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gCaptain’s full coverage of the global container shipping industry.


Wednesday, May 8, 2024
A worker on a container crane at the Port of Los Angeles
Ports

U.S. Container Imports to Maintain Strength into Peak Season

Inbound cargo volume at the United States’ major container ports is expected to stay above 2 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) through the summer

May 8, 2024
Total Views: 1416

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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: 6540

Friday, May 3, 2024
Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Shutterstock
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: 947

Thursday, May 2, 2024
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Uncertainty Looms Over Long-Term Container Freight Rates

Ocean carriers are walking a tightrope between risk and reward in new long-term contract negotiations, as uncertainty in the Red Sea continues to cast a shadow

May 2, 2024
Total Views: 1050

FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Raises Financial Forecast for 2024 Amid Strong Market Demand, Red Sea Disruptions

A.P. Moller – Maersk has revised its financial guidance for 2024 after a strong Q1. The company now expects an underlying EBIT of USD -2.0 to 0.0 billion

May 2, 2024
Total Views: 557

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
OOCL Spain
Shipbuilding

Record Month for Containership Newbuild Deliveries in April

Alphaliner reports a record month for containership newbuild deliveries in April, surpassing the previous record set in March. A staggering 50 new ships were

May 1, 2024
Total Views: 1363

Monday, April 29, 2024
Real-time container tracking of Hapag-Lloyd container
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Launches Real-Time Container Tracking

Hapag-Lloyd has launched real-time container tracking on most of its nearly 3 million strong fleet, becoming the first container shipping line to introduce a

April 29, 2024
Total Views: 1543

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
AFIF Hapag-Lloyd
Environment

Hapag-Lloyd Wins Landmark Tender for Zero-Emission Maritime Shipping

The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) announced the successful completion of its first ever tender for sustainable ocean shipping, marking a

April 23, 2024
Total Views: 1190

Monday, April 22, 2024
Container vessel approaching the terminal at the Port of Savannah, Georgia
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: 1070

Friday, April 19, 2024
A containership at the Port of Long Beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Sees Seventh Consecutive Month of Cargo Growth

March witnessed an upswing in trade at the Port of Long Beach, marking the seventh month in a row of year-over-year cargo growth. Last month, dockworkers and

April 19, 2024
Total Views: 892

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
A worker on a container crane at the Port of Los Angeles
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Eyes Continued Momentum as Container Volumes Surge

The Port of Los Angeles reported a 19% increase in container units handled in March, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year growth. The port

April 17, 2024
Total Views: 1378

Friday, April 12, 2024
oocl containership
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: 2479

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
ZIM Overtakes Yang Ming in Liner Rankings
Shipping

ZIM Overtakes Yang Ming in Liner Rankings

A substantial newbuilding program along with recent vessel deliveries has propelled Israeli-based ZIM ahead of Taiwan’s Yang Ming in the liner rankings,

April 10, 2024
Total Views: 1517

Stock photo shows a MSC shipping container being lifted onto a ship
Shipping

MSC Disputes ‘Excessive’ Fine for Alleged Shipping Act Violations

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest container carrier will push back against a proposed US government fine that would rank among the

April 10, 2024
Total Views: 2448

Container vessel approaching the terminal at the Port of Savannah, Georgia
Shipping

Retailers Raise U.S. Imports Forecast as Growth Continues

Inbound cargo volume at major U.S. container ports is projected to exceed 2 million units in May, the first time since last Fall, as import growth continues

April 10, 2024
Total Views: 418

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
A tug escorts a containership at the Port of Los Angeles, California. Photo: Robert V Schwemmer / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

Resilient U.S. Container Imports Continue to Surge Despite Supply Chain Challenges

Despite pervasive supply chain disruptions, U.S. container imports jumped nearly 16% in March, underscoring the strong trajectory of U.S. container imports,

April 9, 2024
Total Views: 1454

Monday, April 8, 2024
A Coast Guard Station Milford Haven 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew assesses the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, March 29, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Shipping

Container Shipping Rates Unaffected by Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse, Xeneta Says

The recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has not led to an increase in ocean freight container shipping rates, according to ocean

April 8, 2024
Total Views: 1401

Friday, April 5, 2024
File photo of a containership in port
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: 869

Thursday, April 4, 2024
Baltimore Key Bridge: Container Lines Reroute While Automotives Appear Hardest Hit
Shipping

Baltimore Key Bridge: Container Lines Reroute While Automotives Appear Hardest Hit

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – MSC, Maersk and Zim are the three carriers most exposed to the supply chain disruption stemming from the collapsed

April 4, 2024
Total Views: 2353

Friday, March 29, 2024
cargo ships loading at port of oakland
Shipping

ONE and Yang Ming Provide Transpac Network Clarification for Post-Hapag Exit

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Japanese carrier ONE and Taiwan’s Yang Ming today issued a transpacific network update to apply following the

March 29, 2024
Total Views: 2172
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