Asian container lines announce new China to East India service

A consortium of Asian box carriers will launch a new weekly direct service connecting ports in China, Vietnam, Singapore and India’s East Coast. The new service will commence on 22 […]

Container carrier sailing schedule dislocations at Indian ports grow

The current dysfunctional vessel sailing flow, fuelled by long delays at larger Western ports, is causing greater concerns for Indian shippers and freight forwarders. In the latest schedule reliability setback, […]

LCL & FCL IMPORT/EXPORT DIRECT SERVICES FROM VIETNAM TO CHINA

Established since 1975, Mac-Nels, being the pioneer #NVOCC in Singapore, is a leading name in the freight forwarding industry. Specializing in sea freight, Mac-Nels handles imports and exports #LCL, #FCL, […]

How Perishable Food Items are Shipped?

The dynamic chain of demand and supply necessitates the movement of goods between centres of production and demand. Transportation of goods whether they are of perishable or non-perishable nature requires […]

US west coast port congestion starts to ease as imports divert to the east

Average vessel waiting times for berth and labour have improved significantly at the San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in the past few weeks, halving the […]

Shanghai Covid-19 outbreak raises congestion concerns

A new Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai has given rise to concerns that the world’s busiest container port may see growing vessel queues. On 21 March, just as the Chinese government […]

As Shenzhen lockdown ends other regions are hit by new Covid restrictions

China’s tech hub city of Shenzhen resumed normal work and production today after a seven-day lockdown, but it could take weeks for cargo flows to recover. Following three rounds of […]

Hapag-Lloyd partners with Singapore’s maritime decarbonisation centre

The German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd and the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) have signed a strategic partnership deal committing to cooperate on efforts contributing to maritime decarbonisation. The Centre […]

Container Freight Rates Set to Rise on More China Lockdowns

The number of containerships waiting off Qingdao, one of China’s biggest ports, is continuing to rise as the country doubles down on its COVID Zero policy, adding more delays to […]

CMA CGM restarts reefer shipments to all Nigeria ports

CMA CGM has announced the resumption of its reefer shipments in Nigerian ports with immediate effect. Particularly, the French ocean carrier said in its statement that it “can now accept […]

Déjà vu as Shenzhen locked down for a week

Concerns of a rerun of congestion around Shenzhen, China’s third-busiest container port, have arisen after the city was locked down for a week from 14 March, after yet another Covid-19 […]

India fears more container shortages as new Covid lockdowns hit Chinese ports

Most empties returning to India have historically arrived on intra-Asia trade routes, with China-origin containers leading that play, but Indian executives at major carriers have begun to send out cautionary […]

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