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Strait of Hormuz
Why conflict in the Middle East will ripple into UK timber supply chains
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In this article, we explore how the Middle East crisis could once again reshape the UK timber trade, as the escalating situation begins to close crucial shipping lanes, disrupt energy markets, and threatens to spill into a wider regional conflict. The phrase ‘unprecedented disruption’ over the past six years has...
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New law allows shipping containers to be traded using digital documents for the first time
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A new law has been passed to allow shipping containers to be traded using digital documents, not paper ones, the government has announced. The Electronic Trade Documents Act has received Royal Assent, which means electronic trade documents will be granted the same legal status as physical trade documents. This has...
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