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In a clearly defined link, sea freight spot rates from Asia to the US trade are peaking two weeks after spot rates to Europe reached their peak, as the scramble for capacity ahead of Lunar new Year subsided. That fortnight…
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The Houthi rebel attacks against commercial shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait approach to the Suez Canal, that began in December 2023, shows no sign of ending and all major container shipping lines are taking the 3,500 mile diversion around the Cape of…
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Houthi rebels in Yemen continue to attack commercial shipping, with a rocket attack on a Greek-owned vessel and a US-owned bulk carriers in the last two days and with container shipping line’ schedules showing Cape of Good Hope routing for…
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The new year back in the office has started with the shock of the double-attack on the Maersk Hangzhou on Sunday, which came despite the formation of a coalition naval task force to patrol the southern Red Sea and Gulf…
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Following a series of attacks on container ships off the coast of Yemen shipping lines are suspending passage through the Red Sea to the Suez Canal and diverting vessels around Africa, adding 10 days to transit times. The day after…
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Just yesterday a Norwegian ship was attacked, one of many ships targeted in the Red Sea, due to escalating tensions in the Middle East around the war in Gaza. ZIM has already diverted its ships from the Suez to the…
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Surcharges like BAF and CAF have become a standard feature of freight rate calculations, but there will always be scepticism of temporary surcharges and new ancillaries like the ‘container shifting’ charge announced by Maersk to cover re-stows on its ships.…
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The Panama Canal handles about 6% of global trade and more than 70% of the cargo that passes through it, is either heading to or departing from the United States, but recent reports of 123 ships waiting to transit the…
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