maritime freight

Kaylee Nix Wednesday, December 2, 2020

What it takes to prosper in transportation — Freightonomics (with video)

Why capacity crunches don’t mean guaranteed cash for transportation providers Headlines Maritime bottlenecks continue, with shipping delays being seen at the Panama Canal as demand for container ships, liquified natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas surges.  Shippers are seeing issues on land as well, with drivers reporting significant shortages of places to park their trucks.  […]

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Kaylee Nix Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Problems at ports: Bottlenecks, container shortages, rate hikes — Freightonomics (with video)

What peak buying season means for maritime freight and how an Asian trade deal affects shipping costs “Sponsored by Amazon Freight.” freight.amazon.com Amazon Freight | We treat your freight like our own We make shipping your freight easy. Reliable capacity and commitment, great rates, instant quotes, 24/7 service. Sign up and book now. While tender […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, April 11, 2019

Dry bulk rates continue to sink into the doldrums

When freight rates are terrible, even a slight improvement seems like an uptick. But a terrible market is still a terrible market. Capesize rates have marginally, slightly, improved… but they’re still dreadful. And the rest of the dry bulk shipping markets  are doing their best to impersonate a submarine… they’re all steadily sinking. Ship scrapping that removes some excess tonnage may help rate recovery.

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, March 18, 2019

Port Report: China tops list of emerging markets logistics opportunities, says report

China is the number one country for emerging logistics opportunities in 2019, according to the latest annual Agility Logistics Index, which surveys over 500 logistics professionals. The country also takes the top spot both for domestic and international emerging markets logistics opportunities. India was in second place. Countries in the Middle East and South East Asia showed strongly too.

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, March 15, 2019

Port Report: global box-terminal operator DP World reports revenues of US$5.65 billion

International terminal mega-operator, DP World, has announced a solid set of results for 2018. Revenues, earnings before interest taxation depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), and net profit all substantially increased last year compared to 2017. Acquisitions and increased box volumes drove revenues and profits. DP World has announced investment plans for 2019.

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