Strike Disruption Starts: Surge in Air freight Demand Expected
The US dockworker union ILA may only just have confirmed the east and Gulf coast port strike, but disruption is already happening – with shippers bracing for extra airfreight cos
Next Year’s Global Liner Reshuffle: Who Will Win and Lose?
As the dust settles on yesterday’s series of major liner announcements ahead of February’s alliance reshuffles, analysts suggest the winners from the slew of releases are the f
Canada Introduces New Air Cargo Security Rules in Response to Threats
Heightened concerns over air cargo security in Europe and North America has resulted in Transport Canada imposing new rules. Thought to be in response to a number of incendiary dev
Singapore Expands Night Container Operations to Reduce Backlog
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore working in conjunction with PSA, other operators, and the carriers in the port continues to take steps to increase efficiency and ensur
Increasing Likelihood of ILA Strike in Recent Months
Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen has raised concerns about the growing likelihood of a longshore strike that could close ports along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, noting that th
Ningbo Port Explosion Expected to Disrupt Supply Chains
Container xChange, an online container trading and leasing marketplace, is warning of serious repercussions following the recent explosion aboard the Yang Ming vessel YM Mobility a
Airlines Report Cargo Operations ‘Severely Affected’ by Outage
Delays and backlogs are expected across the air cargo industry, following the Microsoft IT outage. Scan Global Logistics said that the CrowdStrike outage “may cause bottlenecks a
Kaohsiung Hit by Asia’s Container Congestion
The container congestion contagion effect appears to be manifesting itself in Taiwan with a recent build-up of boxes in its main gateway of Kaohsiung. Congestion in south-east Asia
Maersk’s New D&D Calculations Seen as Benefiting ‘Liner Pockets’
A change in the way Maersk calculates detention and demurrage (D&D) rules will not be effective in helping container flows and will only be beneficial to the pockets of contain
Moderation in Container Spot Rate Increases Hints at Approaching Peak
In the surest sign yet that soaring container spot freight rates may have reached something resembling a peak, this week’s indexes showed the smallest gains in months, while a co
