Carrying containers on a bulker – what the experts say
SHANGHAI : It is not though quite as simple as stacking containers on a bulk carrier in return for a hefty freight or charter rate and hoping they don’t fall off. However, it is
How the pandemic turned humble shipping containers into the hottest items on the planet
London : The 30,000 aluminum tins were supposed to show up in a 20-foot shipping container in July. Months later, they haven’t arrived — and SJ Hunt, the co-founder of Lavolio, a boutique confectionery
Container Shipping – Onshore Disruption Leading To Record Delays And Profits
As ports and hinterland transport struggle to keep up, delays at ports are soaking up capacity leading to frustration on the shippers’ side and leaving carriers struggling to keep up all the while making
IKEA begins buying containers and chartering ships as delays plague shipping
Container shipping has been facing a lot of delays and disruptions ever since the pandemic struck, paralysing the sector with exorbitant freight rates. Swedish home furnishing retail giant Ikea’s global supply chain has been
Carriage of containers on vessels not specifically designed for the purpose
PIRAEUS : The shipping industry is currently witnessing an exceptional boom in the container trade, and due to the increasing demand, some freight forwarders and other parties are exploring unconventional methods to accomplish their
Shippers struggle as container carriers’ earnings skyrocket
Importers and exporters are facing a rapidly disintegrating container shipping market as deployed capacity fails to keep pace with returning consumer and business demand and shipping rates escalate beyond reach for many small to
Hapag-Lloyd orders another 75,000 TEU standard containers
HAMBURG : To further ease the scarcity of empty containers, Hapag-Lloyd has ordered another 75,000 TEU dry boxes. The containers will be manufactured in China and delivered to Hapag-Lloyd within the fourth quarter of
Containership order book doubled up in 2021 : BIMCO
COPENHAGEN : Freight rates are record high, record amounts of cargo are shipped across the Pacific Ocean, as well as globally, and the previous yearly record for new container ship orders has just been