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Friday, May 24, 2019
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Carriers Blank More Sailings as Transpacific Box Rates Continue to Slide

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – A blanked sailing from the 2M+HMM grouping on the transpacific this week failed to halt the further erosion of

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 34

Monday, January 8, 2018
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Healthier New Year for Container Charter Market, But Owner Concerns Remain

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The containership charter market has entered 2018 in a much healthier state than it was a year ago, but shipowners

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 9

Thursday, April 6, 2017
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Maritime News

DHL Says Ocean Freight Rates Have Reached Turning Point

DUESSELDORF, Germany, April 6 (Reuters) – Demand for ocean and air freight has been better than expected this year, with increasing volumes and rates

April 6, 2017
Total Views: 29

Thursday, October 20, 2016
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Maritime News

Capesize Rates to Fall as Too Much Tonnage Stalks Market

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes will continue to fall next week as too

October 20, 2016
Total Views: 4

Friday, October 14, 2016
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Freight Futures Market Avoids Tougher EU Information Disclosures

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The European Union’s securities markets regulator has dropped proposals to make participants in the

October 14, 2016
Total Views: 11

Friday, April 15, 2016
Container Shipping Faces Tough 2016 as Rates Plummet 78% This Tear
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Container Shipping Faces Tough 2016 as Rates Plummet 78% This Tear

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, April 15 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe have plummeted

April 15, 2016
Total Views: 144

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Maersk to Change Freight Rate Announcements After EU Probe
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Maersk to Change Freight Rate Announcements After EU Probe

COPENHAGEN, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, said on Tuesday it would change the way it publishes

February 16, 2016
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, December 15, 2015
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AstraZeneca – Drug Shipments Shift From Air To Ocean

By Martin Roebuck (TheLoadstar) AstraZeneca has said it will be using ocean freight for 70% of its international shipments within the next 12-18 months. Julian

December 15, 2015
Total Views: 100

Friday, December 4, 2015
Freight Rates Fall 50 Percent on Key Asia-N. Europe Route -Source
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Freight Rates Fall 50 Percent on Key Asia-N. Europe Route -Source

COPENHAGEN, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe dropped 50.4 percent to $275 per

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 4

Friday, November 20, 2015
Freight Rates Hit CMA CGM
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Freight Rates Hit CMA CGM

PARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, said freight rates should recover next year

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 10

Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Drops 28 Percent
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Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Drops 28 Percent

COPENHAGEN, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe plunged by 27.9 percent to $295

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 72

Friday, October 23, 2015
Baltic and China’s Ningbo Exchanges Launch Container Indices Link
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Baltic and China’s Ningbo Exchanges Launch Container Indices Link

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – London’s Baltic Exchange and Chinese state-owned Ningbo Shipping Exchange said on Friday they

October 23, 2015
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Maersk Line Planning Freight Rate Hike for Asia to Europe Route
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Maersk Line Planning Freight Rate Hike for Asia to Europe Route

  COPENHAGEN, Oct 20 (Reuters) – The world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk Line, plans to raise spot freight rates sharply on

October 20, 2015
Total Views: 1

Friday, September 25, 2015
Container Freight Rates Fall 31% on Week for Key Asia-Europe Trade Route
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Container Freight Rates Fall 31% on Week for Key Asia-Europe Trade Route

  COPENHAGEN, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 31 percent to $313

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 3

Friday, September 11, 2015
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Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Fall 23% After Weeks of Gains

COPENHAGEN, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from Asia to Northern Europe fell 23 percent to $588 per 20-foot

September 11, 2015
Total Views: 3

Friday, August 21, 2015
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Maritime News

Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Have Fallen Off a Cliff

  COPENHAGEN, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell by 26.7 percent to

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 103

Tuesday, August 18, 2015
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Maersk Line Plans Huge Freight Rate Hike on Key Asia-Europe Route

  COPENHAGEN, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk Line, plans to raise spot freight rates sharply on

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 4

Friday, May 22, 2015
Container Freight Rates Fell Over 32% This Week on Key Route
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Container Freight Rates Fell Over 32% This Week on Key Route

Shipping freight rates on the world's busiest route, from Asia to Northern Europe, fell by the largest percentage amount since 2008, reflecting wild volatility

May 22, 2015
Total Views: 46

Friday, March 20, 2015
Asia-Northern Europe Container Freight Rates Drop 12.4 Percent -Source
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Asia-Northern Europe Container Freight Rates Drop 12.4 Percent -Source

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 12.4 percent to $620 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Tighter Supertanker Market May Curb Asian Fuel Oil Supplies
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Tighter Supertanker Market May Curb Asian Fuel Oil Supplies

The window to sell Western fuel oil to Asia is starting to close as demand for a limited fleet of supertankers to store cheap crude pushes freight rates to

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 8
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