January 2026

CNY Shipment Consolidation Tips: LCL That Saves Both Time and Cost   Introduction Chinese New Year (CNY) is more than just a holiday; it’s a time for the supply chain. Factories stop working, trucking capacity gets tighter, warehousing schedules get tighter, and space on ocean freight becomes more competitive than usual. The weeks before and […]

How to Keep Inventory Flowing to Vietnam/Thailand/Malaysia Before CNY   Introduction CNY is more than just a holiday. It’s a foreseeable disturbance for supply chains all around Asia, but the results are hard to forecast. Factories stop or run with fewer workers, trucking becomes more difficult, ports are busy before the holidays, and buyers from

Cross-Border Trucking vs Sea Freight in CNY Season: SEA Edition   Introduction The Chinese New Year (CNY) season doesn’t happen on just one day. In supply chains that go to Southeast Asia, it acts more like a moving flood that starts building weeks before the holiday, peaks when offices and factories close, and keeps rolling

CNY Shipping to Southeast Asia: Fast Lanes, Cutoffs, and Local Holidays   Introduction The most disruptive time of year for supply chains that focus on Asia is Chinese New Year (CNY). It’s not simply a one-week public holiday; it’s a multi-week delay in the system caused by plant closures, workers moving, crowded ports, blank sailings

CNY Risk Map for Africa: Where Delays Hit Hardest and Why   Introduction Chinese New Year (CNY) causes a predictable rippling effect on global supply chains every year. Factories all around China slow down or shut down, suppliers upstream stop making things, haulage capacity gets limited, ports have uneven surges, and carriers change their sailing

Avoiding Rollovers to Africa During CNY: Booking Strategies That Work   Introduction Chinese New Year (CNY) is one of the most foreseeable problems in global logistics, but it’s also one of the simplest to ignore. Factories slow down or close, haulage capacity gets tighter, port operations are leaner, and carriers change their networks to meet

CNY Shipping to the Middle East: Transit Time Risks and Best Booking Windows   Introduction The Middle East is no different from the rest of the world when it comes to Chinese New Year (CNY), which is the most disruptive time of year for global supply chains that touch China. Even if your cargo isn’t

EU Customs Tips During CNY: Docs That Reduce Holds and Inspections   Introduction Chinese New Year (CNY) is one of the busiest and most disruptive times for shipping around the world. Factories hurry to fill orders, warehouses stuff in last-minute outbound quantities, and international lines swiftly suffer the effects of peak exports: space limitations, schedule

CNY Peak Season Pricing Explained: What European Importers Should Expect   Introduction Around Lunar New Year (CNY), which is a holiday in China, European importers that get their goods from China confront the same two-part problem every year: factories slow down or cease, and logistics networks get tighter. Many consumers are surprised to learn that

How to Avoid CNY Delays for EU FBA Shipments: A Step-by-Step Plan   Introduction Chinese New Year (CNY) is one of the most expected problems in global supply chains, but it nevertheless surprises a lot of Amazon merchants every year. Factory shutdowns lower production capacity, trucking and port resources become scarce, ocean schedules become erratic,