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Container Spot Rates Tumble as Six-Week Rally Ends, Carriers Ramp Up Discounts and Blank Sailings

April 20, 2026 6878 Read More

Container freight spot rates have fallen sharply across major east-west trade routes this week, bringing a six-week rally to a halt, as the market adjusts to easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle

VGM container weight mis-declaration 'rampant at most ports', say forwarders

November 02, 2023 3418 Read More

Container carriers are dealing with widespread weight mis-declarations by shippers, refuelling long-standing ship safety

Shippers hold back on contracts amid uncertainty and ample capacity

May 24, 2023 3937 Read More

A hazy outlook on how the market is going to develop, combined with currently ample ocean capacity, is causing shippers

Carriers should revamp networks rather than blank services as demand drains

March 14, 2023 4540 Read More

Ocean carrier schedule integrity may be improving, but last-minute blanking of advertised sailings is, arguably, the cau

Liners are turning into tramp operators as they blank more sailings

December 08, 2022 8813 Read More

Ocean carriers are ramping up their efforts to halt the relentless erosion of container spot rates by blanking more sail

Things 'not all bad', says Maersk as it revamps network for the 'new normal'

November 30, 2022 11768 Read More

Major Chinese export markets are showing signs of a recovery after the steep post-Golden Week holiday decline, led by a

US trade tensions with China are more likely to deteriorate this year and will dampen global growth

September 01, 2018 733 Read More

New York, August 22, 2018 -- US trade tensions with China are more likely to deteriorate this year and will dampen globa

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