Oakland International Container Terminal and the Stevedoring Services of America (SSA), which operates Matson’s Oakland facility, have been closed to traffic, with ships anchoring outside waiting to berth. Also slowing the working of vessels has been the reluctance of dockers from the Internationa...

Having announced plans for a €500 rebate at the end of last month, the French shipping giant said today it had decided to increase the freight rate reduction to €750 per 40ft container for all imports into the mainland and French overseas territories from Asia. “Initially intended for 14 major...

Freight rates from China fell this week on 19 of the 21 routes covered by the Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI), with its China-Europe and China-US components in particular dragged down by “insufficient volume”. The NCFI commentary said “most carriers” had been obliged to discount as...

Chief executive of Port of Dover Doug Bannister said today such was the extent of the chaos that he was declaring it a “critical incident” and, while much of the focus has been on holidaymakers, the impact on cargo throughput was “massive”. Brokerage manager at Metro Shipping Andy Fitchett t...

The company released its market outlook this week, which envisages the global turboprop freighter fleet to grow from 380 units last year to 550 in 2041. That’s an increase of 45%. The forecast’s authors see significant untapped opportunities for operators and point to robust growth drivers – f...

They are reducing some of the complications of importing non-military supplies into the country, which has been at war with Russia since 24 February. Freight costs to and from Ukraine have increased as a result of the war, mainly because shipping lines that can no longer insure cargo or equipment mo...

According to Xeneta, while in recent months the average rate for new long term contracts has stabilised, they are replacing older ones which were at much lower levels. The company explained: “For example, on by far the biggest trade into Australia and New Zealand, the average long-term rate from t...

Airbus will no doubt be hugely disappointed after its big efforts in trying to lure Cargolux with its A350 freighter, but Richard Forson, Cargolux chief executive, was careful not to upset the European manufacturer and declined to be drawn specifically on why he’d bet on Boeing. In a response to T...

The carrier has not said how many of the lost or damaged boxes were carrying dangerous cargo, or indeed what any of the lost and damaged units contained. The company said: “APL Vanda has stopped at Djibouti to clear the damaged containers on deck before safely continuing her voyage. “Operations ...

According to one pan-European air freight road feeder services (RFS) operator, which has a number of major cargo-carrying airlines among its customers: “The situation is serious as airlines are having to re-route freighters to alternative hubs, and this is causing disruption and delays. “RF...