China cargo flows rapidly return to pre-coronavirus levels
Finally, some good news about the coronavirus and global supply chains: Cargo volumes and ship calls have swiftly [...]
March 9, 2020
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Coronavirus: China hopes to revive trade by cutting port fees
China's government is suspending or reducing port fees and other transport costs, a move that is expected [...]
March 6, 2020
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New Zealand’s export prices of logs drop as market in China is still complicated
The New Zealand forestry industry is currently experiencing a very difficult start to 2020. Prices for export logs dropped approximately [...]
March 6, 2020
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Coronavirus: China log inventories are blowing out; supply of logs stuck, while prices are rising
The supply of both New Zealand radiata pine as well as European spruce is reducing in China due [...]
March 2, 2020
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FSC to release improved trademark license agreement
The revised and improved license agreement for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting [...]
March 2, 2020
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China blocked by the coronavirus: import-export at risk
China's isolation from coronavirus is turning into a logistical nightmare that threatens to have a heavy impact [...]
February 24, 2020
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Australia’s Timberlink to enter CLT business
The Timberlink Australia Board has approved plans to enter the growing mass timber market enabled through building a [...]
February 24, 2020
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Coronavirus disrupts wood trade in China and starts to shake the global wood industry
As the coronavirus is spreading throughout China, there are many fears that the virus could disrupt the wood [...]
February 17, 2020
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Global wood consumption in 2019, the lowest of the decade
The growth in global wood consumption has increased by only 0.3% in 2019, the lowest rate in [...]
February 4, 2020
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Fears of wood supply chain problems in China due to the outbreak of coronavirus
There is industry concern that if the virus were to infect more people in coastal towns and cities [...]
February 3, 2020
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