Now is the ideal time to review your logistics and see how you can optimise your operations in order to better reach your goals, which could include reducing costs, saving time or finding unearthed efficiencies. As one of the industry's most experienced international bulk liquid freight...
Recent data indicates a downward trend in freight rates around the globe, with prices taking a steady tumble ahead of what is traditionally the commencement of the peak trading period. Here we take a closer look at the various geographical regions: Asia-Europe An early peak season that...
Whilst vessel delays are lessening across key gateways such as Singapore, Ningbo, Qingdao and Klang in North and Southeast Asia, and equipment availability improves in China, it appears the converse is occurring across India. At Singapore there has been a slight improvement in wait times of...
With the exception of extended transit times, Asia-Europe container supply chains have remained relatively unscathed by the Red Sea crisis; however, the same cannot be said of European exporters to the Middle East and Indian subcontinent. Substantially longer transit times and sky-rocketing freight rates have resulted...
The catastrophic ship collision and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has indefinitely blocked access in and out of the Port of Baltimore. A major hub for products such as cars, forest products, farm equipment and sugar, this incident will disrupt a key trade lane...
Improved water levels have seen The Panama Canal Authority announce the opening up of three more daily transit slots (as of March 2024) to accommodate growing demand. These additional slots will increase the daily quota to 27, representing a significant increase from the daily limit...
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Vessel diversions have added an average of 10 days to what was traditionally a short European transit for shippers across India and the Middle East. Red Sea disruptions have seen transit times from India to Rotterdam increase from 23 to 33 days, subsequently resulting in a...
As general cargo ship Rubymar officially became the Red Sea's first vessel casualty and Houthi attacks continue, there appears to be no end in sight for the current Red Sea situation. Drewry data shows that container ship transits across the Suez Canal were down 64% from...
Due to ongoing disruptions due to issues such as the Suez Canal and geopolitical tensions, shipping liners are imposing surcharges and higher freight rates, which are having a disproportionately large cost impact on small volume shippers. Since major operators began rerouting via Africa's Cape of Good...