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Water levels at the Panama Canal are close to normal, allowing more large ships to pass through and carry more cargo. Starting in August, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will let nine neo-Panamax ships and nineteen super-Panamax ships transit daily. The canal will be handling 35 ships per day, up from 24 in May. The

With freight costs rising due to supply chain volatility, managing freight spend is a key concern for shippers and forwarders, according to a Xeneta poll. In the company’s mid-year update, CEO Patrik Berglund described the volatility in 2024, pointing out an initial spike in spot rates on key Far East trades at the beginning of

Shippers worried about not being able to secure capacity for the upcoming peak season are rushing to book space and equipment on the Trans-Pacific container market. Container spot rates from Asia to the U.S. West and East coasts have steadily increased since April. Year-over-year, U.S. imports from Asia are up 18.2% through May 2024, according

Independent container shipping services are gaining more market share on major East-West routes. Over the next three months, about a third of Trans-Pacific trade services offered will be outside of vessel-sharing agreements (VSAs), Sea-Intelligence said. Alan Murphy, Sea-Intelligence’s CEO, said that on the Asia-North America West Coast trade lane, nearly 30% of shipping capacity will

Adding UK port stops on Asia-Europe trade routes might help shipping lines avoid high EU carbon taxes. Lars Jensen, CEO at Vespucci Maritime, noted that adding the UK as a port of call before or after entering the European Union (EU) has carriers paying less ETS carbon tax. Under the Emissions Trading System (ETS) rules,

Independent container shipping services are gaining more market share on major East-West routes. Over the next three months, about a third of Trans-Pacific trade services offered will be outside of vessel-sharing agreements (VSAs), Sea-Intelligence said. Alan Murphy, Sea-Intelligence’s CEO, said that on the Asia-North America West Coast trade lane, nearly 30% of shipping capacity will

According to Linerlytica, freight rates may have peaked and are leveling off. The company said new shipping capacity into the U.S. West Coast, North Europe, South America, and the Middle East has reduced pressures on these routes. Meanwhile, Linerlytica projects freight rates will stay high until the peak season ends in September. According to Linerlytica,

A group of U.S. manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and trade organizations is urging the Biden administration to help resume stalled contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and maritime employers. The current six-year contract between the union representing 45,000 dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) expires

May. Imports were up 5.6% from last year, though this increase was smaller than in the previous three months. In May, 1.93 million TEUs were handled, 1% more than in April and the highest volume of U.S. imports in 21 months. However, this was -15.5% below May 2021. McCown pointed out that May is usually

Cosco is warning customers of port congestion in Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium. The container carrier has introduced a fee per container, which will apply to sailings to and from Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Rotterdam, and Antwerp. “The current handling situation in the ports and the availability of infrastructure are leading to considerable restrictions,” Cosco said, adding