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Forecast Warns Link Between Container Traffic and Global Economic Growth Could Decline in Recovery
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As economies continue to rebound, global container trade is expected to grow by 5.8% this year, according to a...
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...
Shipping Snarls Force Global Trading to Look Outside the Box
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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...
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...
Surging Shipping Rates Pose New Headwind for the Global Economy
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Container freight rates from Asia surge to new highs – 'it's gone mad'
Container freight rates from Asia continued to surge this week, reaching highs far in excess of long-term sustainable levels. Today’s Shanghai Containerized...
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...
World’s 1st zero-emission container vessel, Yara Birkeland, delivered
The long-awaited zero-emission container vessel Yara Birkeland has been delivered to its owner Yara International, Norway-based shipbuilder Vard informed. Upon de...
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...
Maritime’s new normal as seen from the C-suite
Jorn Annweiler from advisory firm Maritime Partners shares a few findings from a just published research study on the Covid-19 crisis. We’ve just completed...
Why your package might be late: Shipping industry warns of trade logjam as crews remain stranded
The international shipping industry has warned of a threat to global trade from a mounting crisis on board merchant vessels, with up to 400,000 crew stranded either...
Inactive container shipping fleet hits all time of 11.6% of capacity
The inactive container shipping fleet has reached an all time high of 11.6% of the fleet in capacity terms at the end of May, according to analyst Alphaliner. The...
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...
01 September 2024
Container Prices Double, Leasing Rates Triple in China
04 September 2024
Maersk sets new bar with shipping’s first climate target validation
06 September 2024
Port of Los Angeles Reports Another Busy Month for Cargo Volumes
09 Agustus 2024