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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...
Forwarders to negotiate rates with airlines in Unicef vaccine programme
Six global forwarders will ultimately determine the rates paid to airlines by Unicef for vaccine distribution. Yesterday, 16 airlines announced they had signed MoUs...
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...
Carriers face load restrictions after new container spill, from Maersk Essen
There are calls for an urgent review of container lashing practices and stack height restrictions after another box ship lost a huge number of containers i...
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...
Air Cargo Demand Surges in Face of Passenger Downturn
At the height of the pandemic, air cargo transportation firms have seen a huge surge in demand, to assist struggling global supply chain networks. Airlines which...
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,...
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...
Japanese mega container ship hard aground, South China sea UPDATE
Aug 20 UPDATE: Owner Statement: The owner and manager of the container ship Mackinac Bridge (152297 GT, 2015 built) report the vessel went aground in heavy weather...
Hapag-Lloyd Containership Quarantined in South Africa After Crew Members Test Positive for Virus
A Hapag-Lloyd containership has been ordered to quarantine at a Durban, South Africa anchorage after two crew members on board tested positive for COVID-19, Hapag-Ll...
Air freight specialists see business boom as shipping gets constrained over virus fears
As factories across China continue to come on line in the coming weeks after a month-long shutdown from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the manufacturing sector i...
06 Januari 2025
Hurricane Beryl trims cargo volumes in Houston and New Orleans
25 Januari 2025
Container freight rates tumble
08 Februari 2025