First breakbulk ship from Brazil to arrive in early February

In recent months, European plywood importers have had to contend with significant plywood handling delays in European ports in recent months in addition to longstanding maritime cargo transport problems. Ships arriving at the port of Antwerp have repeatedly been diverted to other ports Bottlenecks had already surfaced...

Plans that emerged in autumn 2021 for the first breakbulk shipment of elliotis pine plywood from Brazil to Europe have been fleshed out in recent weeks. Preliminary talks had been held since as far back as October. At the beginning of December, the companies involved had agreed on the first shipment of this kind....

Replacement prices for 4 mm-thick film plywood made in Indonesia rose by an average of 2.0% to reach US$1,750-1,820/m³ CFR North Sea port in the last few weeks. These increases came on the heels of 6.7% markups instituted by manufacturers during the first quarter of 2022. Based on the information provided by importers...