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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.

SM Line increases capacity on North American West Coast

Phaata

08-08-2022

SM Line deploys larger vessels on the PNS service to increase capacity on the North American West Coast.

TCTT Port successfully handled COSCO SHIPPING ROSE with a record draft of 15.8m

Phaata

07-08-2022

COSCO SHIPPING ROSE vessel of COSCO SHIPPING lines with 8 layers of containers stacked on deck and with a record draft up to 15.8m has successfully docked at Tan Cang - Cai Mep Thi Vai Port (TCTT).

MSC Tessa breaks the record for the world's largest container ship with a capacity of 24,116 TEU

Phaata

05-08-2022

The MSC Tessa of MSC has become the world's largest container ship with a capacity of 24,116 TEUs when it was launched at China's Hudong Zhonghua shipyard.

International shipping and logistics market update - Week 31/2022

Phaata

04-08-2022

International logistics and container shipping market update on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 31/2022.

Port of New York & New Jersey sets new container imbalance fee to reduce port congestion

Phaata

03-08-2022

Container imbalance charges will be charged to carriers that fail to unload empty containers that take up much of the space needed for imports to arrive, hindering the port's overall productivity and mobility.

Spot rates drop sharply on transpacific trade lanes

Phaata

02-08-2022

Spot rates on trans-Pacific shipping routes have plummeted more than 50% from its September 2021 peak, according to Shifl.

Container volume at many major ports in China increased in early July

Phaata

01-08-2022

Container throughput at China's eight major ports increased by 5.9% in early July compared to the same period last year.

International shipping and logistics market update - Week 30/2022

Phaata

29-07-2022

International logistics and container shipping market update on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 30/2022.

Port of Barcelona achieves record throughput of 1.8 million TEUs in the first half of 2022

Phaata

28-07-2022

The Port of Barcelona has reached a major milestone, breaking container throughput records in the first half of the year with throughput of 1.8 million TEUs, up 0.7 percent from the record 1.7 million TEUs last year.