Backdoor routes emerge as Iran crisis disrupts timber supply chains

The Iran crisis is increasingly weighing on the timber sector, with disruptions…

Hormuz crisis: container transit times and routing disruptions intensify

The world’s largest container shipping lines are taking increasingly different approaches on…

India’s wood panel industry caught in the global crossfire

The Iran-US conflict has compelled Indian wood panel producers to reorganise their…

A shipment of Austrian spruce timber and its tortuous new route to Qatar

Shipments of Austrian spruce lumber to Qatar have been disrupted following the…

A shipment of Austrian spruce timber and its tortuous new route to Qatar

Shipments of Austrian spruce lumber to Qatar have been disrupted following the…

Oil prices plunge after ceasefire

Instead of “wiping out a civilization,” as the US president threatened last…

Iran crisis brings chaos to Nordic sawmill markets

The escalation of conflict around Iran is feeding directly into the cost…

Higher diesel, shipping costs pile pressure on New Zealand logging industry

New Zealand’s logging industry is facing a sharp cost squeeze as higher…

Wartime surcharge has increased container prices for lumber many times over

The conflict involving Iran is already disrupting shipping routes and energy markets,…

Finland’s forest exports face delays as Middle East crisis disrupts shipping

The escalating crisis in the Middle East could extend transport times for…