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The outlook for the 2024 peak season appears optimistic, with carriers showing confidence through their planned levels of blank sailings and capacity deployment for the remainder of the third quarter. We review the carriers strategic approach to blank sailing, for…
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Over seven months have passed since the Galaxy Leader was hijacked by Houthi rebels from Yemen, and despite numerous US and coalition strikes, attacks on merchant vessels have increased. Conflicts in the Middle East often extend for years, influencing container…
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It is increasingly likely that strikes at ports along both coasts will be triggered as negotiations with maritime employers stall and the current master contract is set to expire on September 30, 2024 and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) determined…
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As we enter the second half of 2024, the sea freight industry faces significant uncertainties, particularly around supply. Diversions around the Red Sea and ongoing port congestion have absorbed any excess capacity that existed at the end of 2023. Since…
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At 05:30 GMT this morning a 10,000 TEU vessel operated by Maersk collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, sending a significant section of the bridge into the Patapsco River with at least six people unaccounted for and…
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