Karen Thuermer

    Since President Trump took office, sweeping import tariffs, temporary pauses, and a reassessment of trade exemptions have added significant uncertainty for global businesses and consumers. The impact is certainly being felt by today’s largest companies that have long-standing trade relationships and supply chains that stretch across multiple countries.

  • 1 month ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Karen Thuermer

    Post pandemic, the global freight forwarding market continues to normalize with demand for air and seafreight forwarding services remaining soft. London-based freight transportation analyst firm Transport Intelligence (Ti) reported this past July that the global forwarding market was to expand by 1.7% in 2024. This is set against the global economic downturn that contributed to disappointing results in the forwarding market the previous year.

  • 1 month ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Karen Thuermer

    While it’s uncertain what effect geopolitical events and President Trump’s tariff scheme will have on the air cargo this year, 2024 saw the industry flying high with air cargo demand outpacing capacity worldwide. Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA):“It was a year of profitable growth.

  • Sep 30, 2024 | logisticsmgmt.com | Karen Thuermer

    Ocean container shipping continues to navigate rough seas. The Red Sea crisis, port congestion and demand created by an early peak season have resulted in a capacity crunch for carriers and a rise in rates for shippers. Compounding this are geopolitical tensions, regulatory uncertainties related to the upcoming U.S. elections, and persistent disruptions in global trade lanes—it appears to be one thing after another.

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