Seasonal slump in demand keeps Asia-Europe container spot rates soft

Container spot rates from Asia continued to soften this week, impacted by a slowdown in demand following the Chinese new year holiday (CNY). The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) saw its ...

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News / Baltic ports bar damaged Ruby, now in the Channel, due to dangerous cargo

With a cracked hull and damage to its propeller and rudder, Malta-flagged vessel MV Ruby, carrying ...

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News / Fewer containers being lost at sea, says World Shipping Council

The debate about how many containers are lost overboard at sea was reopened today. Liner shipping ...

MOL Comfort World Shipping Council Worse things happen at sea

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News / ClassNK calls for upgraded steel plate tolerance in mega-boxship construction

Japanese classification society ClassNK is claiming a “world-first” breakthrough finding in the required crack arrest toughness of ...

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Comment / Pressure grows as time and circumstance put the squeeze on JIT supply chains

To a retailer, inventory is waste; but with the current bout of weather-delayed consignments, exacerbated ...

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