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Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Shipping

MSC Hits Record 20% Market Share of Global Containership Capacity

By Charlotte Goldstone (The Loadstar) – MSC now holds a 20% share of the global container shipping market, in terms of capacity offered, a record in the

July 3, 2024
Total Views: 1522

Friday, June 28, 2024
Shipping

Continued Spot Rate Surge Looms with New FAK Hikes and Surcharges

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As expected after last week’s surge in spot rate levels, this week saw more modest gains thanks to a week’s

June 28, 2024
Total Views: 863

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Shipping

Maersk Charters Newbuild for Record $150,000 Per Day

By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) – As liner operators become desperate for ships, charter rates have hit the $150,000/day mark. Maersk Line has

June 25, 2024
Total Views: 10403

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Shipping

Shipping Selloff Shows ‘Inverse Correlation’ Between Liner Profits and War in Gaza

By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – Shareholders are hoping their container line will not be the first to resume Red Sea transits, analysts say, after

June 19, 2024
Total Views: 1510

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Shipping

Panama Canal Considers New Reservoir to Help Maintain Water Levels

By Charlotte Goldstone (The Loadstar) – A new reservoir at the Panama Canal to improve reliability could be ready within four to five years of

June 18, 2024
Total Views: 3017

Monday, June 10, 2024
Shipping

Samsung Lodges Largest FMC Complaint Yet Over Detention and Demurrage Charges

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Samsung’s US subsidiary has lodged what may be the largest complaint yet with the Federal Maritime Commission

June 10, 2024
Total Views: 4731

Friday, June 7, 2024
Shipping

Container Spot Rates in China Set to Hit Five Figures

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – There were further double-digit increases in container spot freight rates this week, after a series of general rate

June 7, 2024
Total Views: 10681

Friday, May 31, 2024
Shipping

Singapore Reopens Defunct Container Terminals to Tackle Vessel Bunching

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Authorities battling congestion in Singapore port have reopened shuttered terminals to alleviate the mounting

May 31, 2024
Total Views: 2404

Thursday, May 30, 2024
Shipping

Shippers Brace for Asia-Europe Blanked Sailings as Rates Rise

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – It was just over a month ago that forwarders began to realise significant disruption was on the way for the

May 30, 2024
Total Views: 1469

Friday, May 24, 2024
Shipping

Shipper Fury as Spot Rates Soar and Carriers Ignore Contracts

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The sense of genuine anger amongst North European shippers and freight forwarders was palpable this week as they

May 24, 2024
Total Views: 4531

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Shipping

Red Sea Diversions Leave Asia-Europe Loops Short of Ships

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Despite the large tranches of new container shipping capacity hitting the water in recent months, Asia-Europe

May 16, 2024
Total Views: 550

Friday, May 10, 2024
File photo of a containership in port
Shipping

Carriers Control the Market as Spot Rates Rise and Capacity Tightens

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – “You take away all sense and rationale. And whatever is left, is the container shipping market,” said Peter

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 1780

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Shipping

Asia-Europe Container Trade Surging as Forwarders Warn of Capacity Crisis and Soaring Freight Rates

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Forwarders are warning customers that demand on Asia-Europe ocean trades is beginning to look a lot like the pandemic

May 8, 2024
Total Views: 6650

Friday, May 3, 2024
Shipping

Shippers Frustrated as Spot rates Rise Alongside Demand

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – A strengthening demand scenario on the Asia-European trades appears to have caught carriers and forwarders by

May 3, 2024
Total Views: 1026

Friday, April 26, 2024
Shipping

Red Sea Reroutings Drive Up Liners’ CO2 Emissions

By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – The Saudi Arabian hub port of Jeddah is reporting a two-thirds drop in calls from the top ten carriers, as

April 26, 2024
Total Views: 815

Monday, April 22, 2024
Ports

U.S. Inbound Containers Surge to Start 2024

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The main US ports enjoyed another stellar month in March, according to new figures from noted analyst John McCown

April 22, 2024
Total Views: 1155

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Ports

Hong Kong Falls Out of Top 10 Busiest Port Rankings for First Time Ever

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Hong Kong fell out of the world’s top 10 container ports last year, for the first time in the history of container

April 17, 2024
Total Views: 2333

Friday, April 12, 2024
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Shipping

Container Freight Rates Stabilizing

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – While container spot rates on the Asia-Europe and Asia-North America trades continued to remain elevated, year on

April 12, 2024
Total Views: 2569

Monday, April 8, 2024
Armed men stand on the beach as the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, is anchored off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Shipping

Houthis Back to Attacking Ships After Brief Pause

By Charlotte Goldstone (The Loadstar) – The past week has seen an increase in attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, and a Houthi spokesperson has sparked

April 8, 2024
Total Views: 1965

Friday, April 5, 2024
Shipping

Carriers Unveil New FAK Hikes in Bid to Halt Asia-Europe Rates Slide

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container spot freight rates on the main deepsea east-west trades continued their gentle descent over the course of

April 5, 2024
Total Views: 926