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Hai Phong Adds a US West Coast Sailing for Q4 Plywood Orders
A new weekly sailing from Hai Phong to Long Beach and Oakland gives US formwork buyers more Q4 plywood space. Rates,…
European Buyers Book Q4 Plywood as Suez Sailings Return
European buyers book Q4 plywood from Vietnam as Suez sailings return: EU imports near 7x in H1; Asia–Europe rates ease,…
Residential Formwork Buyers Keep Booking Q4 Pours
Residential formwork buyers keep booking dated Q4 pours after August starts rebound and new-home sales up 6.4%. Hai…
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…