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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.

ZIM's profit exceeds 3 billion USD in the first half of 2022

Phaata

20-08-2022

ZIM - Israel's container shipping line - posted total revenue of $7.15 billion for the first half of 2022, an increase of about $3 billion compared to revenue in the first half of last year.

International shipping and logistics market update - Week 33/2022

Phaata

19-08-2022

International logistics and container shipping market update on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 33/2022.

Disparity in fleet size between container carriers is getting bigger and bigger

Phaata

18-08-2022

The disparity in fleet sizes of the 10 largest container carriers and their smaller rivals is now at an all-time high, according to the latest Alphaliner report published on Aug. 17.

Air freight demand continues to decline in July

Phaata

17-08-2022

According to CLIVE Data Services, air freight demand fell for a fifth straight month in July as the industry continued to face "multitude of disruptions".

VSC expands services from Vostochny port to Korea, Vietnam and China

Phaata

16-08-2022

Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC), based in Russia, cooperated with shipping line SITC to launch a shipping service from the port of Vostochny to Korea, Vietnam and China.

Yang Ming announced a profit of 4 billion USD in the first 6 months of 2022

Phaata

15-08-2022

Yang Ming Shipping posted a profit after tax of $4 billion and earnings per share of $1.1 for the first half of 2022.

International shipping and logistics market update - Week 32/2022

Phaata

12-08-2022

International logistics and container shipping market update on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 32/2022.

Maersk Air Cargo prepares for Asia-US test flight

Phaata

11-08-2022

Maersk Air Cargo is moving closer to operations with a test flight following its launch this past April.

Shipping lines continue to reap record profits, HMM achieved a profit of USD 4.6 billion in H1 2022

Phaata

10-08-2022

HMM shipping line achieved a net profit of $4.6 billion in the first half of 2022, a very strong increase of 1,560% compared to the first 6 months of 2021.