Indian coastal freight attracts major carriers, but regional tension disrupts
India’s growing coastal freight demand looks like the next target for foreign container lines amid ...
Asian exporters “abandoned” by Maersk are scrambling for deals with rival carriers, inspiring a fresh wave of ad hoc charters to North European ports for next month.
The “strategic transformation” of its ocean business, announced by Maersk earlier this year, has resulted in many smaller forwarders and NVOCCs finding that after 1 January, the carrier will no longer accept their bookings – other than through the Maersk Spot platform.
But, with short-term freight rates holding at highly elevated levels and demand robust ...
European port congestion now at five-to-six days, and getting worse
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