
Container lines running out of ships
A combination of a surge in demand in the second half of last year post Covid-19 lockdowns, larger vessels, lower productivity in US import terminals

A combination of a surge in demand in the second half of last year post Covid-19 lockdowns, larger vessels, lower productivity in US import terminals

Malaysian shippers are scrambling to secure containers from any available shipping services at premium rates, or have to rely on air freight for urgent shipments

China’s two busiest container ports, Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan, are making efforts to secure containers as the well-documented shortage continues post Chinese New Year. The ports

Container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd said surging demand for bulky goods like exercise equipment from locked-down consumers may flatten out in the second or early third quarter,

In a webinar on 9 February, John Fossey, Senior Analyst on Container Equipment at Drewry, said containers are just not getting to delivery points in

The world’s largest container carrier said trade disruptions that have sent freight rates soaring and overwhelmed major ports may start to ease after the first

The shortage of containers in major tradelanes is driving demand for less-than-containerload (LCL) solutions. With boxes only available at exorbitant rates, more shippers and forwarders

China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) urged the China Ports and Harbours Association (CPHA) and China Shipowners’ Association (CSA) to help find a solution to the

The global shortage of shipping containers has become one of the most hotly discussed issues in the shipping industry as 2020 draws to a close.


Malaysian shippers are scrambling to secure containers from any available

China’s two busiest container ports, Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan, are making

Container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd said surging demand for bulky goods like

In a webinar on 9 February, John Fossey, Senior Analyst

The world’s largest container carrier said trade disruptions that have

The shortage of containers in major tradelanes is driving demand

China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) urged the China Ports and

The global shortage of shipping containers has become one of