FREIGHT NEWS
10/08
2021
The dearth of ships available for charter or sale has caused Wan Hai Lines to put plans to re-enter the Asia-Europe tradelane on hold.
10/08
2021
Significant congestion has returned to plague Europe’s inland waterways, and following last month’s flood damage there is concern over an absence of alternative routes.
10/08
2021
The lockdown in South Vietnam has caused a 100,000 teu pile-up at Ho Chi Minh City’s Cat Lai port.
10/08
2021
Growing congestion fears in Asia are being matched by an apparent resurgence of delays at US west coast ports.
10/08
2021
Within weeks the transpacific market has brightened significantly for the port of Oakland, as two carriers have launched new services from Asia.
10/08
2021
OOCL has launched a rail-sea service from China to the US east coast, which it claims is a first.
10/08
2021
Taiwanese liner operator Evergreen’s net profit shot up 29-fold in the first half of this year to $3.2bn, thanks to continuing equipment and capacity shortages pushing up rates.
10/08
2021
Container shipping bottlenecks are creating winners and losers in reefer cargo, with consumers footing the bill for the increased logistics costs.