Global container freight rates falling sharply
For more than two years the only way for container shipping prices was up. That trend is now reversing as [...]
December 16, 2022
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China: Cargo backlogs in Shanghai could cause next supply chain shockwave
Concern is growing that the spread of COVID cases and city lockdowns in China will have massive downstream effects for [...]
April 25, 2022
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Global supply chain chaos could worsen this year
According to a survey conducted by Container Xchange, a container leasing and trading platform, among 800 practitioners in the logistics [...]
February 16, 2022
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Global supply chain crisis could extend into 2023
The supply chain crisis threatening the global economy risks lasting at least another year unless governments [...]
October 28, 2021
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US furniture maker wins lawsuit against shipper
American home furniture manufacturer and supplier MCS Industries has prevailed in federal court in its lawsuit against Cosco Shipping. [...]
October 13, 2021
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Global shipping bottlenecks set to prolong supply chain turmoil
Tenfold jump in costs since start of pandemic squeezes importers and exporters The closure of a [...]
September 14, 2021
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Record ocean freight rates threaten Vietnamese wood exports
There is no sign of lowering ocean freights, and there is still a shortage of containers [...]
April 20, 2021
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2021 still full of challenges for the global container market
The global shipping system is currently experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. A series of unusual events triggered [...]
March 18, 2021
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Global container freight rates at record levels
Global container freight rates continued to sky-rocket into the new year as major freight companies applied surcharges [...]
March 1, 2021
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China container shortage causes freight rates to more than double
The recovery in China's manufacturing activity after the Covid-19 lockdown has surged progressively and after a halt caused [...]
December 9, 2020
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