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Friday, May 9, 2025
COSCO ship in port
Ports

Carriers Slash China–U.S. Routes Amid Trade Collapse

Major container shipping companies are suspending at least six scheduled weekly routes between China and the United States as President Donald Trump's

May 9, 2025
Total Views: 2086

Friday, April 25, 2025
Container vessel approaching the terminal at the Port of Savannah, Georgia
Shipping

Surge in Blank Sailings Hits Transpacific Routes Amid US-China Trade Tensions

Container shippings is experiencing significant disruptions as continued blank sailings on Transpacific routes reach unprecedented levels amid escalating trade

April 25, 2025
Total Views: 2063

Monday, April 21, 2025
Container vessel approaching the terminal at the Port of Savannah, Georgia
Shipping

Massive Surge in Transpacific Blank Sailings Amid U.S.-China Trade Tensions

Container shipping lines have dramatically increased blank sailings on Transpacific routes in response to escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China,

April 21, 2025
Total Views: 6462

Friday, August 30, 2024
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Ocean Carriers Blank Sailings Ahead of China’s Golden Week Holiday

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

August 30, 2024
Total Views: 1213

Thursday, May 30, 2024
MSC Container ship enters portCatstyecam / Shutterstock.com
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: 1468

Friday, December 16, 2022
Yangshan Port south of Shanghai, China.
Shipping

Ocean Carriers to Increase Blank Sailings from Asia Post-Chinese New Year

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Against a background of extremely weak demand forecasts, ocean carriers are preparing to blank around half their

December 16, 2022
Total Views: 2034

Friday, August 12, 2022
Aerial view of a container ship
Shipping

More Blank Sailings Likely as Spot Rates Tumble

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates are falling fast on all export routes from China in what should normally be the peak season for

August 12, 2022
Total Views: 1396

Thursday, June 30, 2022
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Ocean Carriers Blanking Sailings to Mitigate Dip in Demand -Project44

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers are resorting to more aggressive blanking strategies to manage a dip in demand, according to the

June 30, 2022
Total Views: 3959

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

Carriers Blank More Sailings as China’s COVID Lockdowns Continue

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

May 10, 2022
Total Views: 1759

Monday, September 13, 2021
msc ship in port
Shipping

2M Blanks Sailings, Taking Angry Shippers by Surprise

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A container shipping line announcement that it would blank four sailings in the Golden Week period has left shippers,

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 11056