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Passenger to airfreight conversions

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has announced a significant contract to convert an Airbus A330 passenger aircraft into a freighter configuration. This latest agre...
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Posted on March 10, 2026

Air Freight Rates

The global air freight market is experiencing notable shifts as seasonal factors influence both demand and capacity availability. Whilst rates have firmed,...
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Posted on February 1, 2026

New green shipping corridors

The maritime industry is witnessing a surge in green shipping corridor developments, demonstrating continued commitment to decarbonisation despite recent r...
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Posted on December 1, 2025

Belgiums – National Strike

Belgium's planned national strike poses a significant risk to European port operations and supply chain continuity. The industrial action could severely im...
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Posted on November 24, 2025

Red Sea Shipping Threat Eases

The commercial shipping industry has received welcome news as the threat to vessels transiting the Red Sea has significantly diminished. Yemen's Houthi reb...
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Posted on November 11, 2025

Suez Canal Invites Shipping Companies Back

The Suez Canal Authority has announced a marked improvement in transit volumes, recording its best monthly performance in two years. This positive developm...
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Posted on November 5, 2025

New Stena Line Vessel Ready to Set Sail for Home

The shipping industry welcomes another significant addition as Stena Line's newest freight vessel prepares for its maiden voyage to home waters. This state...
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Posted on October 21, 2025

Pharmaceuticals exports grow 5.2 per cent

The pharmaceutical sector has demonstrated robust growth in the first quarter of FY26, with exports rising by 5.2 per cent year-on-year. Export volumes rea...
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Posted on July 22, 2025

Antwerp cargo terminals under pressure

The Port of Antwerp, Northern Europe's busiest container hub, is experiencing significant operational strain as first-half volumes continue their upward tr...
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Posted on July 17, 2025

Ukraine’s Starts Biomethane Exports to Germany

Gals Agro, a leading Ukrainian agricultural company, has commenced exporting biomethane to Germany, as reported by ExPro. The firm exported approximately 7...
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Posted on July 7, 2025

Indian exporters face overweight container surcharges

Leading global shipping companies, such as CMA CGM, Maersk, MSC, and Cosco, have introduced additional charges for overweight containers originating from I...
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Posted on July 2, 2025

Freight rate shifts

The recent ceasefire in the Gulf region has helped to ease tensions, resulting in notable shifts in freight rates. This development comes amidst ongoing un...
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Posted on July 1, 2025

Wind-Powered Shipping

In a groundbreaking development for the freight forwarding industry, a wind-powered cargo vessel has achieved an astonishing 99.6% usage, leading to a sign...
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Posted on June 30, 2025

Robust demand Asia-Europe shipping

The Asia-Europe ocean trade is experiencing a surge in demand as the peak season commences. The freight forwarding industry is closely monitoring the Jul...
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Posted on June 27, 2025

Container Shipping at Risk as Middle East Tensions Rise

The recent Israeli strikes on Iran have heightened tensions in the Middle East, raising concerns about the potential impact on container shipping in the re...
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Posted on June 21, 2025

Container lines future congestion

Leading container shipping lines have cautioned that US ports and their supporting infrastructure, including warehouses and rail links, are no better prepa...
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Posted on June 19, 2025

Freight Carriers Benefit from ‘Disruptive’ Operating Model

Freight carriers have recently experienced a surge in profitability due to a 'disruptive' operating model that has emerged in response to external market s...
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Posted on June 18, 2025

Tariffs, capacity crunch strain global freight market

According to a June 2025 Freight Market Report, the global freight market is facing significant challenges due to increasing tariffs and a capacity crunch....
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Posted on June 16, 2025

Large shipping companiesorder China-made vessels

A US port fee aimed at ships connected to China has caused some vessel buyers to be cautious. However, large shipping companies, including Mediterranean Sh...
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Posted on June 6, 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...
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Posted on June 5, 2025

Iron ore exports from Sweden fall

As per recent data, Sweden's iron ore exports in January 2023 amounted to approximately 1.9 million tons, representing a 10% decrease compared to the 2.1 m...
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Posted on May 31, 2025

South Africa farm exports surge 10%

A journal has reported a significant rise in South African agricultural exports during the first quarter of the year. Exports climbed by 10% to reach $3.36...
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Posted on May 30, 2025

Shipping Safety at Risk

The shipping industry is facing a growing safety concern as the ageing fleet continues to pose problems. According to Lloyd's List, shipowners are delaying...
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Posted on May 29, 2025

