Article List

• Belgium: Facing a 72-Hour Strike! Logistics Costs to Rise by 30%!

  Belgium will face a 72-hour railway strike (Nov 24-26), its most disruptive since 2022. Time-sensitive goods may reroute, lifting logistics costs by 30%. Shippers/freight forwarders should check schedules.

  Logistics News November 14, 2025
• $600 Per TEU! Hapag-Lloyd to Levy Surcharge on These Two Ports!

  Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for cargo transported from Asia and Oceania to the Port of Mombasa in Kenya and the Port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

  Logistics News November 12, 2025
• Tariff Suspension Period: US West/East Coast Shipping Rates Rise First Then Fall

  Shipping rates have experienced a rise followed by a fall in just one month, showing an overall downward trend throughout the year. The recent suspension of the China-US trade war is a positive signal, but will it suddenly inject more vitality into the demand for shipping containers in trans-Pacific

  Logistics News November 11, 2025
• China's foreign trade data for the first 10 months is released.

  In Jan-Oct 2025, China's goods trade hit 37.31 trillion yuan (+3.6% YoY), with exports up 6.2% and imports stable. ASEAN/EU trade grew; integrated circuits, auto exports surged.

  Logistics News November 10, 2025
• Maersk Relocates 2 U.S.-Flagged Vessels to Avoid China’s "Special Port Dues"

  Maersk & Hapag-Lloyd redirect 2 U.S.-flagged ships from Chinese ports to S. Korea (transshipment) to avoid China’s Oct 14 Special Port Dues. Global carriers face $2.3B/year fees; short-term freight hikes expected.

  Logistics News October 17, 2025
• Nearly 100 Sailings Canceled! Blank Sailings Surge! Asia-Europe/Trans-Pacific Routes Hit Hardest

  Nearly 100 sailings canceled; Asia-Europe/Trans-Pacific routes hit hardest (8% cancellation rate). Oct WCI up 3% to $1746/FEU; Red Sea risks add pressure. Nov capacity may recover.

  Logistics News October 29, 2025
• Container Ship Collides with Bulk Carrier, One Vessel Sinks

  On Oct 25, container ship "WAN HAI A17" collided with bulk carrier "Hai Li 5" in Lingding Waterway. "Hai Li 5" sank; 13 rescued, 2 missing. Search and rescue is ongoing.

  Logistics News October 27, 2025
• Reefer Container Market Volume is Growing

  Demand for shipping fresh food by sea is twice as high as for other products, Delurie Shipping analysts have found. In addition, increased population wealth worldwide, particularly in Asia, has spurred demand for higher-value food. The demand for higher-value food is also being fueled by increased population wealth worldwide, especially in Asia.

  Blog August 26, 2022
• What does EFF mean in shipping?

  The Environmental Fuel Fee (EFF) is a surcharge imposed by shipping carriers on cargo owners to offset the increased cost of operating ships on cleaner fuels with lower sulfur content (from 3.5% to 0.5%). Effective December 1, 2019, Maersk will impose a New Environmental Fuel Fee (EFF) on all trades, which will apply to all spot business and contracts valid for no more than three months.

  Blog September 05, 2022
• Top 14 Global Container Schedule Reliability in 2021

  Maersk is the most reliable carrier among the top 14 carriers with schedule reliability of 46.4% in 2021, this is followed by Hamburg Süd with 40.9%....

  Logistics News August 25, 2022