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In early July we reported how Maersk took the market by surprise with an FAK spot rate increase on its Asia-North Europe and Mediterranean services, with other carriers quick to follow their lead and while it remains to be seen…
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Container shipping line alliances will from next April no longer enjoy their 15 year exemption from EU rules against anti-competitive agreements, because the EU believes that it was no longer supporting small carriers as intended and it does not boost…
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Normal(ish) operations continue at most Israeli sea freight terminals, but a backlog of vessels is growing and while some airlines have resumed services to Israel, the industry is still exercising caution and charter requests are becoming increasingly harder to fulfil.…
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Container shipping lines (and by extension shippers) are facing another price increase in January, with the Suez Canal announcing a 15% increase in fees on northbound transits. (more…)
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Spot sea freight rates from Asia to Northern Europe spiked last week by 25%, but may now have fallen back over 7%, while average spot rates from Asia to the US West Coast have increased 70% over the last two…
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Things have not been easy for the container shipping lines in recent months, but this appears to be changing, with full ships and stabilising spot rates, after months of rate erosion and abundant capacity. The International Air Transport Association (IATA)…
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With the break up of Maersk and MSC’s 2M alliance in under two years, the shipping line alliance structure that has given the biggest container carriers the power to adapt services and capacity to maximise profitability will end. The 2M…
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Capacity utilisation had remained high from Asia, primarily due to blank sailings and a slight recovery in cargo, but utilisation levels slipped due to China’s Golden Week holidays and while global air freight capacity was up 15% last month, rate…
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