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Long Beach records strong container volumes in 2025

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) moved 817,457 TEUs in March, up 25% from the same month in 2024. Imports at the Californian port...

Most Congested Container Ports in 2025 Q1

The first quarter of 2025 has seen growing stress in global maritime logistics, with container dwell times—an essential indicator of port congestion—rising sharply in...

US-China trade tensions: Container “dumping” likely to be anomaly

Market experts have dismissed reports of Chinese exporters abandoning US-bound shipments in transit and surrendering the containers to the shipping lines. ...

Port of Los Angeles surpasses 2.5 million TEUs in first quarter

The Port of Los Angeles handled 778,406 TEUs in March, translating to a 4.7% growth compared with the same month in 2024, ending the...

Rate boost to be short-lived: Analysis

Container market analysts have said that the tariff and other regulatory drag imposed by Washington will mean this week’s incremental rate increase cannot last...

Tonnage providers’ fleets dwindle amid operators’ buying spree

Over the last five years, tonnage providers’ boxship fleets have fallen by 2.3 million TEUs as liner operators, chiefly MSC and CMA CGM, purchased...

Cosco reports US$1.8 billion profit in first quarter

According to preliminary financial results, Cosco Shipping Holdings has recorded earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of US$2.3 billion during the first quarter of...

MSC enhances Europe – Far East – USWC service

Swiss/Italian ocean carrier MSC has added the ports of Gothenburg and Aarhus to its Europe - Far East - US West Coast Swan-Sentosa pendulum. The...

India Revokes Transshipment Facility for Bangladeshi Exports to Third Countries

India has revoked the transshipment facility it had extended to Bangladesh nearly five years ago, a move that could mark a shift in regional...

Piracy and ship robbery in Asian waters surge in early 2025

Asian waters experienced a sharp rise in piracy and ship robbery incidents during the January–March 2025 period, marking a 53% increase compared to the...

Maersk and CMA CGM terminate US-Venezuela service

Maersk Line and CMA CGM will cease their joint Ceiba Express service connecting the United States to Venezuela, as US President Donald Trump piles...

China already locked in trade war of attrition

The new US tariffs present a more severe challenge to Chinese shipping than those imposed during 2016–2020, due to their broader scope, direct targeting...

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