
Liner Container and the Leasing Industry – Shortage to Surplus to What exactly ?
A lot has been said in the recent past by various experts about “shortages”, “lack of availability” and recently, “surpluses” of freight containers and the

A lot has been said in the recent past by various experts about “shortages”, “lack of availability” and recently, “surpluses” of freight containers and the

While there was a shortage of containers at the height of the Covid pandemic, the global economy is now facing the opposite problem: too many

India Inc is set to get a relief in logistics costs with international freight rates plunging by about 30% in April-October 2022 as compared to

Several of the world’s shipping lanes, including the Suez and Panama Canals, are at risk of disruption from climate change-related perils, a new report from

The rate of decline of average spot rates had slowed in recent weeks giving some hope to container lines that they had stemmed the downwards

Søren Skou, head of the Danish group, told the Financial Times that after years of bumper profits, the bellwether of global trade is expecting earnings,

Container shipping rates continued to fall in October due to declining demand. The Shanghai (Export) Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) has fallen for 17 consecutive weeks.

It is clear that the underlying costs for operating liner services has increased significantly over the past couple of years. The important question is how

On the westbound India-Europe trade, contract prices from West India [Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)/Nhava Sheva or Mundra Port] to Felixstowe/London Gateway (UK) or Rotterdam (the

A lot has been said in the recent past by

While there was a shortage of containers at the height

India Inc is set to get a relief in logistics

Several of the world’s shipping lanes, including the Suez and

The rate of decline of average spot rates had slowed

Søren Skou, head of the Danish group, told the Financial

Container shipping rates continued to fall in October due to

It is clear that the underlying costs for operating liner

On the westbound India-Europe trade, contract prices from West India