Alliance reshuffle to worsen box ship shortage as carriers seek ‘buffers’
Forget being the Year of the Snake, 2025 will be “the year of the first major alliance-free carrier”. The combined capacity of the liners controlling more than 1% of the global
Maersk and MSC spark freight rate war on Asia-Europe trades
Deepsea container carriers, led by Maersk and MSC, have started cutting Asia-Europe rates in the hope of filling their ships during the usual post-Chinese New Year lull. On Friday,
Cape of Good Hope detours to continue until August
The impending network changes made by the big container lines look set to ensure continuation of services around the Cape of Good Hope until the latter half of 2025. CEO and partne
Threat of Indian port strikes eases shippers concerns
Indian exporters and importers are breathing a sigh of relief as fears of a nationwide strike by unionised dockworkers across major government ports fade, according to industry sou
Terminal, Empty Park Rates to Rise from Jan 1, 2025
Please be advised that Terminals and empty parks will increase their rates effective January 1, 2025. The revised rates, commencing January 1, 2025 as below. There will be $8 Chain
Hapag-Lloyd joins ONE to install wind shields
Container carriers are leading shipping in adopting wind shields to cut fuel use. German carrier Hapag-Lloyd is the latest to add wind shields, with Alphaliner carrying an image of
The top 10 sanctions stories of 2024
Santosh Patil gets in early with a shipping annual review, giving readers his discovery and disco versions of how sanctions stories have played out this year. In the high-stakes wo
Shipping industry renews call for Houthis to free Galaxy Leader crew
Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the seizure of the crew of the Galaxy Leader car carrier by Yemeni insurgents. Ahead of this Guy Platten, secretary-general of the Intern
Late Arriving Containership Delays Hit Pandemic Highs
The average delay for containerships behind schedule has continued to increase in 2024 rising to the highest levels except during the peak of the pandemic and surge in container vo
Houthis On Track to Earn $2B Annually from Shipowners
An as-yet-unreleased UN report suggests that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have figured out a way to monetize their blockade of the Red Sea: insiders report that the group is operati
