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Transpacific airfreight rates surge in October as industry enters traditional fourth-quarter peak seasonTAC Index shows spot and contract rates climbi…
Container liner schedule reliability deteriorates in winter, recovers only by summer, Sea-Intelligence analysis shows
Post-pandemic volatility in weekly service deployments has made reliability increasingly seasonal across global shipping lines.
Sierra Leone launches SLOSCO shipping venture with Chinese backing after prior infrastructure projects stalled
Third Chinese-backed maritime initiative in country; previous projects abandoned or stalled, raising questions about sustainability.
AIT Worldwide Logistics acquires Australia-based Connor Anderson International to expand Oceania footprintConnor Anderson provides sea, air, road t…
Connor Anderson provides sea, air, road transport, customs brokerage, warehousing, and project cargo services across the region.
LNG Shipping Market Gaining Ground
The LNG market strengthened this week, with increased fixing activity helping to reduce some of the available tonnage in both basins. The At…
Vale freight, fuel hedges cushion impact of rising shipping costs
Brazilian miner Vale SA's freight and fuel hedging strategies have protected the company from the worst impacts of higher shipping costs fac…
The cost of almost: what trade at its full potential really means
At any given moment, thousands of vessels are at sea. Each voyage is shaped by a series of decisions: speed, route, fuel, vessel performance…
Kumiai Navigation takes delivery of LPG dual-fuel gas carrier
Singapore shipowner Kumiai Navigation's new gas carrier from Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) could later be converted to run on ammonia. The…
China and Russia are redrawing Arctic trade. Can Europe fight back?
China and Russia are tightening their grip on Arctic shipping routes, turning the rapidly warming region into a new geopolitical battlegroun…