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Panama Canal draft restrictions deal wildcard for US peak season
The increasing restrictions are preventing some carriers from maximizing their stowage, but haven’t yet deteriorated to the disruption-creating levels seen three years ago.
Carriers face rising uncertainty in Q3 due to tariffs, congestion: HMM
The liner was commenting after unveiling mixed financial results, with declines in both second-quarter and half-year net profit despite an increase in revenues.
India restores cabotage waiver for foreign carriers in 'policy stability' push
Container transshipping over Indian ports has become more pronounced in recent months as carriers increasingly adjust service networks in response to security risks, disrupted Red Sea/Suez Canal routings, and vessel deployment changes.
Port congestion now a structural part of global supply chains: Maersk CEO
The ability of ports and inland infrastructure to absorb growing and increasingly imbalanced trade flows has become the new constraint on industry growth, Vincent Clerc says.
Geopolitics, tariffs to sway second-half shipping outlook: Yang Ming
The carrier said the surge in cargo demand and higher freight rates driven by the early peak season led the second quarter to outperform the first quarter and year-ago period.
Low water on Rhine risks pushing bottlenecks back to Rotterdam, Antwerp
Logistics executives raised concerns that congestion building across heavily disrupted inland supply chains could flow downriver to Europe's two largest gateways and tie up import containers trying to leave the ports.
Ongoing logjams at European ports crimp breakbulk cargo moves
Draft and load restrictions, work interruptions, and overdue infrastructure repairs are hampering breakbulk handling in the region.
Latest storm brings fresh delays to Shanghai, Ningbo port operations
Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest to strike China so far this year, also disrupted coastal and inland supply chains after torrential rain caused extensive flooding in a broad swathe of the country.
Deadly Red Sea ship attack threatens to muddy return of Suez transits
The deaths of three seamen off Yemen could dramatically change the risk assessment of carriers and delay moves that have been steadily routing more services through the Bab el-Mandab Strait.
Coming injection of big ships raises need for new deepwater access: analyst
With a slew of 18,000 to 24,000-TEU newbuilds due to launch over the next three years, the search is on for new deepwater terminals on existing big-ship routes, but also in new geographies, writes Jeremy Masters.
Vessel shortages, strong cargo demand boost MPV operator sentiment
Port congestion and longer voyages due to geopolitical disruption have reduced the amount of tonnage available to meet bullish demand expectations.
Container lines cash in on strong India-Europe westbound booking demand
Forwarder sources say the lead services operated by European carriers are already sold out through the end of the month or even until early September on certain sailings.
Air cargo rates, volume slump after EU duty-free tax reform
New rules on low-value European imports are already changing market behavior, but the full impact on volume has yet to be measured just one month after the elimination of the de minimis exemption.
Data centers pulling on already shrinking pool of US truck capacity
Each gigawatt of US data center expansion requires 100,000 truckloads, and experts question whether existing truck capacity is sufficient to meet the construction demand.
Ocean carriers redraw the marine terminal landscape
A string of major port investments this summer highlights how ocean carriers are increasingly locking in marine terminal capacity.
US retailers downgrade July import forecast, but see healthier year-end
July's imports will come in far lower than originally expected, while the end-of-year outlook appears more bullish, according to the latest Global Port Tracker from the National Retail Federation.
Low water on Rhine limits cargo access to German industrial heartland
Should the supply chain constraints lead to cuts in production at factories upriver, it could have significant economic implications for Germany, an analyst warns.
Fragmented equipment sector raises new risks for project logistics
The shift from a global to regional approach for heavy transport providers has changed the risk profile for project engineering.
Panama Canal draft limits could cut into US East, Gulf coast capacity
Late-summer draft limits on the Panama Canal will mean the largest vessels calling the East and Gulf coasts won’t be able to fully load for peak shipping season.
Carrier SeaLead ends operations weeks after US sanctions hit
The voluntary liquidation by the Singapore-registered liner means its main container line services between Asia and the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Baltic have ceased.