Loadstar Podcast | June 2024 | Place your bets: Early peak season or ticking timebomb?

This episode, hosted by Mike King, dives deep into the challenges currently rocking the container shipping and logistics industries and driving up shipper costs. Red Sea diversions, unpredictable demand signals, new ...

Jun 18, 2024• Comments•

Container xChange Headlines

News / CAI International to invest $1.35bn in new containers

US-based container lessor CAI International is to invest $1.35bn on 700,000 new containers, anticipating rising ...

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Oct 14, 2024• Comments•

News / Spot rates ex-China set to hit five figures – high street prices will rise, warning

There were further double-digit increases in container spot freight rates this week, after a series ...

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Jun 7, 2024• Comments•

News / Asia-Europe ocean trades a nightmare scenario – 'unless you're a carrier'

Forwarders are warning customers that demand on Asia-Europe ocean trades is beginning to look a ...

Asia-Europe Container xChange GRIs Rates: the eternal tango Scan Global Logistics

May 8, 2024• Comments•

News / Heavy speculation in China’s container shipping futures as Gaza War drags on

Trading of China’s container shipping futures (CoFIF) rallied last week, as Middle East peace talks ...

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May 7, 2024• Comments•

News / Ocean carriers determined to hang onto containers as supply tightens

To facilitate the extra ships taken on charter due to the Red Sea crisis, ocean ...

Container leasing Container xChange Drewry Shipping Consultants Empty containers Equipment shortages Red Sea Crisis

Feb 20, 2024• Comments•

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Fleet-heavy ocean carriers also stuck with too many containers

Not only do ocean carriers have too many ships, they also have too many containers ...

Container xChange containers Drewry Empty containers equipment surplus Textainer

Nov 28, 2023• Comments•

News / 150,000 empty containers stranded in Russia as trade imbalance grows

The huge trade imbalance between China and Russia since the invasion of Ukraine has led ...

China - Russia Container xChange Russia-Ukraine War

Sep 28, 2023• Comments•

News / Panama Canal problems may prompt strategy re-think in shipper boardrooms

Persistent low water levels in the Panama Canal are raising questions for cargo owners on ...

CMA CGM Container xChange Hapag-Lloyd Panama Canal Panama Canal Authority Post-panamax

Aug 25, 2023• Comments•

News / Carriers blank voyages and look for port call inducements as demand slows

Asia-North Europe carriers are managing the trade’s soft and irregular demand by blanking more sailings ...

Container xChange Drewry WCI Felixstowe inducement calls MSC

Jul 17, 2023• Comments•

News / D&D charges in freefall as carriers vie to keep shippers onboard

Detention and demurrage (D&D) charges have plummeted over the past 12 months, as carriers try ...

Container xChange demurrage and detention charges Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

Jul 10, 2023• Comments•

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Loadstar Podcast | June 2024 | Place your bets: Early peak season or ticking timebomb?

Container xChange Headlines

News / CAI International to invest $1.35bn in new containers

News / Spot rates ex-China set to hit five figures – high street prices will rise, warning

News / Asia-Europe ocean trades a nightmare scenario – 'unless you're a carrier'

News / Heavy speculation in China’s container shipping futures as Gaza War drags on

News / Ocean carriers determined to hang onto containers as supply tightens

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Fleet-heavy ocean carriers also stuck with too many containers

News / 150,000 empty containers stranded in Russia as trade imbalance grows

News / Panama Canal problems may prompt strategy re-think in shipper boardrooms

News / Carriers blank voyages and look for port call inducements as demand slows

News / D&D charges in freefall as carriers vie to keep shippers onboard

Most read news

News / State of the North American container market: insights for 2023

News / Box carriers come under pressure as US-India trade softens

News / Box rates to Gulf and S America rise as Asia-Europe/US prices falter

Topics

Loadstar Podcast | June 2024 | Place your bets: Early peak season or ticking timebomb?

Container xChange Headlines

News / CAI International to invest $1.35bn in new containers

News / Spot rates ex-China set to hit five figures – high street prices will rise, warning

News / Asia-Europe ocean trades a nightmare scenario – 'unless you're a carrier'

News / Heavy speculation in China’s container shipping futures as Gaza War drags on

News / Ocean carriers determined to hang onto containers as supply tightens

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Fleet-heavy ocean carriers also stuck with too many containers

News / 150,000 empty containers stranded in Russia as trade imbalance grows

News / Panama Canal problems may prompt strategy re-think in shipper boardrooms

News / Carriers blank voyages and look for port call inducements as demand slows

News / D&D charges in freefall as carriers vie to keep shippers onboard

Most read news

News / State of the North American container market: insights for 2023

News / Box carriers come under pressure as US-India trade softens

News / Box rates to Gulf and S America rise as Asia-Europe/US prices falter

Topics

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