The Loadstar

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As the possibility of strike action at ports on the US east and Gulf coasts draws nearer by the day, container

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Spot freight rates on every major container lane continued to tumble over the past week as demand remained flat,

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The steady decline of container spot freight rates between Asia and Europe turned decidedly steeper this week, with

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Fearing another container spot rate crash, ocean carriers have blanked a number of export sailings from Asia to Europe

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Transpacific container spot rates were in the ascendancy this week as industrial action storm clouds gathered over US

By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – The downward trend of the Drewry World Container Index (WCI) continued this week, showing average rates have fallen

By Charlotte Goldstone (The Loadstar) – 2M Alliance members Maersk and MSC have reduced port calls in Europe on upcoming sailings to avoid congestion

By Angelo Mathais, India correspondent (The Loadstar) Shippers with cargo on the Maersk Frankfurt, which has suffered fires on board for six days, have

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Spot freight rate levels on the major east-west container trades this week remained flat, as the third-quarter peak

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Since the 1 July implementation of a series of peak season surcharges (PSS) and new FAK (freight all kinds) levels,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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