New ocean service is fastest between Ireland and U.S.
Offering transatlantic transit times that will be one to two weeks faster than current services from Dublin and Belfast, a new container shipping service launches tomorrow and with spare time…
Archive: Sea Freight
Leading the way with greener shipping
Global forwarding is the first freight forwarder in the Republic of Ireland to invest in climate-friendly shipping with a Top Five container shipping line, and the first to actively avoid…
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%…
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.…
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