Under the strategic framework of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) World Chambers Federation (WCF) from 2022 to 2025, the focus is on women's empowerment, global market access, digital transformation, and business sustainability, aiming to enhance the business environment and development capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
By analyzing historical data on cross-border logistics through big data analysis, companies can accurately predict demand for capacity during peak seasons and achieve dynamic allocation. This process includes data integration, time series analysis, and real-time monitoring, providing companies with effective strategies to respond to market fluctuations.
This article explores how integrated logistics optimizes the supply chain by overcoming complexity and enhancing efficiency. By detailing key factors such as collaboration, infrastructure, and transportation capacity, it demonstrates how effective integrated logistics solutions can help businesses reduce costs, increase flexibility, and adapt to the rapidly changing market environment.
By 2025, cross-border e-commerce is driving sustained growth in the global air cargo market, with emerging markets and policy support presenting new opportunities. However, challenges such as tight capacity, regulatory changes, intensified competition, and rising operational costs are imminent. Businesses must proactively address these issues to seize market opportunities.
The Logistics Manager's Index (LMI) for June highlights a recovery in the logistics sector, reaching 60.7 after two consecutive months of growth. Rising inventory levels and costs are key driving factors. Additionally, warehousing capacity has entered contraction territory for the first time, indicating a landscape where challenges and opportunities coexist.
Hubei Ezhou Huahu International Airport has recently launched a direct international freight route to Bangalore, India, with plans for one flight per week, mainly transporting electronic products and general cargo. This route provides new air logistics support for China-India trade, enhances Hubei's international freight capacity, and promotes regional economic development.
The multimodal transport combining maritime and rail is becoming a new trend in cross-border logistics. By deeply integrating physical nodes, optimizing rule connections, and flexibly utilizing capacity combinations, this model shows significant advantages in reducing transportation costs and enhancing efficiency, warranting in-depth research and practice within the industry.
The recently released Logistics Managers' Index (LMI) indicates that despite ongoing challenges from rising costs and tight warehousing, the logistics sector continued to expand in May, with an LMI reading of 59.4. This reflects pressures in inventory management and changes in transportation capacity, while also suggesting multiple uncertainties in the economic recovery.
As global demand for refrigerated goods rises, European shipping companies are excelling in the refrigerated capacity sector. MSC currently leads globally in refrigerated container space, showing a positive growth trend compared to other major companies like CMA CGM. Although Asian enterprises started later, they are also rapidly catching up in this field.
In the second half of 2025, the container shipping market is facing multiple challenges including U.S. tariff policies, the situation in the Red Sea, and fleet growth. Experts suggest that container trade may decline, with ship supply exceeding demand, while the market's volatility and uncertainty will significantly impact capacity and freight rates.
