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Port News
Shanghai spot box rates to US west coast leap 31% in just one week
Friday’s weekly publishing of spot rates from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange has given a stark picture of the frenzy building…
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Port News
Tariff truce tipped to usher in covid era uptick in box fortunes
The 90-day tariff ceasefire between the world’s top two economies could see covid era surges in shipments and box freight…
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Port News
Box charter to freight rate ratio hits record high of 289%
Containership utilisation has slipped below 90% on many of the sector’s biggest tradelanes, while the gap between box freight rates…
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Port News
US box imports soar ahead of new tariffs
US box imports reached a record high in January with deliveries from China up for a second month, according to…
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Maritime News
Xeneta: Ocean Box Rates to Fall Again in February
Middle East ceasefire and Lunar New Year will see ocean container freight rates fall further in February – with carriers…
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Maritime News
Box Sector bullish after stellar 2024, but risks abound in 2025
The time charter (TC) rates for Post Panamax container vessels rose by 111% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2024, hitting 73,330 USD/Day,…
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Maritime News
Box Shipping Rates may fall as US Port Strikes Averted
Strikes at ports on the US East Coast and Gulf Coast, which would have caused an economic and supply chain…
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Port News
Shanghai box volume crosses 50m teu mark
Shanghai, the world’s busiest container port, has marked a historic milestone, exceeding 50m teu throughput for the first time. Shanghai…
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Maritime News
California Box Terminal Orders Liebherr STS Cranes
TraPac Oakland, a container terminal operator in California, has selected Liebherr for the supply of two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, marking…
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Maritime News
Singapore Stops Moving Empties After Falling Box Injures Forklift Operator
An investigation is underway and the authorities in Singapore have ordered terminal operator PSA to suspend handling empty containers after…
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