Tag: containers
Containerlines Register Improved Profits With Rising CCFI Index
Contract rates as measured by the 23-year-old China (Export) Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) have risen faster than ever recorded putting containerlines on course to...
Maersk Posts Optimistic 2021 Outlook Despite Sizeable Bottleneck
Container shipping firms are locked in a “significant bottleneck” as resurgent global demand stretches capacity and drives up freight rates, Maersk CEO Soren Skou...
Sea Air Solution Becomes the Perfect Solution for Forwarders
In a major development, Emirates SkyCargo and DP World have developed a sea-air product together – something forwarders said they “should have done years...
China’s Shipping Industry Experiences Extreme Shortage Of Containers
Chinese exporters suffer from extreme shortage and rising costs of shipping containers, which strand in America and Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reports...
How Increased Freight Rates Led To A Worldwide Supply Chain Dysfunction
The average spot rate that container carriers charge for shipping containers from Shanghai to the US East Coast shot to a new record...
Forwarders Urge EC To Intervene As Carriers Avoid Congested UK Ports
According to a Loadstar report, as carriers continue to leave import containers stranded at North European ports and charge exporters more than $5,000 to...
[Answer] How To Settle Containers Lost at Sea Claims?
Worldwide seafarers are troubled by stacked containers that keep falling and injuring them. Moreover, much of these overstacked containers collapse at sea giving rise...
Singapore-flagged Box Ship Loses 40 Containers Overboard!
A Cargo ship lost at least 40 containers some 40 nm SE of Sydney, in rough seas on Sunday morning, reports Maritime bulletin.
What happened?
Container...
ONE To Add 5,000 Reefer Containers To Its Fleet
ONE has planned to add 5,000 more refrigerated containers to its fleet.
200 containers will be equipped with advanced controlled atmosphere (CA) technology.
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[Watch] Containers Blown Away While Unloading!
Gale-force wind blew off several containers down while unloading a mega container ship, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
The giant ship arrived at Zeebrugge, Belgium early...