Transpacific sees first major MSC blanks as rates fall and volumes falter

Following nine weeks of consecutive declines in spot freight rates on the transpacific, carriers are finally beginning to pull capacity from the trade. Yesterday, MSC announced six transpacific sailings to be ...

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JOC: MSC's Medlog set to take over US intermodal provider COFC Logistics

JOC reports: “A subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has agreed in principle to acquire a ...

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News / Opposition builds for final hearing on US plan to tax Chinese box ship calls

US importers and shippers await the outcome of the final hearing on the new administration’s ...

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News / Red Sea crisis forces Maersk to increase capacity over strategy limit

Maersk Line appears to have temporarily abandoned its strategy of maintaining capacity at no more ...

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Mar 19, 2025• Comments•

BlackRock-MSC-Hutchison: 'Terminal Risk'

Marc Levinson writes on his website: Back in 2006, when he was considering a second run ...

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Mar 18, 2025• Comments•

News in Brief Podcast | Week 11 | Ocean rates down, uncertainty up

In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...

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News / Resumption of Suez transits in doubt after return of Red Sea hostilities

Hope for a resumption of Suez Canal transits by container lines were dented over the ...

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Mar 17, 2025• Comments•

News / Liners plan more rate hikes to halt renewed container spot rates decline

After last week’s hiatus, container spot freight rates on the Asia-Europe trades resumed their downward ...

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Premium / Hutchison megadeal reveals dark side of container shipping

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Premium / Hutchison's $22.8bn port sale – on the lookout for Gemini...

Comment: A ripple in many ports

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Loadstar Podcast | TPM25 special: Under Trump's cloud - when it rains shipping news, it pours

Recorded live at TPM25 in Long Beach by host Mike King, and including additional reaction ...

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Transpacific sees first major MSC blanks as rates fall and volumes falter

MSC Headlines

JOC: MSC's Medlog set to take over US intermodal provider COFC Logistics

News / Opposition builds for final hearing on US plan to tax Chinese box ship calls

News / Red Sea crisis forces Maersk to increase capacity over strategy limit

BlackRock-MSC-Hutchison: 'Terminal Risk'

News in Brief Podcast | Week 11 | Ocean rates down, uncertainty up

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Resumption of Suez transits in doubt after return of Red Sea hostilities

News / Liners plan more rate hikes to halt renewed container spot rates decline

Premium / Hutchison megadeal reveals dark side of container shipping

Premium / Hutchison's $22.8bn port sale – on the lookout for Gemini...

Loadstar Podcast | TPM25 special: Under Trump's cloud - when it rains shipping news, it pours

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Transpacific sees first major MSC blanks as rates fall and volumes falter

MSC Headlines

JOC: MSC's Medlog set to take over US intermodal provider COFC Logistics

News / Opposition builds for final hearing on US plan to tax Chinese box ship calls

News / Red Sea crisis forces Maersk to increase capacity over strategy limit

BlackRock-MSC-Hutchison: 'Terminal Risk'

News in Brief Podcast | Week 11 | Ocean rates down, uncertainty up

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Resumption of Suez transits in doubt after return of Red Sea hostilities

News / Liners plan more rate hikes to halt renewed container spot rates decline

Premium / Hutchison megadeal reveals dark side of container shipping

Premium / Hutchison's $22.8bn port sale – on the lookout for Gemini...

Loadstar Podcast | TPM25 special: Under Trump's cloud - when it rains shipping news, it pours

Most read news

News / Liners cut long-haul sailings, but 'it won't be enough' to stop rates tumbling

News / MSC port arm to buy Hutchison ports including Panama and Felixstowe

Premium / MSC's Hutchison ports buy – it's a cracker

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