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BIMCO analysis: 13% of world seaborne trade under attack from Houthis and Somali pirates

"Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, coupled with a rise in piracy off the coast of Somalia, are disrupting global trade. In...

Global tank container fleet nears 850,000 units: ITCO annual survey

The International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has published its 12th Annual Tank Container Fleet Survey. This year’s Survey estimates that, on 1 January 2024, the...

Massive increase in container shipping imports from China into Mexico amid ongoing US trade war: Xeneta analysis

Growth in demand for container shipping imports from China into Mexico in January 2024 increased by 60% compared to 12 months ago, further fuelling...

Ships above 12,000 TEUs drive 100% increase in average ship size

“Since 2006, the average container ship has doubled in size to 4,580 TEUs and ships with a capacity of more than 12,000 TEUs have...

Ocean rates continue to ease post-Lunar New Year: Freightos analysis

Hostilities in the Red Sea intensified last week, and included the first seafarer casualties. But with most container traffic already avoiding the Suez Canal, demand...

OceanScore analysis shows near-tripling of EU ETS costs due to Red Sea crisis

Persistent missile attacks by Houthi rebels on ships plying the Red Sea route have led to soaring emissions liabilities for shipping companies under the...

Crude tanker newbuild contracting jumps 490% as VLCC orders gain pace

“In the first two months of 2024, crude tanker newbuild contracting surged to 7.4 m DWT, a 490% leap y/y, due to a rise...

Cargo volumes in Red Sea drop significantly due to vessel attacks

"During the first seven weeks of 2024, cargo volumes to and from ports in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea declined 21% y/y....

Ensuring container fleet resilience with fuel flexibility

The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) targets set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other regulatory vehicles, such as the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and...

Red Sea Crisis: Spiralling ocean freight rates from Far East to US may have peaked

The Red Sea crisis sent ocean freight rates from the Far East to the US spiralling by more than 150%, but there appears to...

China-US container leasing rates rise threefold, container demand recovery on the horizon

The global shipping industry experienced a significant surge in rates over the past couple of months, as an aftermath of the Red Sea crisis. Three...

Container market grows marginally in 2023 as the fleet swells

In this week’s "Shipping Number of the Week" from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, examines the state of the container market in 2023...

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Red Sea shipping traffic rebounds as Houthis limit targets

Red Sea maritime traffic has increased by 60% to approximately 36–37 vessels per day since August 2024, as Reuters reported. However, it still falls short...

CMA CGM applies new surcharge from Far East to West Africa

French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced a peak season surcharge (PSS) for shipments from Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, China and Hong Kong &...

China to counterbalance Panama setback through South America projects

As geopolitical tensions deepen and shipping lanes become politicized battlegrounds, China is recalibrating its approach to the Western Hemisphere. The recent retreat of CK Hutchison...

PIL christens new 8,200 TEU boxship

Pacific International Lines (PIL) named its latest 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel, Kota Ocean, at the PSA Terminal in Singapore. The vessel was named...

Singapore authorities away grounded container barge

Authorities in Singapore have towed away a container barge that ran aground off the resort island of Sentosa this morning (6 June). ...
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