The Loadstar

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Despite a softening in demand, container spot rates from Asia to North Europe could be set to spike in the coming

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers with a greater percentage of their business focused on the Asia and North America trades are likely to

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Long-term container line contract rate agreements have reached new highs and, in some cases, are in excess of spot

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – With a wave of import containers expected from Shanghai’s reopening and peak season just around the corner, North

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – With Shanghai on the cusp of unlocking its manufacturing and unshackling frustrated container exports, spot rates from

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – There was another new record for ocean carrier earnings in Q1, but with operating costs spiralling and spot rates

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The ‘drip-drip’ erosion of container spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe tradelanes since the Chinese

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The seven-week Covid lockdown in Shanghai, prompting carriers to blank a third of export sailings on the Asia-Europe

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – As container spot rates continue to wane and close in on contract rates two more ocean carriers have reported record

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carrier alliances are preparing to blank more than a third of their sailings from Asia over the coming weeks in

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The combination of Covid lockdown cargo delays in China and congestion at US east coast ports has prompted alliance

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Japanese ocean carrier ONE has reported a record net profit of $16.8bn for its financial year ending 31 March –

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has been ordered to pay $822,220 in civil penalties for 14 violations – $58,730 for

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – OOCL’s first-quarter operational numbers not only confirm the unflagging colossal profitability of the liner

By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – Concern over lengthening container dwell times at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has caused U.S.

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – As supply chain uncertainty at China’s key port cities drags on, shippers are hunting for alternative cargo options

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – The Shanghai lockdown is delaying shipping schedules in South China and bringing down spot rates. And now

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Despite MSC continuing to stretch its lead over Maersk in the containership total capacity stakes, the Danish carrier

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – The Shanghai lockdown has been extended indefinitely, a move that casts further uncertainty over Chinese supply

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Covid lockdowns in China, war in Ukraine and the threat of hyper-inflation are a toxic mix of unpredictability for