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China's strict lockdown in Shanghai is heaping even more pressure on global supply chains. On Friday, Shanghai extended restrictions in many parts of the city, which is home to China's financial hub and one of the world's busiest ports. The Port of Shanghai had...

Athens, Greece – Western sanctions punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are reorganising global trade along political lines, defying geography and efficiency. This new reality is creating a windfall for merchant shipping, but risks creating higher prices for...

Disruption to global logistics and supply chains remains widespread, with overall port congestion now running above the levels seen last year and specific container fleet congestion trending towards previous highs. Discussing recent trends in the Clarksons Port...

The war between Russia and Ukraine will have far-reaching effects on world trade, technology and shipping. For shipping lines, it is important to identify and understand the implications of the war, as well as the sanctions on Russia that they will have on the...

Sanctions against Russia are beginning to wreak havoc on world trade, with potentially devastating consequences for fuel and grain importers, and fueling inflation on a planet trying to overcome the supply disruption stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Since the...

Shipping group Maersk said on Thursday it has halted all port calls in Ukraine until the end of February and has shut its main office in Odessa on the Black Sea coast, as a consequence of the conflict with neighbouring Russia. “Services in Russia remain available...

China's ports at each end of major East-West routes have seen an explosion in throughput numbers during the pandemic, with some like Tianjin posting double-digit growth last year. As a consequence, China's ten largest ports handled more than 200 million TEUs in 2021,...

Hapag-Lloyd has reacted to the 2M’s decision to terminate its slot charter deals with rival carriers by launching a standalone China to North Europe loop. From April, Hapag-Lloyd will commence the direct service outside its THE Alliance VSA linking the Chinese port of...

Hapag-Lloyd reveló que tiene previsto recibir el 30 de abril de 2023 su primer buque del tipo MGX-24 de 23.660 TEUs construido por Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), el cual será nombrado “Singapore Express”, reportó Alphaliner. La nave se convertirá...