Liner Updates

Sep 272 min read

1UP Project Cargo : A Multi-Modal Journey Successfully Navigating

In the intricate world of logistics, project cargo shipments often require a combination of transportation modes to reach their final...

Box Lines Set for Price Hikes in August to Halt Asia-US. West Coast Rate Slide

summer771

Aug 141 min read

Box Lines Set for Price Hikes in August to Halt Asia-US. West Coast Rate Slide

Mainline operators are looking for a price hike in Asia-U.S. West Coast rates in mid-August to undo the recent correction. Shutterstock,"...

Drewry’s World Container Index sinks below $2,000 per feu

kelly5792

Feb 10, 20231 min read

Drewry’s World Container Index sinks below $2,000 per feu

The Drewry World Container Index ducked below the $2,000 per feu mark today for the first time since July 30, 2020.

Liners now in the red on a mark-to-market basis

donavan626

Feb 6, 20232 min read

Liners now in the red on a mark-to-market basis

Sam Chambers from investment bank Jefferies. Mark-to-market is an accounting practice that involves adjusting the value of an asset to...

Liner alliances up in the air as MSC and Maersk give separation notice

donavan626

Jan 26, 20231 min read

Liner alliances up in the air as MSC and Maersk give separation notice

Liner shipping is ready for an immense scrap as it braces for a downturn with the fabric of its alliance structure now under severe strain.

Little to cheer for liners as Chinese New Year approaches

donavan626

Jan 16, 20233 min read

Little to cheer for liners as Chinese New Year approaches

Container indices are levelling out, but there is scant reason for optimism in the opening fortnight of 2023.

MSC boxship pulled free after grounding in Italy

donavan626

Jan 11, 20231 min read

MSC boxship pulled free after grounding in Italy

The 340-m-long containership MSC Elaine was successfully refloated after becoming stranded

Coast is (almost) clear as port congestion fades even further

donavan626

Jan 10, 20233 min read

Coast is (almost) clear as port congestion fades even further

Final pockets of congestion on East and Gulf coasts nearly gone

Greek bulker runs aground in the Suez Canal

donavan626

Jan 9, 20231 min read

Greek bulker runs aground in the Suez Canal

Three tugs managed to refloat a dry cargo ship that had run aground briefly this morning in the Suez Canal

FMC ruling could be crucial in other 'unfair D&D fee' complaints

donavan626

Jan 5, 20232 min read

FMC ruling could be crucial in other 'unfair D&D fee' complaints

A US Federal Maritime Commission SCO decision over detention and demurrage (D&D) charges could open the way for more cases to be brought.

donavan626

Dec 29, 20225 min read

Shipping: 2022 in Review

As 2022 draws to a close we are taking a look back at some of the biggest stories that influenced shipping this year.

Shipping hit by soaring cases of covid in China

donavan626

Dec 28, 20221 min read

Shipping hit by soaring cases of covid in China

Ships are backing up along the Chinese coastline as soaring cases of covid take out port staff.

Ocean carriers plan to blank half their sailings from Asia, post-CNY

donavan626

Dec 19, 20222 min read

Ocean carriers plan to blank half their sailings from Asia, post-CNY

Against a background of extremely weak demand forecasts, ocean carriers are preparing to blank around half their advertised sailings

Container market collapse sees first ships heading for scrap

donavan626

Dec 14, 20222 min read

Container market collapse sees first ships heading for scrap

The container market collapse is in full view with ships heading for scrap and other vessels taking the long way back to Asia

No clear end to supply chain disruption, and this demands serious effort

donavan626

Dec 6, 20222 min read

No clear end to supply chain disruption, and this demands serious effort

Shippers in America are rushing to post complaints against carriers at a rate of over 30 cases a month.

Carriers 'in panic mode' as recession bites, offering 'crazy' ocean rates

donavan626

Nov 21, 20222 min read

Carriers 'in panic mode' as recession bites, offering 'crazy' ocean rates

Ocean carriers are said to be in “panic mode” as bookings from China to North Europe and the US west coast tank

Carrier anger at plan to revise terminal access charges in Australia

donavan626

Nov 8, 20222 min read

Carrier anger at plan to revise terminal access charges in Australia

Proposed changes to terminal access charges in Australia have met with stinging criticism

Ocean rates still collapsing – carriers pin hopes on early Chinese New Year

donavan626

Oct 31, 20222 min read

Ocean rates still collapsing – carriers pin hopes on early Chinese New Year

Ocean carriers are continuing to blank consecutive headhaul sailings from China to North Europe and the US west coast

Key nuclear tests to get underway in the US bringing shipping a closer to adopting atomic propulsion

donavan626

Oct 26, 20222 min read

Key nuclear tests to get underway in the US bringing shipping a closer to adopting atomic propulsion

A new nuclear renaissance is coming, and a very strong momentum is building across the maritime sector

Australian shippers cry foul over liners' 'exorbitant' million-dollar charges

donavan626

Oct 19, 20222 min read

Australian shippers cry foul over liners' 'exorbitant' million-dollar charges

Australia’s Freight and Trade Alliance (FTA) has accused container carriers of extorting millions of dollars from its members

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