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Lunar New Year 2026 Logistics Strategy: Shippers Prioritize Critical SKU Replenishment Over Mass Stockpiling

Phaata

23-01-2026

Supply chain experts observe a strategic shift for the Year of the Horse (2026): Instead of the mass inventory stockpiling seen in previous years, shippers are focusing on replenishing critical Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) to balance costs against the risk of supply chain fractures.

Port of Los Angeles Surpasses 10 Million TEU in 2025 - Marking the Third Time in History

Phaata

23-01-2026

Despite tariff headwinds, the Port of Los Angeles closed 2025 with a throughput of 10.2 million TEUs – crossing this milestone for the third time in its history.

Vienna Airport Sets New Air Cargo Record in 2025

Phaata

22-01-2026

With total throughput reaching a record 313,763 tonnes in 2025, Vienna Airport continues to affirm its position as a key logistics gateway for Central and Eastern Europe.

CMA CGM Scraps Red Sea Plans for Asia-Europe Trade; Xeneta Warns of Supply Chain Unpredictability

Phaata

21-01-2026

CMA CGM has announced a return to Cape of Good Hope routings for Asia-Europe trades, reversing its recent decision to transit the Red Sea. Experts from Xeneta warn that this constant shifting creates instability for shippers, eroding trust in schedule reliability and increasing inventory management risks.

Pre-Lunar New Year Air Freight Peak: Shippers Urged to Book Early

Phaata

21-01-2026

Ahead of the Lunar New Year (February 17), leading freight forwarders such as Scan Global Logistics and Dachser are collectively warning shippers to book 1-2 weeks in advance. Extended factory closures and airline flight cuts are expected to cause severe capacity shortages across Asia.

Surging India-Iran Air Freight: Risk of 'Collateral Damage' from Proposed US 25% Tariffs

Phaata

20-01-2026

Air cargo volumes from India to Iran have surged nearly 200% over the past five years. However, this growth momentum faces significant challenges as US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 25% tariff on Iran’s trading partners threatens to disrupt this burgeoning supply chain.

International Shipping and Logistics Market Update Week 3/2026 | Phaata

Phaata

19-01-2026

The international logistics marketplace platform Phaata provides an update on the international container shipping and logistics market for routes from Asia to North America, Europe, and more for Week 3 (from January 12 - 18), 2026.

Global Tanker Market Forecast 2026

Phaata

19-01-2026

Tim Smith, an expert from MSI, assesses that the tanker market enters 2026 on a solid footing driven by geopolitical instability and surging oil production. However, the wave of newbuilding deliveries commencing this year could exert pressure to reverse market trends in the 2027–2028 period.

Red Sea Restart: Signaling Lower Rates for Asia-US Shippers

Phaata

18-01-2026

Maersk’s decision to resume services via the Red Sea could release 6-8% of global shipping capacity, creating significant downward pressure on freight rates for Asia-US shippers as the market enters a crucial contract negotiation phase.

Warning about upcoming container freight rate war

Phaata

05-12-2022

Container shipping could lead to a protracted freight rate war as shipping lines grapple with falling demand and surging supply.

Alphaliner forecasts sharp drop in carriers' profits in fourth quarter

Phaata

02-12-2022

According to the latest Alphaliner report, after achieving record high profits in the past few quarters, container shipping lines are headed for a sharp decline in profits in the fourth quarter.

Wan Hai chairman optimistic that the freight market will recover

Phaata

28-11-2022

Wan Hai Lines Chairman Chen Po-ting forecasts the market will remain bleak in the fourth quarter but optimistic next year, as the global economy may recover in the second quarter of 2023.

Spot container freight rates on Asia-Europe routes continue to plunge

Phaata

26-11-2022

According to Drewry's data, container spot freight rates from Shanghai - Rotterdam fell sharply by 18%, to $2,192/FEU, down $495 in the past week.

Container volumes continue to increase strongly at North American East Coast ports

Phaata

24-11-2022

Container volumes at ports on the North American East Coast began to increase sharply in the third quarter of 2022, in stark contrast to North American West Coast ports.

Despite decreased in volume, COSCO's revenue still grew by 37% in the first 9 months

Phaata

23-11-2022

During the first nine months of 2022, COSCO's volumes fell to 18.5 million TEU from 20.4 million TEU the previous year, but revenue increased 37% year-on-year to $44.46 billion and net profit increased 48% to $16.2 billion.

Container volume to the US dropped sharply by 9.4% in October

Phaata

22-11-2022

The volume of cargo containers imported into the US dropped sharply by 9.4% in October 2022, calculated across the 10 largest US container ports.

Container throughput at the port of Valencia affected by international geopolitical and economic uncertainty

Phaata

21-11-2022

In the first 10 months of the year, container throughput at the port of Valencia was 4,336,957 TEUs, down 7.7% year-on-year. Similarly, container throughput at the other top three European ports, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg also declined.

Drewry's Composite World Container Index down 7% for the week of 46/2022

Phaata

20-11-2022

The Drewry Composite World Container Index (WCI) was down 7% this week, its 38th straight week of decline, and down 72% from the same week last year.

2M Alliance announces service changes on Transpacific route

Phaata

19-11-2022

The world's largest container shipping alliance, 2M Alliance, has announced the suspension of TP23/Liberty service and the addition of the port of Charleston to the TP17/America service.