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Global container shipping rates continued to rise across major benchmarks, but market signals from Drewry and Xeneta point to diverging dynamics between stable capacity on some lanes and tightening conditions driven by geopolitical disruption and congestion.
Drewry’s World Container Index for the week of March 19 increased 2 percent week over week to US$2,172 per forty-foot container (FEU), marking a third consecutive weekly gain, led by Transpacific rate increases and supported ...
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U.S. industrial real estate demand is increasingly moving away from coastal ports toward inland logistics hubs, according to new research from Cushman & Wakefield, as trade patterns, tariffs and rising coastal costs reshape supply chains.
Port-proximate markets accounted for just 19 percent of U.S. industrial net ...
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BIMCO has launched a campaign film, Fair Seas, calling on governments to strengthen protections for seafarers, citing rising geopolitical risks and growing concerns over criminalization.
The group said around 20,000 seafarers are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf amid heightened security risks and mounting mental strain ...
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DHL eCommerce and CTT – Correios de Portugal have received unconditional approval from the European Commission for their planned joint venture, clearing a major regulatory hurdle and moving the deal closer to completion, the companies said.
The approval under the EU Merger Regulation satisfies the primary ...
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Shipping fuel strategies are increasingly being driven by short-term commercial pressures rather than long-term decarbonization goals, as energy market volatility reshapes fleet planning, said BAR Technology
The company cited infrastructure disruptions, geopolitical risks and uncertainty across key shipping corridors as exposing the limits of single-fuel strategies, ...
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TotalEnergies will exit U.S. offshore wind, relinquishing two federal leases and redirecting capital to natural gas and power projects, after reaching a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Interior that includes roughly US$1 billion in reimbursed lease fees.
The company said it will return the ...
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ANALYSIS – The Trump administration is reshaping U.S. energy and foreign policy around oil supply and price stability, taking aggressive steps in Venezuela and Iran as global markets reel from oil-driven disruptions.
In recent days, the administration has moved to ease restrictions on both Venezuelan and ...
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Blank sailings are surging across major trade lanes, underscoring how schedule volatility is reshaping operational planning for ports and inland operators.
Data from maritime consultancy Drewry show a 122 percent month-over-month increase in blank sailings on key east-west routes in February, effectively doubling withdrawn capacity compared ...
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Several major container shipping lines reported sharply lower earnings for 2025 as the industry continued to cool from the record profits generated during the pandemic-era freight boom.
Taiwan-based carrier Evergreen Marine Corp. said net profit attributable to shareholders fell 50.8 percent to about US$2.13 billion, on ...
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The U.S. Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has filed a lawsuit challenging California regulations that the federal government says effectively require automakers to meet state-specific electric vehicle and fuel economy standards.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District ...
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