FREIGHT NEWS
06/08
2022
With the exception of intra-Asia trades, average container freight rates for all key trades out of India have either softened or seen no changes this month, from the levels maintained by major carriers in June, according to new industry data collected by Container News.
05/08
2022
Maersk Line has reported a slowdown in truck flows in/out of India’s Nhava Sheva Port/JNPT as a result of new traffic restrictions imposed by local authorities.
30/07
2022
French container line CMA CGM has implemented a hefty surcharge on overweight containerised shipments moving from India to the US and Canada.
25/07
2022
The average of all long-term freight rates in Australia and New Zealand imports reached new highs in July, according to this week's update of the container rate platform, Xeneta.
09/07
2022
The value of global trade increased by approximately US$1 trillion in the first quarter of the year, reaching US$7.7 trillion compared to the same period last year, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
22/06
2022
Vietnam’s tuna industry has bounced back strongly post-pandemic as export soared 72 percent year-on-year to 259 million USD in the first quarter of 2022, the highest in five years, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
20/06
2022
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has introduced a new weekly direct service connecting ports in China, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.
20/06
2022
US president Joe Biden signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) on 16 June, which authorizes appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for fiscal years 2022 through 2025.