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
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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
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
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – A strengthening demand scenario on the Asia-European trades appears to have caught carriers and forwarders by
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
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
Alphaliner reports a record month for containership newbuild deliveries in April, surpassing the previous record set in March. A staggering 50 new ships were
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
The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) announced the successful completion of its first ever tender for sustainable ocean shipping, marking a
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
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
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
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
A substantial newbuilding program along with recent vessel deliveries has propelled Israeli-based ZIM ahead of Taiwan’s Yang Ming in the liner rankings,
By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest container carrier will push back against a proposed US government fine that would rank among the
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
Despite pervasive supply chain disruptions, U.S. container imports jumped nearly 16% in March, underscoring the strong trajectory of U.S. container imports,
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
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
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
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Japanese carrier ONE and Taiwan’s Yang Ming today issued a transpacific network update to apply following the
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