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Analysis on three-day ILA strike impact and recovery: Freightos

The ILA port worker strike ended on 3 October, after the union accepted a 62% wage increase over the next six years, and agreed...

Logistical consequences of strikes in American ports: Expert commentary

The strike, which began on 1 October, affected 36 American ports on the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, stretching from Maine...

Container spot rates experience steepest decline in non-Covid year

"The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) fell another 10% in week 39. In total, the SCFI has dropped 43% during the third quarter, the...

Shippers to Shift to West Coast and Air Freight Solutions Amid Ongoing ILA Strike

The long-anticipated ILA port worker union strike across US East Coast and Gulf ports began Monday night at 12:01 am after the ILA and...

Scaremongering port workers’ union issues misleading claim of US$30,000 rates as USEC strike begins

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has today (10 October) gone ahead with strike action at US ports from Maine to Texas and accused ocean...

Ports preparing for USEC strike, carriers introducing surcharges

Less than five days remain before the ILA’s current contract expires and, most likely, a large-scale strike begins. The ILA and USMX have not met...

Making container shipping safer, smarter and more sustainable

Combining route splitting with advanced weather routeing can create commercial and operational opportunities, writes Christoph Rasewsky, Global Container Sector Lead of ABS Container ship operators...

Strong dry bulk market fuels 42% drop in ship recycling

So far this year, only 45 ships have been recycled, adding up to 2.5 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) or 0.2% of the fleet. Recycling...

Port strike looms, White House working to close de minimis to China

With two weeks left before the deadline and the sides not talking to each other, the prospect of an ILA strike at East Coast...

Intra-Asia rates weaken again; Drewry launches new container index

Average spot rates on most intra-Asia container trade lanes weakened again in the first two weeks of September, according to Drewry’s new Intra-Asia Container...

Transpacific troughs as WCI registers double-digit dip even as market await clarity on possible strikes

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) registered its largest weekly fall in percentage terms since May 2020 at US$4,168, dropping over 13% for the...

Survey confirms continued rise in freight demand for US-bound shipments in August

Container xChange, the global online marketplace for container trading and leasing, released new data that provides insights into the latest container leasing rate trends...

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