Carriers look to short-term gains over blanking, as Red Sea crisis props up rates

With the Red Sea crisis continuing to artificially prop up container spot rates, carriers have largely abandoned the tactic of using blank sailings to adjust supply to suit demand, according ...

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News / Rates reflect strong demand bounce and call for more ocean capacity

Despite generally weak cargo demand, spot rates on the Asia-Europe trades continued to show gains ...

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News / Container line schedules take another hit as port congestion in China spreads

Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) has extended its export suspension until Monday, as port congestion ...

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News / Carriers claim 'sliding' services will help them recover shattered schedules

More ships are being held at departure ports in Asia for a week or more, ...

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News / ‘Slidings’, port omissions and short-notice network changes replace blanking

Scheduling ‘slidings’, ad-hoc port omissions and short-notice network structural changes are replacing blankings as the ...

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News / 'Slidings' replacing blank voyages as ocean carriers stretch transit times

Ocean carriers are looking to extend transit times in a bid to improve schedule reliability ...

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