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Maritime News
HX Expeditions Closes Arctic Season, Largest-Ever Science Data Collection
The Arctic’s largest expedition cruise operator reports 26,491 citizen science contributions, new use of science AI for whales and announces…
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Marine World
Chinese Operators Gear Up for Busy Arctic Shipping Season
Chinese shipping companies are preparing for their busiest season yet on the Northern Sea Route, with at least six operators…
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Marine World
Transpacific Container Rates Rally as Europe’s Peak Season Fades
European trades saw spot rates decline for a fourth consecutive week, with carriers cancelling or cutting back plans for rate…
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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
US Retailers Frontload China Orders for Holiday Season, Shipping Firms Say
U.S. retailers have brought forward orders from China by four-to-six weeks to secure their inventories for Black Friday and Christmas holiday sales…
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Maritime News
Retailers Forecast Early US Import Peak Season Followed by Further Declines
In an effort to get ahead of some of the potential price increases due to fuel costs and possible new…
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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
Icebreaking Struggles Cost Great Lakes Shipping One Third of Shipping Season
U.S.-flag shipping on the Great Lakes lost a total of 1,953 hours or 82 ship days due to inadequate icebreaking,…
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Marine World
Cheap Spot Rates Now Could Cost Shippers at Peak Season
Despite the continuing deterioration in rates, ocean shippers are being advised to avoid the spot market and stick to their…
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Port News
Trump tariff turmoil clouds transpacific contracting season
Tariffs are back at the top of the shipping news agenda once again, creating confusion just as the transpacific contracting…
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