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Despite US tariffs, container cargo volume seen growing 8 per cent to 380 mt this fiscal
MUMBAI: Despite the for-sure dip in shipments bound to the US ports following the punitive 50 per cent duties on Indian goods from last week, overall container cargo...
McCown Warns: U.S. Container Imports on Brink of Historic Collapse as July Growth Proves Deceptive
The 3.2% year-over-year increase in U.S. inbound container volume for July 2025 represents a temporary reprieve driven entirely by tariff frontloading, according to...
Container Spot Rates Fall for 10th Week After Early Peak
By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates have experienced their tenth consecutive week of declines – albeit with indications of some f...
Trans-Pacific container rates fall to pre-Red Sea crisis levels
Benchmark container rates on the trans-Pacific trade from Asia to the U.S. West Coast fell to their lowest levels since the start of the Red Sea crisis, when Yemen-b...
Asia-US sea freight rates set to extend declines amid tariff chaos
SINGAPORE, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Asia-U.S. sea freight rates are set to drop further in 2025 as shipping capacity outpaces demand and trade routes shift due to tariffs a...
MSC suspends two US services, rejigs others as tariffs hit Chinese imports
Mediterranean Shipping Co. has halted two services from China to the US and revamped other container services to the East and Gulf coasts as the Trump administration...
Emirates Shipping Line, Wan Hai to commence joint India-East Med service
Emirates Shipping Line and Wan Hai Lines will launch their new joint service, the India-East Mediterranean 2 (IM2) Service, on 1 June 2025, aiming to strengthen trad...
Red Sea Ceasefire Deal Sparks Concerns Over Potential Freight Rate Collapse
A recent ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Yemen’s Houthi militia has raised questions about the potential impact on global shipping rates, with industr...
Maersk expects no changes from US port fees
Danish container shipping line Maersk said it expects no immediate effect from a U.S. plan to slap steep port fees on Chinese ships. The plan to tax China’s...
MSC and ZIM downsize joint Far East-US East Coast service network
In response to the recent changes in demand for cargo transport from Asia to the United States, MSC and ZIM have decided to adjust the capacity of their Far East-US...
US container imports see one of strongest Aprils ever
Shippers in April raced to bring in shipments ahead of steep tariffs, driving a surge in U.S. containerized imports. Imports rose 1.2% from March and 9.1% year on...
Transportation rates likely to surge during tariff pause
U.S. and Chinese officials have reached an agreement to roll back most recent tariffs and implement a 90-day truce in their trade war to facilitate further negotiati...
Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand
Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend, operators said,...
4 Remain Missing After Explosions Rock Singapore-Flagged Containership Off India
Four people remain missing after a major fire on a Singapore-flagged containership off the southwest coast of India. Multiple explosions and fires erupted aboard...
Maersk turns ships around to avoid Cape Town's port
The Port of Cape Town faces mounting congestion, compounded by adverse weather expected to disrupt operations further this week. Maersk, one of the key players in th...