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Colombo cashes in on Red Sea rerouting at expense of Saudi majors
Transhipment traffic may have ground to a halt in the Red Sea, but Sri Lanka’s hub-and-spoke specialist has reaped the rewards of the trunk liner trades’ southern migration. For ships rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope, Colombo is positioned as an unrivalled wayport option for Middle East and Indian subcontinent cargoes
Transpacific contract rates win lift from higher spot market
Spot rates may have fallen back from the peaks, but carriers have prevented them falling below Red Sea-crisis levels. That has helped them secure higher rates in this year’s transpacific contract negotiations
Colombo cashes in on Red Sea rerouting at expense of Saudi majors
Transhipment traffic may have ground to a halt in the Red Sea, but Sri Lanka’s hub-and-spoke specialist has reaped the rewards of the trunk liner trades’ southern migration. For ships rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope, Colombo is positioned as an unrivalled wayport option for Middle East and Indian subcontinent cargoes
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: What happens next for containers?
Unpacking the box market. Lloyd’s List containers editor James Baker and Xeneta chief analyst Peter Sand guide you through the current situation in the container market and the outlook for the quarters ahead
How El Niño collided with neopanamax locks’ thirst for fresh water
Good news: A new study claims Panama Canal disruptions caused by passing El Niño effect. Bad news: The neopanamax locks have forever changed the canal’s water consumption equation for the worse
Container stock prices rebound as freight and charter rates rise
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea continue. Diversions around the Red Sea, together with solid cargo demand, are pushing up pricing for liner operator and containership lessor stocks
Red Sea traffic stable at new ‘normal’ despite spate of attacks
Those not willing to accept the risk of a Houthi attack have diverted and those that remain are likely going to continue sailing the shipping lanes off Yemen regardless of how the situation develops based on behaviour to date
Puzzled by Aponte’s Gram Car Carriers deal? Don’t be
After putting together the world’s biggest shipping empire in little over five decades, it’s safe to say this guy knows what he’s doing
Low-emission freight tender shows pragmatic approach to decarbonisation
Hapag-Lloyd’s win in a low-emission freight tender with its bio-LNG bid is seen as the best commercial decision for shipping today, although it is far from a popular one
Shipping swings at geopolitical curveballs on decarbonisation path: NYK chief
Soga describes his experience over the past year as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese shipping and logistics group as constantly swinging at pitches in a batting cage, overwhelmed with unexpected events
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Colombo cashes in on Red Sea rerouting at expense of Saudi majors
Transhipment traffic may have ground to a halt in the Red Sea, but Sri Lanka’s hub-and-spoke specialist has reaped the rewards of the trunk liner trades’ southern migration. For ships rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope, Colombo is positioned as an unrivalled wayport option for Middle East and Indian subcontinent cargoes
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: What happens next for containers?
Unpacking the box market. Lloyd’s List containers editor James Baker and Xeneta chief analyst Peter Sand guide you through the current situation in the container market and the outlook for the quarters ahead
The Alliance seeks slot deals to plug Hapag-Lloyd exit, says NYK chief
Soga says bringing in a new member to The Alliance remains on the table, but it is not an easy task
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Colombo cashes in on Red Sea rerouting at expense of Saudi majors
Transhipment traffic may have ground to a halt in the Red Sea, but Sri Lanka’s hub-and-spoke specialist has reaped the rewards of the trunk liner trades’ southern migration. For ships rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope, Colombo is positioned as an unrivalled wayport option for Middle East and Indian subcontinent cargoes
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: What happens next for containers?
Unpacking the box market. Lloyd’s List containers editor James Baker and Xeneta chief analyst Peter Sand guide you through the current situation in the container market and the outlook for the quarters ahead
The Alliance seeks slot deals to plug Hapag-Lloyd exit, says NYK chief
Soga says bringing in a new member to The Alliance remains on the table, but it is not an easy task
Container demand uptick may be temporary
Carriers are reporting strong demand and high load factors. But Red Sea delays have prompted cargo owners to bring forward orders that may turn into excess inventory
Iran releases crew from MSC Aries
Iranian foreign minister announces that the 25 crew of MSC Aries have been released and are free to go home, but MSC Aries itself remains under Iranian control on the grounds that it has ‘jeopardised the security of navigation’
EU ETS and Red Sea crisis swell Maersk bunker bill in first quarter
Maersk introduced a €23 per dry teu ETS surcharge on the east Asia to north Europe route during the first quarter based on an ETS price estimate of €82 per tonne of CO2
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