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Expansion into logistics underpins DP World’s strong 2024 result
The Dubai-based terminal operator’s end-to-end supply chain strategy is paying dividends with strategic investment in forwarding services attracting business from high value verticals.
Lack of carrier API progress belies market adaptation to other visibility options
Whereas shippers might have expected ocean carriers to make application programming interfaces widely available by 2025, negative incentives have inhibited that progress.
Tariff uncertainty prompts US retailers to downgrade spring import forecast
The National Retail Federation now says it expects a downward shift in the second quarter as importers face challenges from tariffs and elevated inventories in the wake of significant cargo frontloading.
Tariffs, USTR uncertainty cloud Zim’s outlook after banner 2024
Zim’s decision to keep more capacity available for spot rather than contract business on the trans-Pacific allowed it to capitalize on the expanded deployment of capacity on the trade.
Container shipping facing a mix of challenges both old and new
While the 15-month-old Red Sea crisis is ever present, ocean carriers and their customers are also now navigating the vagaries of the trade policies and proposals of the Trump administration.
India-Europe liners abruptly drop rates amid weakening cargo prospects
After raising rates in anticipation of higher volumes, several top carriers have now dropped spot booking rates from West India to North Europe by between $300 and $500 per container, according to freight forwarder sources in Mumbai.
Proposed US tax on Chinese ship calls could pressure intermodal networks
Reshuffling port calls because of a potential Trump administration fee on Chinese-built and -operated ships would place additional strain on the US intermodal supply chain, railroad executives say.
Hutchison deal shows thirst of big carriers to control global terminal assets
As a top tier of mega carriers has emerged through consolidation and organic growth, so has the need of those carriers to align their dominance on the ocean with capacity at ports.
Houthi militants threaten to restart attacks on Red Sea shipping
The threat underscores the fragility of the Red Sea security situation and the reluctance of ocean carriers to return to Suez Canal transits until the safety of crew, ships and cargo can be guaranteed.
Hapag-Lloyd’s ports arm buys majority stake in Le Havre terminal
Having control over port operations has become a key element of container shipping that enables the fast turnaround of ships and improved schedule reliability.
FourKites’ exit from Gartner visibility assessment highlights evolving market
The visibility market has bifurcated into standalone vendors too small to be captured by Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant” report and larger vendors whose platforms extend far beyond what the report evaluates.
Shipper ‘bill of rights’ takes aim at ocean carrier accountability, transparency
The so-called Ocean Shipper Bill of Rights was distributed by the National Industrial Transportation League at the conclusion of the Journal of Commerce's TPM25 conference.
Big Hutchison deal could reshuffle global ports network: Drewry
European governments and the European Commission will carry out regulatory reviews to assess the level of market concentration MSC will have with the planned takeover of Hutchison’s port assets, with divestitures likely on the table.
TPM25: West Coast rail dwells need to improve to avoid cargo loss: terminals
Across all the terminals in Los Angeles and Long Beach, average rail dwell times peaked at just under 10 days in October, according to the Pacific Maritime Shipping Association.
Ro/ro operators eye Sri Lanka trade boost as vehicle import ban lifted
The arrival of the first vehicle imports in five years has sparked renewed interest in the country’s auto shipment potential.
CMA CGM to invest $20 billion in US shipping, ports and logistics
The carrier’s investment, announced while its chief executive met at the White House with President Donald Trump, comes amid heightened political sensitivities in the US as far as the container shipping industry is concerned.
CMA CGM says will invest $20 billion in US shipping, ports and logistics
The carrier’s investment, announced while its chief executive met at the White House with President Donald Trump, comes amid heightened political sensitivities in the US as far as the container shipping industry is concerned.
TPM25: Carriers, shippers face year of turmoil and uncertainty
Analyst Lars Jensen’s closing message to conference participants planning their supply chains for the coming year is to move slowly and carefully because it will take months before clarity emerges.
DHL Global Forwarding buoyed by good Q4, but acknowledges weak spots
DHL group CEO Tobias Meyer recognized that the division’s performance remained lackluster, with the “volatile” gross profit/EBIT conversion rate below DHL’s 35% target.
Maersk, APL swap slots on India/Asia-US trades under US-flag networks
Major carriers on the India-US East Coast trade are reporting success on their March rate recovery efforts, thanks in large part to recent sailing cuts, prompting some of them to announce even higher increases for next month.