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Daily fee for import cargo, the new measure to ease California congestion

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will begin assessing a surcharge to ocean carriers for import containers that dwell on marine terminals...

Ports in China see significant growth in box volumes during 2021

China ports have registered noteworthy increases in container volumes during the period between January and September. The container throughput of China ports has reached 211...

MSC increases freight rates from Africa to Europe

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has published new Freight All Kinds (FAK) increases for cargoes travelling from Africa to Europe. The updated prices will be effective...

MSC pushes up rates from Oceania to Antwerp and Valencia

MSC has announced the implementation of new Freight All Kinds (FAK) increases from Australia and New Zealand to Europe. In particular, the second-largest container shipping...

FMC urges carriers to adopt detention & demurrage best practices

Ocean carriers should rapidly adopt three common best practices related to detention and demurrage that promote clarity and certainty about how and when fees...

Maersk cuts container costs to US$1 for Covid-19 supplies in India

Maersk is donating the services of its Special Project Logistics (SPL) unit and charging a symbolic nominal freight cost of US$1 per 40’ container...

MSC announces new PSS from Europe to Savannah

MSC, the second-largest carrier in the world, will implement a new Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from Northwestern (NWC) and ScanBaltic Europe to the port...

Freight rates to start stabilising in mid-2022, says Aurelio Martínez, PAV President

Speaking at the Mediterranean Ports and Shipping 2021 conference, the president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez said that freight prices...

Freight rates elevated more than 90% in one year

Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) has revealed another monthly hike in long-term ocean freight rates, with global container prices rising by 3.2% in September, followed...

Maersk introduces new PSS from East Asia to Africa

The world's largest container line, Maersk will apply a new Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from East Asia to African destinations. In particular, Maersk will implement...

MSC raises prices from Europe to America

The Swiss shipping company MSC will implement fresh Freight All Kind (FAK) rate increases for shipments from Europe to America that will take effect...

Hapag Lloyd’s last rates increases before cessation decision

The German container carrier Hapag Lloyd has announced new freight prices, before the company's decision to pause any rates increases until 1 February, in Asia,...

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