Jebel Ali Port returns to top-10 busiest container ports
DUBAI : Alphaliner’s report said the Middle East’s largest container port, Dubai/Jebel Ali, has re-entered the top 10 ranking of global container ports, overtaking Europe’s biggest port and demonstrating the scale of the economic
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 flux that will necessarily change again
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 Houthi militants based in Yemen, carriers
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 ships and currently deploys much larger
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 “continue to lose ground, bending under
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 in Europe’s port network since 2016,
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 overtook Maersk to become the world’s
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, according to Alphaliner’s latest report, released