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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 expands cooperation agreement with 2M Alliance

Phaata

29-01-2022

ZIM Lines expands comprehensive cooperation agreement with 2M Alliance (including Maersk and MSC) on Asia - US East Coast and Asia - US Gulf shipping routes.

Cosco Shipping Ports and Port of Zeebrugge signed a 15-year extension contract

Phaata

28-01-2022

Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) and Port of Zeebrugge signed an extension of the concession agreement to operate CSP Zeeburgge Port for another 15 years until 2055.

MSC upgrades its Seahorse service

Phaata

27-01-2022

MSC will enhance the connectivity of its Seahorse service in the intra-Asia network with a direct call to Subic port in the Philippines.

Container shipping lines' profit forecast can reach 200 billion USD in 2022: Drewry

Phaata

26-01-2022

Although demand growth is slowing, Drewry has raised projected profits for container lines in 2021 to $190 billion and even higher in 2022.

Port of Los Angeles achieves a new record for container handling volume in 2021

Phaata

25-01-2022

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has set a new record for container throughput, with handling capacity reaching 10.7 million TEUs in 2021, up 13% from the previous year's record.

Container freight rates for Asia-US West Coast routes spike before Lunar New Year

Phaata

24-01-2022

Container spot rates from Asia to the US West Coast spiked sharply last week, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday on February 1.

PSA Group sets a record of container throughput in 2021

Phaata

20-01-2022

Despite the many barriers posed by the global pandemic, PSA Port Group set a record handling 91.5 million TEUs globally in 2021.

International container freight rates in 2022 'will be higher than ever before'

Phaata

19-01-2022

According to Xeneta's head of analytics, Peter Sand, in 2022, container shipping costs will be higher than ever before, even if spot rates drop slightly.

Ocean Alliance announces upgrade of its global shipping service network

Phaata

18-01-2022

The Ocean Alliance - includes shipping lines CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL and Evergreen - has announced a new global shipping service network "DAY6 Product", which will launch in April with 42 services.

Shipping lines cancel 13% of sailings, adding to supply chain pressure

Phaata

17-01-2022

Up to 73 sailing cancellations on major trades have been announced between week 3 and week 6, out of a total of 553 previously scheduled sailings, representing 13%.