COVID-19 caused drop of 24.6M TEU in container market growth, BIMCO says
NewsThe global container market grew by 1.5% to 173.5 million TEU in 2023, but without COVID-19, it would have reached 198.1 million TEU....
IICL advises on rusty reefers
NewsThe Institute of International Container Lessors has published a technical bulletin on how to differentiate damage caused to reefer containe...
Throughput dips at Los Angeles
NewsThe Port of Los Angeles saw its container numbers drop 5% in April - but import cargo from China has not fallen as steeply as might have bee...
Container shortage forecast in Europe
NewsEurope is facing container shortages as a result of two macro-level disruptions, the lockdowns in China and the Russia-Ukraine war, reports ...
FEPORT calls for coordinated planning to avoid congestion
NewsEuropean port organisation fears the “cascading effects resulting from the situation prevailing in Shanghai will be tremendous”....
Supply chain crisis hits equipment deliveries
NewsFinnish OEMs Kalmar and Konecranes have both reported delays in equipment deliveries in Q1 2022 due to component shortages and supply chain ...
Shanghai lockdowns hit logistics
NewsPorts are still operating, but two new lockdowns will impact container logistics....
Supply chain challenges hit Cargotec and Konecranes
NewsStrong demand for container shipping is driving healthy order books for equipment, but supply chain challenges limited sales and profitabili...
Landside delays at Ningbo following lockdown
NewsDelays to container logistics are expected following a lockdown in the Beliun region of Ningbo....
Supply chain out of sync on US west coast
NewsWith the threat of product shortages caused by port congestion and supply chain disruption looming over the holiday season, US politicians a...
Crisis in reefer box availability
NewsFrom Australia to Alaska and from Brazil to Bangladesh, shippers of perishable products are experiencing difficulties in securing reefer con...
Fonterra gets service
NewsNew Zealand primary products logistics provider Kotahi is crediting a ‘massive team effort and the power of partnership’ for helping the...
China’s box builders to hit 5M TEU
NewsA record number of maritime containers will be built in 2021 and several new factories are likely to be opened next year as the demand for e...
Landside creaking under the strain
NewsThe container supply chain finds itself in a perfect storm that looks set to last well into next year....
Pandemic impacts on Latin American ports
NewsA report published by the UN Economic Commisssion for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) comparing port activity in 2020 with that of 2...