In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analysis Manager, Filipe Gouveia, examines Panama Canal transits which have declined in recent...

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Trump’s tariffs and Red Sea rate hikes create perfect storm for US shippers

Container News Team - February 4, 2025 0

A delay in tariffs on Mexican imports does little to ease the pain for US shippers still facing a 10% hike on tariffs from...

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Chinese vessel orderbook tops US$123 billion

Container News Team - February 4, 2025 0

To mark the Lunar New Year, we take a look at the Chinese new building order book, using VesselsValue data. The infographic highlights the...

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Greek shipping magnates top tanker newbuild order rankings

Ioanna Kontos - February 3, 2025 0

A record number of new tankers were ordered in 2024 with 435 orders placed across the year, an increase of around 31% year-on-year, according...

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Top 10 Shipowning Nations 2025

Container News Team - January 31, 2025 0

From China overtaking Japan to achieve pole position with an impressive fleet valued at US$255 billion to Switzerland's notable entry at US$68 billion, the...

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Ocean enters LNY-slump, but tariffs on the horizon

Container News Team - January 29, 2025 0

Lunar New Year (LNY) begins today (29 January), and as manufacturing and logistics have slowed down in the past week or so, ex-China ocean...

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Grain shipments to China drop over 50% amid low demand

Ioanna Kontos - January 28, 2025 0

"In January, grain shipments to China are estimated to fall 51% y/y, partly due to a decline in import demand for soya beans caused...

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Ceasefire sparking Red Sea hope; Trump sets tariff, de minimis changes in motion

Ioanna Kontos - January 23, 2025 0

The six-week first stage of the Israel - Hamas ceasefire began on 19 January bringing a reprieve to the fifteen months of fighting which...

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Container sector bullish after stellar 2024, but downside risks could prompt 2025 slowdown

Ioanna Kontos - January 22, 2025 0

The time charter (TC) rates for post-panamax container vessels rose by 111% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2024, hitting US$73,330/day, and has led to a huge...

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Houthis will probably reduce attacks on Red Sea, Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, but resumption very likely

Container News Team - January 21, 2025 0

The Houthis will likely reduce the frequency of attacks on shipping in the Red Sea while the ceasefire remains in place, but the ceasefire...

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Freightos Weekly Market Analysis: Impact of USEC Deal on the Industry

Container News Team - January 15, 2025 0

Shippers who rely on US East Coast and Gulf ports were able to breathe a sigh of relief last Wednesday night when the ILA...

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Ocean container shipping rates may fall after USEC deal

Ioanna Kontos - January 10, 2025 0

Strikes at ports on the US East Coast and Gulf Coast, which would have caused an economic and supply chain crisis, have been called...

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