In what is the world’s largest trade by volume, and deployed capacity, it was an anomaly that the intra-Asia trades did not have a dedicated spot index to match the other major tradelanes out of Asia to Europe and the US. Philip Damas, MD and head...
Singapore, the world’s largest transhipment hub, has emerged as one of the clear winners in the forthcoming alliance reshuffle, new analysis from Alphaliner today shows. With the February deadline for the new alliance structure to begin – with the three main groupings...
oday marks two weeks till the likely first day of a crippling strike for containers and Ro-Ro traffic at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports as the International Longshoremen’s Association has refused to resume negotiations on the master contract. With no signs of...
Reports are coming from Ukraine of a Russian missile strike on the city of Odesa that damaged port infrastructure and a vessel alongside loading. There are no reports of causalities in the port but four civilians were injured in the city. The governor for the region,...
The Port Argentia in the eastern reaches of Canada’s Newfoundland is using its strategic position and available land to develop a business in staging for U.S. offshore wind farms. Port officials reported they have signed a contract with Denmark’s Scan Global Logistics...
Strong condemnation is emerging after a Turkish court this week sentenced a captain and his first officer each to 30 years in jail after cocaine was found hidden in the cargo of their vessel. Turkish authorities focused on the command responsibility of the senior...
