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Slump in spot rates to continue

The nosediving of spot rates continues, as Drewry's World Container Index revised its own record of the largest weekly fall in recent times. A 10.25%...

2M Alliance suspends Sequoia/TP3 service due to US West Coast reduced demand

2M Alliance of Maersk and MSC has decided to suspend its Sequoia/TP3 service due to reduced demand for shipments into the US West Coast...

Container ship and tanker sustain serious damages in heavy collision in Malacca Strait

The 7,455 TEU container vessel GLS Grania and the Aframax tanker Zephyr I suffered a collision in Malacca Strait between Malaysia and Singapore on...

Workers begin new round of strikes at Port of Felixstowe

Workers at the UK’s largest container port at Felixstowe have launched a new strike action today (27 September) due to an ongoing dispute over...

World’s largest container line MSC enters air cargo market

The world's largest container shipping company, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA aims to enter the air freight market, starting the development of a new...

Ro-Ro cargo ship catches fire at port of Tacoma

Ro-Ro cargo ship Midnight Sun suffered a fire accident at the port of Tacoma in the United States on 22 September, while it was...

World Container Index sinks to January 2021 levels, at 21-month low

Spot rates on Drewry's are no longer dreary. The World Container Index (WCI) took a near 10% tumble, the first in 29 months, as...

CMA CGM to implement new US$400 PSS for reefer boxes from Europe

French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced a new peak season surcharge (PSS) for reefer cargo, effective from 23 October until further notice. The Marseille-headquartered...

CMA CGM boss Saadé part of tycoon consortium to buy French television station M6

The chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the CMA CGM Group, Rodolphe Saadé aims to expand further into the mass media sector. After being...

Congestion, a big piece of the supply and demand puzzle

Introduction Dry bulk and container shipping markets have exhibited sharp declines in earnings over the summer. Many have attributed this to a drop in congestion....

Sea-Intelligence reports ramp up in Golden Week capacity reductions

Danish maritime data company Sea-Intelligence analysed blank sailings data from the leading container lines. The analysts said that blank sailings have for long been...

Freight fall corners operators with costly charters

Crumbling container freight rates have taken their toll on the newer and smaller players in the liner shipping industry, as their current earnings are...

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