Asia-Europe
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American Shipper
FreightWaves Flashback: Advance on the new Silk Road
2006: Istanbul-based freight forwarder Advance International has made use of international agency plans to re-establish reliable landbridge routes between the two continents.
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American Shipper
High stakes for container lines as 2020 contracts are finalized
Carriers are "jacking up" spot rates to improve their negotiating hands with shippers as they agree pricing for IMO 2020 fuel bills and long-term Asia-Europe…
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American Shipper
Are box shipping rate spikes sustainable?
Asia-Europe and Asia-U.S. spot freight rates jumped 12-30% last week, but can carriers hold on to the gains?
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American Shipper
Lines firing blanks ahead of Asia-Europe contracting season
With spot container freight rates continuing to tumble, carriers are forecast to withdraw more capacity ahead of annual contract negotiations with shippers.
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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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American Shipper
IMO 2020 and blank sailings to define Q4 container markets
The introduction of new low-sulfur fuels, bearish demand and increased blanked sailings will bring more volatility to box markets in the coming months, says MSI.
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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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Container
Port report: What peak season? Key box trade hardly bumped
According to an MSI analyst, a key mainline container trade hardly bumped this summer – and the forward outlook for carriers is less than upbeat.
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Container
Port Report: Further blank sailings forecast by container lines as spot rates tumble
Carriers are set to withdraw more Asia-Europe sailings in Q4 as excess capacity drags on freight rates.
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