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25.10.09
Drewry: Shippers Likely to Negotiate Favorable Rates for 2026 Contracts
As the inflationary pressures on freight rates—stemming from Red Sea disruptions, front-loading and tariff-related issues—begin to ease, shippers are likely to negotiate more favorable contract rat...
25.10.08
New Multimodal Logistics Hub Opened in Kazakhstan’s Almaty
The Burunday Container Terminal (BCT), a new multimodal logistics hub in the Almaty Industrial Zone in Kazakhstan, has officially opened. The opening took place at the 28th TransLogistics Kazakhsta...
25.10.07
Oceangoing Containers to/from Yokohama Port Grow 0.8% to 1.36 Mil. TEUs in H1
The Port of Yokohama handled 1.36 million TEUs of oceangoing containers in the first half (January-June), up 0.8% year on year, according to preliminary statistics unveiled by the city of Yokohama’...
25.10.06
Maersk to Retrofit Some 200 Chartered Vessels by 2027
A.P. Moller-Maersk has set out a large scale-retrofit program for its time-chartered fleet working with 50 shipowners of around 200 vessels. A total of 1,500 individual projects have been executed ...
25.10.03
S. Korea’s Intra-Asia Container Trade Decreases 5.9% in Aug.
South Korea traded 345,300 TEUs of containers with other East Asian economies in August, down 5.9% year on year from 366,900 TEUs, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the Korea Customs ...
25.10.02
Linerlytica: Charter Rates Remain Elevated Despite Falling Freight Rates
Charter rates remain elevated despite free-falling freight rates, according to Linerlytica. The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) and China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) have slipped...
25.10.01
Japan’s Big 6 Ports Report 0.4% Volume Decrease in July, Processing 1.16 Mil. TEUs
Japan’s six major ports handled a total of 1.16 million TEUs of oceangoing containers in July, down 0.4%, their first year-on-year contraction in eight months, according to preliminary statistics c...
25.09.30
CCFI Down 2.9%; SCFI, 7% to Lowest Points Since Dec. 2023
The composite China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) stood at 1,086.41 points in Week 39, down 2.9% from the previous week, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) announced last week. Meanwhile, th...
25.09.29
WCI Falls 8% for 15th Consecutive Week of Decline
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) fell 8% from the previous week to $1,761 per FEU in Week 39, marking the 15th consecutive week of decline with rates on major trade routes—trans-Pacific and A...
25.09.26
Japan-US Containers Increase 6.2% in Aug. With T/S Containers Accounting for Nearly 40%
Containers from Japan to the U.S. amounted 54,422 TEUs in August (based on volumes at ports of origin), up 6.2% for a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month, according to Descartes ...