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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.

International shipping and logistics market - Week 22/2022

Phaata

03-06-2022

International logistics and container shipping market on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 22/2022.

FMC announces the results of an investigation into the supply chain of container carriers

Phaata

02-06-2022

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioner announced his final results in the "Fact Finding 29" Report on the impact of COVID-19 on "The Effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain"

Russia market update: FESCO launches new service, COSCO and ZIM suspend service to Russia

Phaata

02-06-2022

FESCO - A Russian shipping company - has launched a new service connecting Russia's Far East with China and Vietnam, when COSCO and ZIM stopped this service.

Maersk becomes the first foreign carrier to move international cargo in China’s cabotage market

Phaata

01-06-2022

Maersk made the first historic transportation right after China opened the domestic shipping market to foreign shipping lines.

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may implement long-delayed container dwell fee

Phaata

31-05-2022

Maersk warned that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could impose a long-delayed container dwell fee.

Egypt expects Suez Canal revenue to spike 27%

Phaata

30-05-2022

Egypt expects Suez Canal revenue to reach $7 billion in the 2021-22 financial year, which ends June 30, up 27% from $5.5 billion last year, the Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said.

Shanghai Port returning to normal operation

Phaata

29-05-2022

Operations at the port of Shanghai are returning to normal as the city's lockdown eases.

International container shipping expected to be more chaotic in the upcoming peak season

Phaata

28-05-2022

According to a Container xChange survey, forwarders, traders and shippers expect the container peak season in 2022 to be even more chaotic than 2021.

RCL shipping line launches new service connecting Southeast Asia to Gulf

Phaata

27-05-2022

The new service RGA uses 5 container ships of 2,000 TEU with the route: Ho Chi Minh - Laem Chabang - Port Kelang - Sohar - Jebel Ali - Nhava Sheva - Port Kelang - Ho Chi Minh.