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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.

Wan Hai and Interasia Restructure NS5 Service and Launch New TVS Service Connecting Southeast Asia

Phaata

17-01-2026

Wan Hai Lines and Interasia Lines have announced plans to modify the NS5 service route starting next month, adding calls at Phuoc An (Vietnam) and Chiba (Japan). Simultaneously, the carriers are launching a new service, TVS, connecting Taiwan with key Southeast Asian ports.

ZIM buys seven secondhand container ships for $320 million

Phaata

26-10-2021

ZIM shipping line has purchased seven container ships between 12 and 14 years old for $320 million since the beginning of October.

Yang Ming leases a container ship to Maersk Line for a year

Phaata

26-10-2021

Yang Ming Shipping has agreed to lease one of its container ships to Maersk Line for a year for nearly $63 million.

10 crew members have abandoned the Zim Kingston, firefighting efforts continue

Phaata

25-10-2021

10 crew members abandoned the Zim Kingston when it caught fire off Victoria, BC, Canada after losing several containers; Firefighting efforts are still ongoing.

ZIM Kingston vessel caught fire near Victoria, BC, Canada after losing many containers

Phaata

24-10-2021

The container ship ZIM Kingston caught fire after losing about 40 containers west of the US-Canada border; The ship is currently anchored in the Juan de Fuca Strait and the situation appears to be deteriorating.

International shipping and logistics market (updated week 42/2021)

Phaata

23-10-2021

Update on the international logistics and container shipping market on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 42/2021.

2M alliance reschedules European services due to port congestion problem

Phaata

21-10-2021

The 2M alliance, which includes shipping lines Maersk and MSC, has changed the schedules of some services in Europe, due to port congestion and supply chain issues.

Amazon, Ikea, Unilever... join the coZEV project - Cargo Owners for Zero-Emission Vessels

Phaata

20-10-2021

Amazon, Brooks Running, Frog Bikes, Ikea, Inditex, Michelin, Patagonia, Tchibo and Unilever are the first signatories of a new global project coZEV - Cargo Owners for Zero-Emission Vessels.

Port of Rotterdam to increase cargo volume by 15% as economy recovers

Phaata

20-10-2021

Cargo throughput at the Port of Rotterdam increased by 15% in the third quarter year-on-year as international trade continued to recover from the COVID-19 slump

Shipping line ONE cooperates with WAVE BL to deploy electronic bill of lading (eBL)

Phaata

19-10-2021

ONE announced plans to expand its offering of Electronic Bills of Lading (eBL) with technology provider WAVE BL, with the goal of enhancing and accelerating digital commerce adoption across its entire supply chain.

Many shippers will restructure their supply chains and charter ocean capacity direct

Phaata

17-10-2021

While Amazon's deal to charter Amazon's containers from Dachan Bay to Houston is understood to be a one-off, it resembles similar arrangements by Home Depot, IKEA, and Walmart that charter direct shipping themselves.