Asia-Europe container trade analysis highlights its fluidity : Alphaliner
GENEVA : MSC and the Ocean Alliance lead the way on the Asia to Europe trades in terms of market share, but Alphaliner’s analysis shows a trade in
Red Sea crisis pushes container shipping spot rates to highest level in over a year
LONDON : Attacks on ships in the Red Sea continue to push ocean freight rates higher, triggering warnings of inflation and delayed goods. To avoid strikes by Iran-backed
CMA CGM close to top spot in intra- Mediterranean market
MARSEILLE : CMA CGM is about to surpass Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as the largest intra-Mediterranean operator, according to Alphaliner. The French carrier has increased the number of
Trouble ahead: Container shipping rates sinking further into the red
It’s not looking good for container shipping lines. Peak season is running out of whatever limited steam it previously had. Spot rates are sliding into loss-making territory. Rates
Eyebrows raised at China’s state-owned players’ increased stakes in European Ports
FRANCE : Chinese companies hold investments in some 31 container seaport terminals in Europe and the Mediterranean as of end-August, reflecting the increased activity by China’s state players
MSC containership fleet to hit 5m teu capacity this month
GENEVA : MSC is set to be the first container line to have fleet of 5 million TEUs in capacity later this month according to analyst Alphaliner. MSC
Container ro-ro ships now hard to find
FRANCE : Container ro-ro ships, which carry containers, vehicles and other rolling cargos, are becoming a rarity due to the dearth of such vessel orders in recent years,
MSC’s secondhand boxship buying spree passes 300 mark
GENEVA : Mediterranean Shipping Co’s (MSC) secondhand buying spree has hit the 300-vessel threshold according to analyst Alphaliner. In its weekly newsletter Alphaliner said that MSC was reported to
THE Alliance stops rerouting ships around the Cape of Good Hope on the Asia-Europe route
SINGAPORE : THE Alliance has stopped rerouting ships around the Cape of Good Hope on the Asia-Europe route. The rerouting was a temporary measure as sailings were blanked in
Vast tidal wave of new container ships about to strike
FRANCE : Here it comes. An unprecedented flood of new container ships is about to enter service. The pace of deliveries will pick up in earnest next month,