10% tariffs cause confusion, for US importers

US importers of non-Chinese goods are facing unexpected costs due to a scheduling peculiarity related to the 10% import tariffs. Despite loading their carg...
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Posted on May 27, 2025

Hong Kong exports value rises 10.9%

According to a report by China Daily, the value of Hong Kong's goods exports saw a significant year-on-year growth of 10.9% in the first quarter of 2023. T...
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Posted on May 2, 2025

EU exports of alcoholic beverages in 2024

In 2024, the European Union exported a staggering 29.8 billion euro worth of alcoholic beverages, according to The Sofia Globe. France led the way in expor...
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Posted on May 1, 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...
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Posted on April 30, 2025

EU freight methods

According to the latest data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, most goods within the EU were transported by sea in 2023. The rep...
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Posted on April 18, 2025

Brands temporarily halt ocean shipments from China

Leading brands in the USA are currently refraining from shipping goods out of China as they struggle with exorbitant freight rates. These companies are rel...
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Posted on April 17, 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...
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Posted on March 19, 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...
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Posted on March 2, 2025

US sanctions rattle freight market

The freight market is experiencing uncertainty as the Indian Directorate General of Shipping acknowledges the two primary insurers of vessels transporting ...
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Posted on February 7, 2025

Shippers face uncertainty

Shippers are confronted with a high degree of uncertainty as President Trump seems to have reconsidered his campaign pledge to impose tariffs of 60% on Chi...
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Posted on January 26, 2025

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...
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Posted on March 22, 2024

National freight shipping company new terminal

A freight shipping company plans to build a freight-transfer facility on land directly north of Northern Colorado Regional Airport USA. The city's plann...
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Posted on December 27, 2023

Poland, Ukraine: Polish freight drivers extend protest

Polish freight drivers have extended and intensified protests blocking Ukrainian freight vehicles from using several border crossings on the shared border ...
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Posted on December 1, 2023

China says running freight train to Kathmandu

A Counsellor at the Department of Asian Affairs of Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday tweeted that the first South Asia-bound freight train from Chinese...
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Posted on February 27, 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...
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Posted on January 24, 2023

Rhine water in Germany falls again, freight ships only part-loaded

Water levels on the Rhine in Germany have again fallen and freight ships are still unable to sail fully loaded, navigation authorities said on Monday. S...
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Posted on July 27, 2022

Irish port has record increase in freight units

Rosslare Europort was Ireland’s number one port in 2021 for direct freight roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) and Pax services to mainland Europe. It was the busie...
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Posted on January 28, 2022

Shipping container ratesChina-US increase

Freight rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to both US coasts are increasing again. US consumer demand for goods continues to grow. Vol...
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Posted on January 20, 2022

Ginger exports from China suffer

Increases in shipping costs, and the appreciation of the Chinese yuan, both affected the export environment of many Chinese agricultural products. The pric...
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Posted on July 28, 2021

Container shortage persists

A severe shortage of shipping containers in some countries and an oversupply in others has created bottlenecks all over the world. Pakistan has been hit pa...
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Posted on December 26, 2020

Imports clog Felixstowe

Retailers, shipping and haulage companies are complaining of "chaos" at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk, with imports for the Christmas period being delay...
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Posted on November 22, 2020

UK Government to spend £77.6m to increase post-Brexit freight capacity

The UK government has signed contracts with four freight ferry operators to provide short-sea shipping capacity for about 3,000 HGVs per week. The compa...
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Posted on October 15, 2020

Freight-rate increases prompt demand for shipping regulator

Trade bodies in India have urged the government to set up a regulator, to deal with rising sea freight charges, and the problem of container shortages whic...
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Posted on October 8, 2020

New Irish Sea shipping route

A shipping company has announced a new freight service out of the Port of Liverpool to meet growing demand. the new tri-weekly Liverpool to Dublin servi...
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Posted on June 19, 2020

Air cargo aims to make freight more efficient

According to the Digital Container Shipping Association, the ocean freight industry spends up to $8bn a year on paper bills of lading. The Covid-19 pandemi...
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Posted on May 22, 2020

Energy saving in Rotterdam port

The Port of Rotterdam is planning three projects to make it CO₂ neutral in three steps. The Port's goal is construct a robust and sustainable internation...
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Posted on November 26, 2019

Freight Transport Association says Fuel targets will cost shipping sector

Companies who are shipping goods across the Irish Sea could face over £20m in extra charges annual in attempting to meet new targets on sulphur oxide, acc...
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Posted on November 22, 2019

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