Recent discussions on tariffs have largely overlooked the potential implementation of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)'s port fees on Chinese-built...

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Key Impacts of IMO’s New Fuel Intensity Target on S&P Activity

Container News Team - April 28, 2025 0

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently hosted the 83rd meeting of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 83), resulting in a new fuel intensity...

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Cargo Theft Report Reveals Rapidly Shifting Criminal Tactics and Emerging Targets

Alexandros Itimoudis - April 23, 2025 0

The BSI Consulting and TT Club 2024 Cargo Theft Report gives an analysis of targeted commodities, prime locations for theft, regional hotspots and evolving...

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Veson Nautical: Orderbook for all dry-bulk vessel classes falls

Container News Team - April 14, 2025 0

Global economic uncertainty and a cooling of the market has seen newbuild orders for dry-bulk vessels fall by 26% year-on-year, according to Hongbeom Park,...

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Veson Nautical Shipping Market Outlook: Q2 2025 Forecast

Container News Team - April 3, 2025 0

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the resulting rerouting have disrupted shipping markets to varying degrees. A sudden end to rerouting poses considerable...

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Trump’s Tariffs Reshape Trade Game Rules; Minimal Short-Term Impact

Container News Team - April 3, 2025 0

The following analysis was provided by Xeneta, an ocean and air freight intelligence platform. Reciprocal tariffs announced by Donald Trump on 'Liberation Day' could prevent...

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Shipping Industry Braces for Key Tariff Decisions

Container News Team - April 2, 2025 0

President Trump has scheduled a Wednesday (April 2) Rose Garden event for his tariff plan unveiling, and among the things that seem destined to...

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Container rates plunge 28%: Worst first quarter in two decades

Container News Team - April 2, 2025 0

Average container freight rates for Chinese exports have dropped 28% since the start of the year, posting the worst first quarter development of the...

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European ports are getting ready for the market uptake of new shipping fuels

Container News Team - April 1, 2025 0

European ports fully support the decarbonisation efforts to be made by shipping companies to get to net-zero by 2050. While it seems that energy efficiency...

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Smart containers’ role in tackling the costly rise in container security risks

Giannis Nikolakis - March 28, 2025 0

Developments in smart container technology are revolutionising how shipping lines and key stakeholders better detect, deter and respond to threats from drug smuggling and...

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More tariff turmoil, though ocean rates continue to ease: Freightos

Ioanna Kontos - March 26, 2025 0

Tariff fears – as well the already significant uncertainty and confusion surrounding the White House's trade policy – grew this week with the 2nd...

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Container rate slide may point to start of overcapacity

Container News Team - March 21, 2025 0

Ocean container rates out of Asia continued to fall last week, slipping beneath 2024 lows on a combination of a post-Lunar New Year lull...

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