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Container shipping rates soar, impact on shippers outside China felt
[SINGAPORE] Sea cargo rates have surged, with those for the voyage from Shanghai to the US particularly steep, fuelled by pent-up demand and front-loading as shippers rush to beat...
Container shipping rates soar, impact on shippers outside China felt
[SINGAPORE] Sea cargo rates have surged, with those for the voyage from Shanghai to the US particularly steep, fuelled by pent-up demand and front-loading as shippers rush to beat...
Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand
[LOS ANGELES] Container ship bookings for China-to-US cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend, operators said, spawning traffic jams at...
Maersk cuts global container market outlook on tariff war
Maersk sees global container volume market in the range of 1% decline to growth of 4% this yearPublished Thu, May 8, 2025 · 03:18 PM[COPENHAGEN] AP Moller-Maersk, the Danish...
Singapore’s container throughput hits over 40 million TEUs in 2024, breaks record
THE box throughput handled by the Singapore port in 2024 surpassed 40 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), exceeding its record of 39 million TEUs in 2023.The exact volume of...
India to buy more second-hand vessels to raise container capacity
The move comes after talks with multiple ministries to cut transportation costs and increase exportsIndia will purchase more second-hand vessels to add to the country’s container shipping capacity, two...
Pacific International Lines adds 5 LNG dual-fuel container vessels to fleet
SINGAPORE container carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL) is in the process of renewing its fleet, with an order for five liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels. Each one...
Singapore container ship logjam spills over to Malaysian port
The maritime logjam is caused by ships avoiding the Suez Canal and Red Sea due to attacks by Houthi rebelsContainer ship congestion in Singapore, one of Asia’s busiest ports,...
