Carriers on the hunt for open tonnage again as transpacific rates soar

Soaring transpacific rates have seen shipping lines back on the hunt for available tonnage on the charter market. However, while shipowners want to lock operators in for long periods, the lines ...

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Carriers on the hunt for open tonnage again as transpacific rates soar

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Carriers on the hunt for open tonnage again as transpacific rates soar

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News / CMA CGM eyeing multi-billion euro investment programme in Algeria

Premium / 'Now or never' for Kuehne and DHL GF to hit back at DSV

News / Longer-term planning needed as noise out of Washington distorts the market

News / Transhipment and 'the giants of global trade' – Vizhinjam Port can handle it

Safety & Security / Project cargo: oversized and heavy, posing risks outside the norm for ports

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News / Hapag chief bullish on demand growth, 'thanks to higher schedule reliability'

People / Chris Heibel promoted to chief operating officer at ARC Group

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News / Partnerships are key to building efficient air cargo operations in Africa

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