Lawson Port Logistics fee increases from Jan 1, 2025
As per Lawson Port’s broadcast on 27/11/2024, regarding increases to wharf and empty park fees. Since they have received significant cost increases to 5 of the main dehire de
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
Typhoon Kong-ray creates congestion at Shanghai ports
Asian container ports Shanghai, Ningbo and Kaohisung are working through congestion after Typhoon Kong-Rey blew through last week. And Kong-rey, which made landfall in Taiwan on Th
Freight Rates to Stay High Next Year, Predicts Drewry
Some three million teu of new tonnage arriving next year will most likely be “more than offset” by further market disruption, ensuring no respite for embattled shippers, accord
Far East to Mediterranean – Rate Announcement
To continue offering a broad portfolio of high-quality services, Maersk are announcing an increase in FAK rates (Freight All Kinds) to come into effect on 4th Nov 2024. Details as
