Blanked voyages fail to halt sliding spot rates, and March GRIs will be resisted

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Blanked voyages fail to halt sliding spot rates, and March GRIs will be resisted

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News / Box lines scramble to secure new containership orders

News / Rates still slipping as peak season recedes and port strike threat subsides

News / Carriers battle for market share as demand falls and alliance shuffle looms

News / Transpacific rates war breaks out as new arrivals undercut major liners

News / Container rates ex-China dip – just a glitch, as demand stays strong

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News / Maersk bids to burst PTP bubble as it reports record congestion-free month

News / CStar Line to cut Russia feeder services for more-profitable Red Sea routes

News / Box lines set for price hikes in August to halt Asia-US West Coast rate slide

News / Almost no large box ships available for charter, so feeders are at a premium

News / Concern over rates peak and Hamas ceasefire 'spooks' container futures

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Blanked voyages fail to halt sliding spot rates, and March GRIs will be resisted

Linerlytica Headlines

News / Box lines scramble to secure new containership orders

News / Rates still slipping as peak season recedes and port strike threat subsides

News / Carriers battle for market share as demand falls and alliance shuffle looms

News / Transpacific rates war breaks out as new arrivals undercut major liners

News / Container rates ex-China dip – just a glitch, as demand stays strong

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Maersk bids to burst PTP bubble as it reports record congestion-free month

News / CStar Line to cut Russia feeder services for more-profitable Red Sea routes

News / Box lines set for price hikes in August to halt Asia-US West Coast rate slide

News / Almost no large box ships available for charter, so feeders are at a premium

News / Concern over rates peak and Hamas ceasefire 'spooks' container futures

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News / Seoul steps in again to support extra loader sailings and subsidies for SMEs

News / 'Liner panic' as new container production hits a post-Covid peak

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