containers Archives

Huaihua Rail Freight

Huaihua International Land Port has seen a substantial increase in freight train trips from January to April this year. The port operated a total of 354 fr...
Read More »

Posted on June 13, 2025

Container buying remains strong

The demand for freight containers manufactured in China has remained robust during the first five months of 2025, despite ongoing trading uncertainties. Th...
Read More »

Posted on June 5, 2025

New Blyth Shipping Route

A leading European shipping company, is proud to announce the launch of a new shortsea container service calling at the Port of Blyth. This strategic expan...
Read More »

Posted on June 3, 2025

Zim Resumes China-Los Angeles Service to Meet Import Demand

Zim, a leading global shipping company, is set to resume its China-Los Angeles service, known as the Zim Central China Xpress, starting next week. This mov...
Read More »

Posted on May 28, 2025

Suez Canal shipping traffic

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has taken decisive action to regain shipping traffic by reducing transit fees. Last week, SCA Chairman Osama Rabie engaged i...
Read More »

Posted on May 23, 2025

Trans-Pacific shipping capacity

According to sources from the Journal of Commerce, the recent sharp reduction in cargo from China has led to an acceleration in Trans-Pacific capacity cuts...
Read More »

Posted on May 15, 2025

Congestion Persists at North European Gateway Ports

RW Freight reports that congestion shows no signs of abating at key gateway ports in Northern Europe. A combination of factors, such as full container yard...
Read More »

Posted on May 12, 2025

Congestion persists at North Europe ports

The congestion affecting key gateway ports in North Europe shows no signs of abating. A combination of factors, such as yard capacity limitations, industri...
Read More »

Posted on May 6, 2025

Antwerp-Bruges Surpasses Rotterdam as Europe’s Busiest Container Port

In a significant shift within the European shipping industry, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges has surpassed Rotterdam to become the busiest container port in Eu...
Read More »

Posted on April 30, 2025

SHIPPING: Tariffs push container rates

Container shipping rates from Southeast Asia and Vietnam to the United States have recently surpassed those from China. This shift in pricing is primarily ...
Read More »

Posted on April 29, 2025

Cocaine Discovered During Container Unloading in New Zealand

During a routine container unloading process in New Zealand, a worker made a startling discovery of a large quantity of cocaine. The illicit drug shipment ...
Read More »

Posted on April 26, 2025

Reduction in shipping containers from China

There has been a notable 29% decrease in the number of shipping containers leaving China, destined for Southern California, for the week ending May 3. This...
Read More »

Posted on April 22, 2025

Key Mexican container ports facing delays

Major container ports in Mexico are currently experiencing delays as larger vessels call at these facilities. According to freight forwarders, the Asia-Mex...
Read More »

Posted on April 9, 2025

Winged cargo ship sets a new maritime standard

Significant strides in advancing sustainable shipping practices have been made with the successful trial of an innovative winged cargo ship. This groundbre...
Read More »

Posted on March 25, 2025

India-Europe Freight Rates

Several leading shipping lines have recently reduced spot booking rates from West India to North Europe by $300 to $500 per container, according to freight...
Read More »

Posted on March 19, 2025

Shipping – Return to Red Sea Route

According to the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's busiest port, carriers returning to the Red Sea route can expect to face several months of port congestion. Th...
Read More »

Posted on March 11, 2025

Shipping Discounts

According to a leading ocean freight rate benchmarking platform, carriers on the Asia-Europe trade lane are enticing shippers with discounted long-term con...
Read More »

Posted on March 2, 2025

Top ten US container ports

The leading ten container ports in the United States have exceeded the cargo volumes they handled in 2023, according to the latest industry reports. Th...
Read More »

Posted on February 4, 2025

Evolving trade routes reduce demand for ultra large containers

According to recent industry data, the demand for Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) has experienced a significant decline. Shipping companies are adap...
Read More »

Posted on January 21, 2025

Brazil exports affected by congestion and equipment shortages

Exports from Brazil are facing significant challenges due to ongoing congestion and limited availability of empty containers. The combination of peak s...
Read More »

Posted on November 19, 2024

Railfreight container delays with record September imports

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have experienced a significant spike in container dwell times, where containers remain stationary on the rails. Dwe...
Read More »

Posted on November 7, 2024

Exports of Wood-Based Products from Brazil

In August, Brazilian exports of wood-based products experienced a decline, mainly attributed to challenges in the shipping industry. Exporters faced fi...
Read More »

Posted on October 4, 2024

Container Shipping Prospects

Shippers in the container industry are currently grappling with a multitude of supply chain disruptions. As they strive to maintain control over inventory ...
Read More »

Posted on September 30, 2024

Railfreight in Canada

Logistics providers are warning the historic shutdown of Canada’s two largest railroads would have a drastic effect on the cross-border supply chain with...
Read More »

Posted on August 22, 2024

Continued pandemic effect on shipping

The global shipping industry changes all the time, and the COVID-19 pandemic began a marked shift in how container shipping operates. Disruption caused by ...
Read More »

