Alphaliner
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Container
Don’t expect rate relief from container-ship order spike
Even after a wave of just-ordered container ships is delivered by yards, cargo shippers are unlikely to see lower freight rates.
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Maritime
Liner capacity control and the future of container shipping
Ocean carriers toed the line on capacity control in 2020. What does this new normal mean to shippers, yards and leasing companies?
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American Shipper
Trans-Pacific box volumes contract first time in decade
Ocean carriers not looking at additional trans-Pacific services as Phase One deal unlikely to stem trade slowdown.
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News
Why leaving China for tariff-free shores is no easy task
A trade war truce is not stopping multinationals from exploring alternative sourcing options to China, but moving supply chains is difficult, says expert.
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American Shipper
Shippers: Liner low-sulfur surcharges are not ethical or transparent
New independent research reveals that lines are failing to adequately explain how IMO 2020 fuel bill surcharges are calculated.
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American Shipper
Analyst: Fuel costs set to double, box lines rush for scrubbers
Shipyards are facing a scrubber stampede as container lines seek to sidestep paying for low-sulfur IMO 2020 bunkers beginning on Jan. 1.
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American Shipper
First in a decade: Trans-Pacific box trade to contract this year
Maersk, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd and COSCO will be the main market share “losers”, says Alphaliner.
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American Shipper
Could IMO 2020 prompt box lines to speed up?
French calls for mandatory slow steaming continue, but the introduction of low-sulfur bunkers could see container lines accelerate services as fuel markets are played for…
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American Shipper
Jump in box ship sizes serving US and Europe
An influx of new container ships has hiked the average size of vessels deployed on the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe trades, reports Alphaliner.
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Container
Further container rate weakness forecast for Q4
The start of the box shipping slack season commences next week when Chinese factories close for the Golden Week holiday. Further spot rate losses are…
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