'This madness must stop' – clients go bust as shipping lines pile on surcharges

Ocean carriers are becoming ever more creative with the names for huge surcharges they are loading on top of already colossal FAK rates. The latest to land on the desks of ...

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Europe-South America trade Headlines

News / Spot rate decline slows, but prices for some long-term ocean contracts soar

Spot container freight rates on the main east-west trades continued to fall this week, although ...

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News / 'Surprising' amount of new capacity going to fast-growing Latin America trades

Despite the increasingly large amounts of container shipping capacity being tied up in the Asia-Europe ...

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Jul 4, 2024• Comments•

News / Relief as Panama Canal increases daily transit slots from mid-January

There were tentative signs over the weekend that the potential for a full-blown crisis at ...

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Dec 18, 2023• Comments•

News / Fast-growing SeaLead launches services to target Red Sea cargo

SeaLead Shipping was the fastest-growing liner operator in 2023, according to statistics from Alphaliner and ...

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Dec 4, 2023• Comments•

News / No rate relief for shippers on main box trades as consumer demand persists

Container shipping freight rates continued at their highly elevated levels for another week, as strong ...

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May 21, 2021• Comments•

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News / Maersk and Hamburg Süd restructure Latin America-North Europe services

Maersk and Hamburg Süd are set to launch a new service between the west coast ...

Europe-South America trade Hamburg Sud Maersk Line

May 20, 2019• Comments•

News / Container shipping rates could plunge after Asia-Latin America capacity hike

Container lines on the Asia-west coast South America tradelane are preparing for a fight for ...

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Mar 8, 2018• Comments•

News / Maersk takeover of Hamburg Süd may disrupt Asia-Latin America trades, warning

Maersk Line’s acquisition of Latin American specialist carrier Hamburg Süd could be a disruptive influence on ...

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Jan 25, 2018• Comments•

News / Hamburg Süd fleet could be cut as Maersk faces up to takeover conditions

Following the completion of Maersk Line’s $4.4bn acquisition of Hamburg Süd on 30 November, the ...

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Dec 6, 2017• Comments•

News / Latin American trades restructure ahead of Hamburg Süd takeover by Maersk

MSC and Hapag-Lloyd are launching a new Mediterranean-east coast South America service next month, as part ...

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Sep 20, 2017• Comments•

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'This madness must stop' – clients go bust as shipping lines pile on surcharges

Europe-South America trade Headlines

News / Spot rate decline slows, but prices for some long-term ocean contracts soar

News / 'Surprising' amount of new capacity going to fast-growing Latin America trades

News / Relief as Panama Canal increases daily transit slots from mid-January

News / Fast-growing SeaLead launches services to target Red Sea cargo

News / No rate relief for shippers on main box trades as consumer demand persists

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Maersk and Hamburg Süd restructure Latin America-North Europe services

News / Container shipping rates could plunge after Asia-Latin America capacity hike

News / Maersk takeover of Hamburg Süd may disrupt Asia-Latin America trades, warning

News / Hamburg Süd fleet could be cut as Maersk faces up to takeover conditions

News / Latin American trades restructure ahead of Hamburg Süd takeover by Maersk

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'This madness must stop' – clients go bust as shipping lines pile on surcharges

Europe-South America trade Headlines

News / Spot rate decline slows, but prices for some long-term ocean contracts soar

News / 'Surprising' amount of new capacity going to fast-growing Latin America trades

News / Relief as Panama Canal increases daily transit slots from mid-January

News / Fast-growing SeaLead launches services to target Red Sea cargo

News / No rate relief for shippers on main box trades as consumer demand persists

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Maersk and Hamburg Süd restructure Latin America-North Europe services

News / Container shipping rates could plunge after Asia-Latin America capacity hike

News / Maersk takeover of Hamburg Süd may disrupt Asia-Latin America trades, warning

News / Hamburg Süd fleet could be cut as Maersk faces up to takeover conditions

News / Latin American trades restructure ahead of Hamburg Süd takeover by Maersk

Most read news

News / EC clears the way for Maersk takeover of Hamburg Süd

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