Tag: containers
Containers Lost By CMA CGM’s Massive Ship
A stack fall aboard CMA CGM's container ship is said to have cost the company 55 containers earlier this month in the Indian Ocean...
18 Containers Were Lost In A Stormy Sea
On May 29, at least 18 containers containing processed rubberwood were washed overboard from the container barge NAMTHONG 27 in Thailand's Petra Marine Park...
Importers Enraged Over Energy Cost, A Sinking Feeling For Felixstowe
Felixstowe Port is finding new ways to sink into the mire.
Surely they should be looking to the carriers to cover these extra...
US Goods Are Increasingly Heading To The Gulf
And some expect the situation to deteriorate further.
The migration of imports from Asia to the east coast gained impetus in recent months...
Carrying Containers On Bulkers Probably Not The Best Solution
Drawbacks highlighted include lack of securing mechanisms, crews not trained in container handling, increased chance of container damage.
Most of the problems boil...
Older Box Ships Struggle To Meet New Emission Rules
Continued strong demand for container tonnage has resulted in many sizes now being totally ‘sold out’.
Now, according to Alphaliner, containerships aged 20...
Rates Continue To Rising In A Narrow Window
The rates were largely heard around $17,000-$19,000/FEU for Southeast Asia to East Coast North America and $15,000-$17,000/FEU to West Coast North America.
Trans-Pacific...
How Amazon is Dealing The Supply Chain Crisis Efficiently?
E-commerce Amazon remains largely unaffected by the global supply chain crisis as it is increasingly taking control of the entire supply chain, City A.M.
Builds...
How Amazon Is Avoiding Long Wait Times for Dock Spaces?
Amazon is making its own containers and bypassing supply chain chaos with chartered ships and long-haul planes, reports CNBC.
Amazon Vs Supply chain crisis
“Los Angeles,...
Freight Rates Cast A Shadow Over Economic Recovery
UNCTAD warns that global consumer prices will rise significantly in the year ahead until shipping supply chain disruptions are unblocked and port constraints.
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