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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.

Container throughput at Shanghai port recovers nearing pre-lockdown levels

Phaata

29-06-2022

Shanghai Port restored average daily container throughput to 126,000 TEUs, or 95% of pre-lockdown levels.

Container spot rates are lower than long-term rates on the trans-Pacific route

Phaata

28-06-2022

Container spot freight rates from Asia to the US West Coast have fallen below long-term contract rates, prompting many shippers to start reviewing their contracts with shipping lines.

Profit of shipping lines reached 43.9 billion USD in Q1-2022

Phaata

25-06-2022

This level of profit is not only higher than the total profit of the first quarter of the previous 12 years, but also higher than the profit of the third quarter of 2021. international container transfer valve

International shipping and logistics market - Week 25/2022

Phaata

24-06-2022

International logistics and container shipping market on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 25/2022.

Number of containers lost at sea increases by 400% in the period of 2020 - 2021

Phaata

23-06-2022

The number of lost containers on board in the period 2020-2021 was increased four times compared to the previous two years.

More Chinese carriers added to the Top 50 liner ranking

Phaata

22-06-2022

There have been a lot of changes in the Top 50 shipping lines ranking since the Covid-19 pandemic appeared, not only in the No. 1 position that MSC has replaced Maersk, but also many more Chinese shipping lines have been entered this ranking.

Shifl predicts freight rates to the US may decrease further

Phaata

20-06-2022

According to Shifl, shipping rates could fall further as US retailers currently have a surplus of goods coming from China.

Port of Savannah sets all-time trade record with a throughput of nearly 520,000 TEUs in May

Phaata

18-06-2022

The Port of Savannah set a new record with an all-time high container throughput of 519,390 TEU in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEU set in October 2021.