US import volumes surge
Despite talk of deglobalization, near-shoring and global economic tensions sea-borne imports into the United States continue to grow, increasing by more than a quarter on pre-COVID 2019. With the trade…
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Port congestion growing
The additional two weeks it takes for ships to sail around the Cape of Good Hope as a result of the Red Sea conflict’s effective closure of the Suez Canal…
Ex-Asia spot rates rise with cargo rolled
As predicted in our last freight market report the container shipping lines believe that volumes are rebounding to Europe, with projections for US imports also increasing and with capacity squeezed…
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…
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…
Bright start to new year for air freight
The early Chinese New Year and shipper concerns about Red Sea supply chain delays contributed to a 10% increase in air cargo volumes last month, putting pressure on rates on…
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…
Sea freight surcharge review
As the container shipping lines make their first attempt of 2024 at raising freight rates from Asia, with huge GRIs announced for mid-December and January, we review the ‘temporary’ surcharges…
Shippers need to take note of EU-ETS surcharge
New EU emissions regulations are set to come into force in January, covering voyages into, out of and through the EEA and the maritime industry’s cost of compliance could be…
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