Imports grow on trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trades
US demand for European goods rose 10% in the first quarter, taking volumes back to pre-pandemic levels, while growth in imports from Asia has been accelerating this year, growing 11%…
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China trade into Mexico and US West Coast
Trade between China and Mexico expanded in 2023 and the massive growth in movements saw Mexico leapfrog China in the first quarter to become the No.1 trading partner for imports…
Container ship in catastrophic Baltimore bridge collision
This morning at 05:30 GMT, the containership “Dali” collided with the mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, with a significant section of the bridge collapsing into the Patapsco River…
Asia and freight market update; March 2024
Many of the world’s top ocean freight stakeholders gathered in Long Beach, California earlier this month for the annual TPM conference, which this year takes place under the shadow of…
Asia shippers benefit from latest alliance changes
New alliance will offer shippers 95% vessel schedule reliability, which will be very appealing to businesses that want to keep inventory levels lean, but competitors may offer alternative solutions that…
Sea freight; February review
As we were moving through the final quarter of 2023 - before the Red Sea Houthi attacks started - the outlook for the container shipping lines continued to look gloomy,…
US sea freight spot rates from Asia tracking Europe
Two weeks after sea freight spot rates from Asia to Europe started to peak, when the scramble for capacity ahead of Lunar new Year subsided, it seems that the US…
All change at the shipping alliances
After announcing the end of the 2M alliance Maersk is joining with Hapag-Lloyd to form The Gemini Cooperation, in a move that will shake up the East-West container shipping market.…
Cape diversions are the new normal (for now)
The Houthi attacks on commercial shipping began in December 2023 and show no sign of ending, with the major container shipping lines scheduling the 3,500 mile diversion around the Cape of Good Hope…
The Red Sea Crisis: Tracking the diverted vessels
Following the early January escalation of attacks on container ships off the coast of Yemen the major container shipping lines began diverting vessels away from the Suez Canal and around…
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