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Tariff threat makes no waves as spot rates tread water ahead of new GRIs Container spot freight rates saw another week of gentle declines across all the major trades, as carriers failed to lift pricing in advance of a series of 1 December general ...
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Podcasts In 2024 The Loadstar will publish 35 podcasts. Each podcast and associated audio and video clips are intended to add nuance and depth to the daily news coverage our readers enjoy. They feature debate and breaking news from our global team of journalists and interviews with the world’s leading freight executives and analysts about the forces making the supply chain tick …
TS Lines eyes 'risky' return to long-haul trade with new ships - The ...
Jun 6, 2024 · Taiwanese intra-Asia carrier TS Lines, which withdrew from its long-haul venture after the Covid-induced boom faded last year, is planning a comeback now freight rates have rebounded.. Founder and chairman Chen Te-sheng said the carrier had signed a letter of intent to order two 14,000 teu ships from China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding – vessels that …
Fast-growing SeaLead launches services to target Red Sea cargo
Dec 4, 2023 · SeaLead Shipping was the fastest-growing liner operator in 2023, according to statistics from Alphaliner and Linerlytica. They show the carrier has increased its fleet by more than 20% year on year, all from chartering more ships.
First Arctic liner link with China started by New New Shipping
Jul 26, 2023 · Linerlytica analyst Tan Hua Joo told The Loadstar: “New New Shipping will be the first regular commercial container service to use the Arctic route, but the company has limited ice-classed ships in its fleet.Previously, there were only irregular experimental voyages by containerships.” Opportunistic players have taken advantage of the vacuum created by the …
India's air cargo market flying as volumes hit record high - The …
May 9, 2024 · Tata Group-owned Air India is also in the midst of a massive makeover, increasing competition in the buoyant aviation market. In addition to fleet upgrades, Air India recently set up a code-share arrangement with the largest Japanese carrier, All Nippon Airways.
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Who we are The Loadstar is the world’s most popular news source for shippers, logistics service providers and their carrier suppliers who manage containerised sea freight and air cargo supply chains. With over 55,000 registered readers our global importance to the people who move cargo is reflected in a readership that is truly international with a third of our readers based in North …
Latest newbuild ULCVs could be even bigger: introducing the …
Nov 8, 2017 · Nine 22,000 teu vessels on order for CMA CGM and 11 22,000 teu ships for MSC could end up with capacity of 23,500 teu when delivered in 2019 and 2020, ushering in a new era of the megamax containership. According to Alphaliner, the order specifications from both carriers include options to enlarge the ships by extending their breadth to accommodate a 24th row of …
Congestion surges at Chinese ports amid Shanghai lockdowns and …
Mar 24, 2022 · Furthermore, in Shanghai, China’s zero-Covid policy is in full force, with lockdowns in affected districts and restrictions on transport. According to Thomas Gronen, head of Greater China at Fibs Logistics, most of the Shanghai lockdowns are in residential areas and, therefore, while the ports are operating it is “very likely they are short-staffed and backlogs and …
Alibaba bought into parent of new ocean carrier Transfar Shipping …
Oct 18, 2021 · Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba has a stake in new liner operator Transfar Shipping, which launched operations with China-US west coast sailings in August, The Loadstar has learned. Singapore-registered Transfar started out as a freight forwarder, owned by Worldwide Logistics (Group), a Chinese 3PL founded in 2003, in which Zhejiang Cainiao …