#Ship
Efforts to dislodge stranded Suez Canal container ship intensify as backlog grows
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) Efforts to dislodge the huge container ship stuck in the Suez Canal intensified Saturday as the backlog of ships at either end of the crucial wate...
L.A.’s latest traffic jam: Dozens of container ships waiting to be unloaded
On a typical morning — before the pandemic — if you’d looked out across the Pacific from San Pedro, the southernmost part of Los Angeles, you might...
Shippers urged to get creative to combat space shortages
Shippers have been urged to get creative as capacity shortages and high rates in air cargo and other modes are expected to continue. In the latest Baltic Exchange ai...
Ship Owners Lock In Charter Rates at 13-Year Highs
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Containership charter rates have hit 13-year highs and shipowners are locking these in with carriers on three- an...
Shipping Snarls Force Global Trading to Look Outside the Box
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Container Trade 'Madness' Driving More Asia Cargo to Other Modes
The “madness” of ex-Asia container rates is driving more un-boxing of containerised cargo. And the resulting bounceback for breakbulk is providing a boon...
An ‘aggressive’ fight over containers is causing shipping costs to rocket by 300%
SINGAPORE — A critical shortage of containers is driving up shipping costs and delays for goods purchased from China. The pandemic and uneven global economic r...
Three new container services connecting Qinqdao with Southeast Asia, India
The three new shipping services are a Southeast Asia service providing by Evergreen Marine, which will establish a fast and low-cost shipping logistics channel betwe...
With air cargo rates set to remain sky high, shippers need to plan carefully
Accurate forecasting by shippers will be crucial to manage their shipping requirements – and costs – efficiently, as air freight rates look set to remain...
Shippers and forwarders claim carriers breach contracts to demand higher rates
As Asia-Europe container spot rates continue to skyrocket, shippers and freight forwarders are accusing carriers of breaching short- and long-term contracts to &ldqu...
Freight forwarders feel the US$10k heat, in red-hot Asia/Europe market
Freight forwarders say that with Asia-Europe rates rising at least fivefold year-on-year, and total rates for some cargo having topped US$10,000/FEU, shippers are de...
The Port of Halifax receives the largest container vessel to call at a Canadian port
Thursday morning, the largest containerized cargo vessel to call at a Canadian port arrived at the Port of Halifax. The CMA CGM Brazil, 366 metres length,...
Cosco Shipping and DNV GL works on smart ship data development
Cosco Shipping and DNV GL have signed a cooperation agreement to support the development of the Chinese shipping firm’s digital transformation. According to...
Container shipping must Live the digital dream
Dealing with disruption to supply chains is made easier for those digitally savvy companies that took an early leap into the virtual world, says Ross Martin, Chief O...
Gantry crane contacted by container ship, collapsed
Container ship MOUNT CAMERON contacted gantry crane at Pier 2 of Chittagong Container Terminal in the afternoon Aug 20, while maneuvering to berth at Pier 5. Gantry...
03 November 2024
‘It’s all happening again.’ The supply chain is under strain
08 November 2024
Global Freight Rises But Shows Signs of Weakness in U.S.
23 Oktober 2024
Arctic Shipping Route to See First-Ever Panamax Containership
18 Oktober 2024