The strange tale of risk and reward in global liner trades

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News / HMM reports 500% rise in operating profit, and eyes fleet and route expansion

South Korean container line HMM is yet another major carrier to enjoy a bumper 2024, ...

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News / Container trades ended 2024 robustly, but eyes will now be on Far East exports

Global container traffic in 2024 amounted to 183,158,193 teu, according to new data released by ...

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Feb 10, 2025• Comments•

News / Global revenues soar, but loss of steam for OOCL's Asia-Europe trade

Hong Kong-headquartered container shipping line OOCL today issued its fourth-quarter 2024 operational update, giving the ...

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Jan 10, 2025• Comments•

Comment / As tariffs loom, front-loading will be the key trend for US container trade

US container trade trends were in rude health in 2024, and the second Trump administration ...

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Nov 20, 2024• Comments•

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News / Strong Q3 just the tonic to revive Hapag-Lloyd after a weak first half

Soaring freight rates and strong third-quarter demand revived Hapag-Lloyd after a relatively difficult first half, ...

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Nov 14, 2024• Comments•

News / Box shipping's resilience will be tested after September drop in volumes

Fresh evidence that the strong July and August container volumes represented an early peak season ...

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Nov 7, 2024• Comments•

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Comment: Making sense of Russian container movements

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Jul 24, 2024• Comments•

News / Contract logistics the star performer as DSV unveils mixed Q2 results

Contract logistics was the star performer in the second quarter for DSV, reveals the Danish ...

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Jul 24, 2024• Comments•

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The strange tale of risk and reward in global liner trades

Pump up the volumes Headlines

News / HMM reports 500% rise in operating profit, and eyes fleet and route expansion

News / Container trades ended 2024 robustly, but eyes will now be on Far East exports

News / Global revenues soar, but loss of steam for OOCL's Asia-Europe trade

Comment / As tariffs loom, front-loading will be the key trend for US container trade

Premium / The US Line: Making America move again

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Strong Q3 just the tonic to revive Hapag-Lloyd after a weak first half

News / Box shipping's resilience will be tested after September drop in volumes

Premium / A dark tale – the paradox of St Petersburg's port throughput

News / Contract logistics the star performer as DSV unveils mixed Q2 results

Premium / Sea-state: Here be monsters...

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News / New container volume high provokes major concerns over peak season

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The strange tale of risk and reward in global liner trades

Pump up the volumes Headlines

News / HMM reports 500% rise in operating profit, and eyes fleet and route expansion

News / Container trades ended 2024 robustly, but eyes will now be on Far East exports

News / Global revenues soar, but loss of steam for OOCL's Asia-Europe trade

Comment / As tariffs loom, front-loading will be the key trend for US container trade

Premium / The US Line: Making America move again

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Strong Q3 just the tonic to revive Hapag-Lloyd after a weak first half

News / Box shipping's resilience will be tested after September drop in volumes

Premium / A dark tale – the paradox of St Petersburg's port throughput

News / Contract logistics the star performer as DSV unveils mixed Q2 results

Premium / Sea-state: Here be monsters...

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News / New container volume high provokes major concerns over peak season

News / Booming intra-Asia trade pushes container traffic to new monthly record

News / US imports still rising – 'strongest performance since the pandemic'

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