FREIGHT NEWS
12/03
2022
Blank sailings (but not slidings) are back on the Asia-North Europe tradelane, as ocean carriers adjust capacity to meet softening demand on the route.
09/03
2022
Schedule reliability dropped again, this time by 0.9 percentage points, month-to-month to 30.9%. This is the lowest ever global schedule reliability since the Danish research and analysis company Sea-Intelligence started the measure in 2011.
03/03
2022
Amid uncertainty over receiving timely payments, due to sanctions imposed by western nations on Russia, Bangladeshi garment makers have been urged to be cautious in exporting to Moscow.
14/02
2022
The ubiquitous container has brought about a revolution in global trade, since its introduction in 1956 by Malcolm McLean.
09/02
2022
Businesses worldwide are struggling with skyrocketing freight rates in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. What can they do to keep surging shipping costs from affecting customers?
08/02
2022
Container lines are making determined efforts to get boxes back into position and to return to some schedule integrity – but it is unclear how likely they are to succeed.
07/02
2022
Port of Oakland's executive director Danny Wan has unveiled plans to invest in a renewed, smart and zero-emissions port.
07/02
2022
Ocean carriers fear that fiscal policies designed to stem inflationary pressures in Europe will weaken consumer appetite for non-essential goods, and are preparing to react quickly to adjust capacity.