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End to box shortage may be in sight

Posted on 1st February 2021 at 12:55

End to box shortage may be in sight

After an extraordinarily difficult 2020, an end to the exceptional container equipment shortage experienced in recent months could be in sight, according to container monitoring specialist Container xChange.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/End-to-box-shortage-may-be-in-sight/78329.htm#.YBf5Tej7SUk

Box port delays causing service cancellations

Posted on 1st February 2021 at 12:50

Box port delays causing service cancellations

Major global container lines are being forced to cancel significant numbers of east-west services due to exceptionally long delays to vessels caused by congestion in Asian and North American ports.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Box-port-delays-causing-service-cancellations/78356.htm#.YBf3qOj7SUk

China reaffirms attempt to cap box shipping rates

Posted on 19th January 2021 at 21:08

China reaffirms attempt to cap box shipping rates

China said it is planning to release measures to tackle the thorny supply issues for shippers in the container shipping market, raising concerns about another round of clampdowns on freight rates.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/China-reaffirms-attempt-to-cap-box-shipping-rates/78289.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=e1585efa17&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YAdH6uj7Ryw

Ocean freight issues adding to squeeze on air cargo capacity

Posted on 15th January 2021 at 14:24

Ocean freight issues adding to squeeze on air cargo capacity

Shortages of containers and capacity for ex-China exports plus vessel schedule disruption are continuing to drive modal shift to air, adding to a squeeze on air freight capacity already stretched by buoyant demand.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Ocean-freight-issues-adding-to-squeeze-on-air-cargo-capacity/78265.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=0c3e33c74b&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YAGiiuj7SUk

Record Asia-Europe ocean freight rates rise further

Posted on 12th January 2021 at 10:10

Record Asia-Europe ocean freight rates rise further

As prices soar to multiple times their normal level, further hikes are expected later this month, with equipment shortages, port delays and lack of capacity set to continue right up to lunar new year in mid-February.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Record-Asia-Europe-ocean-freight-rates-rise-further/78232.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=c248a038cc&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X_1zNtj7SUk

China to tighten inspection on box shipping carriers’ pricing practices

Posted on 7th January 2021 at 14:56

China to tighten inspection on box shipping carriers’ pricing practices

China’s Ministry of Transport has defended carriers’ reasoning when responding to a shipper’s complaint about skyrocketing container shipping costs, but has said it will tighten its scrutiny on carriers’ pricing practices.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/China-to-tighten-inspection-on-box-shipping-carriers%E2%80%99-pricing-practices/78212.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=8c8a7918ab&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X_cW-tj7SUk

CNY 2021 blank sailings currently ‘far below previous years’

Posted on 7th January 2021 at 14:08

CNY 2021 blank sailings currently ‘far below previous years’

As strong ocean freight demand continues on the major trades, container lines look set to blank far fewer sailings around Chinese New Year (CNY) than in previous years with less than six weeks left before the usual annual shutdown of China’s manufacturing capacity and the normally associated slowdown of the ocean logistics systems that support it.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/CNY-2021-blank-sailings-currently-%E2%80%98far-below-previous-years%E2%80%99/78214.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=8c8a7918ab&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X_cSGdj7SUk

Container shortages exacerbated by slow turnaround times

Posted on 3rd December 2020 at 11:23

Container shortages exacerbated by slow turnaround times

Container availability in China remains at a record low as the length of time equipment is sitting in depots is increasing.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Container-shortages-exacerbated-by-slow-turnaround-times/77977.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=08dd299301&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X8jIftj7SUk

Asia-Europe container freight spot rates hit new highs

Posted on 1st December 2020 at 10:05

Asia-Europe container freight spot rates hit new highs

Container spot freight rates from Asia to northern Europe have broken the $2,000 per teu level for the first time in a decade after rising by more than a quarter this week.

The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index reported rates of $2,091 per teu on the Asia-northern Europe trade. The last time rates were this high was during the “dead cat bounce” that followed the global financial crisis, when rates topped £2,100 per teu in May 2010.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Asia-Europe-container-freight-spot-rates-hit-new-highs/77961.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=089370bc72&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X8YTg837SUk

Shippers switching to air freight to escape sea freight hell

Posted on 20th November 2020 at 18:50

Shippers switching to air freight to escape sea freight hell

With sea freight rates reaching some of the highest levels ever seen, along with equipment shortages, late vessels and still no guarantee of uplift, some shippers are starting to switch to air, driving up rates on a mode that had been enjoying some stability.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Shippers-switching-to-air-to-escape-sea-freight-hell/77904.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=d33591e2d4&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X7gM5c37SUk

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Posts tagged “China Exports”

End to box shortage may be in sight

Box port delays causing service cancellations

China reaffirms attempt to cap box shipping rates

Ocean freight issues adding to squeeze on air cargo capacity

Record Asia-Europe ocean freight rates rise further

China to tighten inspection on box shipping carriers’ pricing practices

CNY 2021 blank sailings currently ‘far below previous years’

Container shortages exacerbated by slow turnaround times

Asia-Europe container freight spot rates hit new highs

Shippers switching to air freight to escape sea freight hell

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