The trajectory of container trading and shipping rates, which has been upward since October 2023, has reached a period of moderate stability. During July, average…
China-Europe trade corridors are currently facing some significant issues concerning container rates as well as congestion along the railways. Concerning rail freight, congestion concerns the…
The current year has been quite challenging for the transport industry for an array of reasons: geopolitics, inflation and an imbalance between demand and supply…
Sea shipping rates reached a new low last week, according to Drewry’s World Container Index, which saw a 2 per cent decrease to 1,342 US…
Around 150,000 surplus containers are stranded in Russia due to trade volume imbalances, according to container logistics monitoring platform Container xChange. The imbalance is supposedly…
88 per cent of shipping companies see inflation as the biggest hindrance for businesses in 2023. Other fears are the implications of war, the impact…
China’s zero Covid policy, meaning the enforcement of lockdowns even with the slightest increase of corona cases, will probably have a long-term impact on the…
The average price for a 40-foot high cube container in China has decreased by 22 per cent. The reduced price comes at a critical time,…
‘Container madness reaches ultimate heights’. ‘The war on international containers breaks through the walls’ and ‘Shipping container shortage is causing shipping costs to rise’. These…
Why do container prices rise? How does this affect shippers and freight forwarders? And what role could rail freight play to change the situation? These…
After continued price increases of rail freight between China and Europe, rates are finally returning back to normal levels. In some cases, the freight rates…