Posted on August 13, 2024

Container ship explosion

A powerful explosion from a container ship hit the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan at 1-40pm on Friday 9 August. It said that no casualties or injuries had been re...
Read More »

Posted on August 12, 2024

BIFA advice on maritime container safety

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) delivered some key advice in its latest webinar on the subject of safety in the container shipping en...
Read More »

Posted on July 26, 2024

China’s Shipping Container Markets

Recent volume increase and subsequent container price increases, was primarily driven by bringing forward orders, raising questions about the strength of u...
Read More »

Posted on July 24, 2024

Vietnamese shipping containers

Container leasing companies everywhere are buying international-standard containers produced in Vietnam, because of the global container shortage driving u...
Read More »

Posted on July 9, 2024

Container shortage may increase sea freight rates

There are fears that the lack of empty containers, the disruptions caused by Red Sea pirates and rising transport demands could push up sea freight rates t...
Read More »

Posted on June 26, 2024

New logistics and freight yard

A new logistics and freight yard adjoining Southampton Container Terminal is expected to give a significant extra competitive edge to cargo and haulage ope...
Read More »

Posted on May 20, 2024

Container Shipping Rates Fall Despite Baltimore Shutdown

Many shipping analysts have been predicting that the shutdown of the Port of Baltimore would not significantly affect container rates to the U.S. East Coas...
Read More »

Posted on April 11, 2024

Sri Lanka freight and shipping delays

Workers affiliated with the customs officers' union are on strike across Sri Lanka as from March 19. They are calling for the urgent resolution of issues r...
Read More »

Posted on March 22, 2024

China-Europe freight train service

A new freight train route which links Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, with Tilburg in the Netherlands, has been initiated. ...
Read More »

Posted on March 15, 2024

Rail freight in USA

The United States Environmental Protection Agency approved the development of freight trains in July of this year, saying that the form of transportation m...
Read More »

Posted on August 11, 2023

U.S. agricultural exports running on empty containers

In the first five months of 2023, some 1,078,538 teu of empty containers passed through the nation’s top ten ports. That is about 7% of the country’s t...
Read More »

Posted on July 13, 2023

Australa seeks ‘resumption of unimpeded’ exports to China

The Australian trade minister began a three-day visit to China on Thursday, pledging “to progress the resolution of outstanding trade impediments” befo...
Read More »

Posted on May 17, 2023

New cargo hub for China-Europe freight trains

A new cargo consolidation hub for China-Europe freight trains has been put into operation in Shenyang, the capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province. ...
Read More »

Posted on March 6, 2023

Shipping containers ablaze at Iskenderun Port Turkey

Hundreds of shipping containers were on fire at Turkey's Iskenderun Port on Tuesday, which shut down operations and forced freight lines to divert vessels ...
Read More »

Posted on February 10, 2023

Reefers instead of air freight for flowers

Modern refrigerated and controlled-atmosphere containers may facilitate a modal shift in the cut-flower market. Until now flowers were almost exclusively h...
Read More »

Posted on January 24, 2023

Rwanda to export first avocado sea freight shipment

Rwanda plans to launch avocado sea freight exports for the first time. According to the National Agricultural Export Development Board, the aim of this...
Read More »

Posted on December 1, 2022

China adds over 100 new container shipping routes

The major sea ports of China are opening up more than 100 new container shipping routes this year. The country's imports and exports may grow 6 percent ...
Read More »

Posted on November 25, 2022

Container Imports decline

There has been a steep fall in the volume of U.S. container imports in the last five months. Having reached all-time highs in May, container imports ha...
Read More »

Posted on October 25, 2022

Felixstowe Freight workers strike

Freight transport and logistics workers at the UK port of Felixstowe recently announced plans for eight days of industrial action. Workers started strikin...
Read More »

Posted on August 25, 2022

Refrigerated container freight rates rise

Freight rates for refrigerated containers across global trades rose over 50 per cent in the year to the second quarter of 2022. Rates estimated to increase...
Read More »

Posted on August 22, 2022

Vietnam Shipping Industry

The volume of container cargo through Vietnam's seaports increased by 7 percent last year. With higher freight rates and supply chain issues, investment i...
Read More »

Posted on May 5, 2022

First freight train from Liaoning to Laos

Liaoning province in China recently ran its first international freight train on the China-Laos Railway. The first China-Laos international freight train ...
Read More »

Posted on April 28, 2022

Freight rate increases

A major shipping company has raised its 2022 financial forecast, thanks to soaring container rates caused by more pandemic-related disruption at ports in C...
Read More »

Posted on April 27, 2022

Container freight rates and inflation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has used container freight rates to work out how today’s high shipping costs are affecting global inflation. The...
Read More »

Posted on March 30, 2022

Container supply chain crisis

A combination of port congestion, container shortages and wider supply chain disruption has caused supply and demand for containers to be unbalanced. T...
Read More »

Posted on February 18, 2022

Business freight your cargo, our business

containers News

Categories

Archives

International

Quality

Efficiency

Information

Customs Issues

Accreditations

Certificates to download