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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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Maersk says it will launch a carbon neutral vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule
Shipping giant Maersk said Wednesday it would launch a carbon-neutral vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule, as it attempts to reduce its environme...
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...
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...
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...
Surging Shipping Rates Pose New Headwind for the Global Economy
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