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 carriers have put a temporary moratorium on selling any containers, as well as pausing the ...

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Equipment shortages Headlines

News / Shortage of reefer boxes plays havoc with India's export schedules

Indian cool chain shippers could miss some export order commitments to western buyers for the ...

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News / Box rates ease, but 'things may get worse for shippers before they get better'

It appears increasingly likely that the main east-west container trades have now entered an early ...

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May 31, 2024• Comments•

News / Strikes at DPW ports across Australia exacerbating empty box shortage

Dock worker strikes across Australian ports operated by DP World are amplifying the Red Sea ...

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Feb 1, 2024• Comments•

News / Container shortage starts to bite, adding to pressure on costs

The predicted container shortages are beginning to bite amid the chaos thrown up in the ...

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Jan 15, 2024• Comments•

News / Shippers spooked by fear of box shortages amid carrier 'opportunism'

The message from ocean carrier operations centres is to urgently evacuate as much equipment as ...

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Jan 9, 2024• Comments•

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News / China’s box and chassis monopoly is 'deeply concerning' to the US

China’s “near de facto worldwide monopoly” of intermodal equipment “manufacturing should be deeply concerning”, according ...

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Mar 31, 2022• Comments•

News / Carriers find 'silver lining' in Ukraine crisis, redeploying Baltic tonnage

Ocean carriers have been quick to redeploy intra-Europe tonnage from Russian services to regions where ...

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Mar 17, 2022• Comments•

News / India fears more container shortages as new Covid lockdowns hit Chinese ports

Container lines trading on Indian markets have been working urgently to bolster empty equipment levels, ...

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Mar 15, 2022• Comments•

News / Forwarders look to shipper-owned containers to boost reliability

With the pressure on equipment capacity showing no sign of abating, freight forwarders are increasingly ...

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Feb 17, 2022• Comments•

News / Perishables shippers high and dry as reefer rates soar and boxes run short

Perishables shippers are being left high and dry by shipping lines opting to carry general ...

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Ocean carriers determined to hang onto containers as supply tightens

Equipment shortages Headlines

News / Shortage of reefer boxes plays havoc with India's export schedules

News / Box rates ease, but 'things may get worse for shippers before they get better'

News / Strikes at DPW ports across Australia exacerbating empty box shortage

News / Container shortage starts to bite, adding to pressure on costs

News / Shippers spooked by fear of box shortages amid carrier 'opportunism'

COMPANY NOTICES

News / China’s box and chassis monopoly is 'deeply concerning' to the US

News / Carriers find 'silver lining' in Ukraine crisis, redeploying Baltic tonnage

News / India fears more container shortages as new Covid lockdowns hit Chinese ports

News / Forwarders look to shipper-owned containers to boost reliability

News / Perishables shippers high and dry as reefer rates soar and boxes run short

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Ocean carriers determined to hang onto containers as supply tightens

Equipment shortages Headlines

News / Shortage of reefer boxes plays havoc with India's export schedules

News / Box rates ease, but 'things may get worse for shippers before they get better'

News / Strikes at DPW ports across Australia exacerbating empty box shortage

News / Container shortage starts to bite, adding to pressure on costs

News / Shippers spooked by fear of box shortages amid carrier 'opportunism'

COMPANY NOTICES

News / China’s box and chassis monopoly is 'deeply concerning' to the US

News / Carriers find 'silver lining' in Ukraine crisis, redeploying Baltic tonnage

News / India fears more container shortages as new Covid lockdowns hit Chinese ports

News / Forwarders look to shipper-owned containers to boost reliability

News / Perishables shippers high and dry as reefer rates soar and boxes run short

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News / Jakarta government hooks up with carriers to bolster exports in capacity crisis

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