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US Single-Family Starts Rebound as Asia–US Container Rates Jump
August US single-family starts rose 7.6% to 918,000. Frame Hai Phong public bars at or above Drewry’s Shanghai coast…
Cancelled Sailings Tighten Asia–US Container Space
Carriers cancelled eight Asia–US sailings next week. Frame Hai Phong public bars at or above Drewry’s Shanghai coast…
Hai Phong Boxes Hold Firm. Demand Softens. Same Mill Week
Hai Phong public bars: USWC $7,185 and USEC $9,587. Panama nine Neo slots. US AD/CVD on hardwood/decorative — PS…
Plywood Importers in Korea: KS Tego Grades and Container Mix
Korean plywood importers need KS-marked Tego grades, clear formaldehyde classes and a workable container mix. This buyer…
Book Q4 Formwork Now. Ocean Boxes Are Not Coming Down
Shanghai–Ningbo waits stretch to 11 days and 4.3 million TEU sits at anchorage. Drewry’s composite eased 1% to $4,473.…
Storm Floods Leave Vietnam Mills Short of Dry Veneer
P&I clubs cancelled Red Sea war-risk cover from 16 August as Drewry’s index rose 4% to $4,526. Transpacific boxes jumped…
EU Plywood Capacity Shrinks as Metsä Exits Suolahti
Metsä shut Suolahti softwood plywood at the end of May and PAGED closes Bartoszyce in August. EU27 plywood output…
Lumber Slides as Washington Weighs Wider Wood Tariff Scope
Madison's lumber index dropped 4% to $536 as Commerce prepares a 1 October report that could widen Section 232 wood…
Europe's Birch Squeeze Reshapes Plywood Sourcing: August 2026
European plywood supply is tightening as EU duties on Chinese and birch panels bite, while US housing starts rebound and…
US Plywood Imports Rebound as Vietnamese Volume Jumps
US plywood imports surged 58% by volume through May as Vietnamese decorative-grade shipments rebounded 191%, while firm…
Hormuz Closure Keeps Ocean Freight Firm as Lumber Peaks
The Strait of Hormuz closure keeps freight firm and war-risk premiums high just as wildfires push lumber to a one-year…
US Multifamily Starts Jump 76% as Freight Peak Stalls
US multifamily housing starts jumped 76.2% in June while container freight came off its peak, shifting where formwork…