Container spot rates to the US west coast are running at record levels and are more than double the level of a year ago, being tipped to break through the $4,000 per feu mark by the end of the month. Transpacific carriers have reinstated capacity to pre-virus levels and are adding extra loaders in o...

Here, Hapag-Lloyd has introduced a “temporary measure” restricting the release of its equipment in China to just eight days prior to the ETA of the intended sailing.   Read more... ...

A new report by the Danish catalyst company Haldor Topsoe and partners concludes that replacing conventional fuel oil with green ammonia could be a cost-effective way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships. Read more... ...

DP World-owned Unifeeder is making a significant expansion into the Middle East and Indian sub-continent markets acquiring Transworld Feeders and Avana Logistek. The move sees DP World continuing its expansion in the feeder and logistics sector via Unifeeder, which it acquired in 2018. The acquis...

While HMRC is promising a “light touch”, initially, for imports to the UK from 1 January, exports to the EU could face strict border controls. As ever the motto is: failure to prepare will result in preparing to fail. This excellent update from our friends at Metro is required reading. ...

Read more... ...

The ship is Japanese-owned but Panama-flagged, and Japan has not offered to help with the clearing up, despite the vessel being 200 miles off course. The author argues for a vessel risk index, based on ownership, crew, vessel safety and so on, which would also give some transparency to customers cho...

Read more... ...

“It was the correct decision to end these contracts — which were not long-term in nature and were declining in profitability — and train our eye on the larger e-commerce market,” Mr Smith wrote. “While the Amazon volume represented only a small portion of FedEx revenue, the last bit of vol...

Read more... ...