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Marine World
Container Spot Rates Edge Higher as Peak Season Faces Mid-July Test
Container freight spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades showed moderate gains this week, in the absence of carrier-led…
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Marine World
Global Container Spot Rates Jump 9% as Transpacific, Asia-Europe Trades Tighten
Global container freight rates continued their upward climb this week as tightening capacity and strong seasonal demand pushed prices higher…
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Maritime News
Maersk Increases Outlook to Strong Profits Based on Rate Surge and Volumes
Maersk, in a reversal of fortune, issued a strong upgrade for its 2026 outlook, increasing guidance to a solid profit…
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Maritime News
Is Hormuz Half-Open or Half-Closed? Tanker Rates on the Mend
The world’s oil tanker fleet is behaving as if the Strait of Hormuz is reopening — even as the waterway…
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Maritime News
Container Rates Near a Two-Year High Amidst Renewed Tariff Concerns
2026 was widely expected to be a quiet year for container shipping, but events are proving the forecasts wrong. Containerized…
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Marine World
Asia-To-US Container Rates Spike 109% Since Iran War Started
By Brendan Murray Jun 6, 2026 (Bloomberg) —Container shipping rates jumped over the past week amid higher fuel costs, congestion at…
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Marine World
Peak Season and Hormuz Crisis Fuel New Surge in Container Shipping Rates
Container freight rates are rising sharply across major east-west trades as the conflict in the Middle East, disruption at key…
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Maritime News
Hapag-Lloyd Calls Q1 "Unsatisfactory" While Warning of Uncertainty
Hapag-Lloyd was the latest carrier to report dramatically lower first quarter financial results. Reporting that the company swung to a…
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Port News
VLGC spot rates hit record highs
Very large gas carrier (VLGC) spot rates have surged to record levels, with benchmark freight on the Houston-to-Chiba route climbing…
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Marine World
Dry-Bulk Shipping Rates Hit Two-Year High on Capesize Demand
A key measure of bulk-shipping rates jumped to the highest level since December 2023, driven by rising demand for Capesize…
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