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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.

Maersk sells its container manufacturer to CIMC for $987.3 million

Phaata

03-10-2021

Maersk sells its world-leading reefer container company to China's China International Marine Containers (CIMC) in a deal worth $987.3 million.

International shipping and logistics market (updated week 39/2021)

Phaata

01-10-2021

Update on the international logistics and container shipping market on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 39/2021.

CMA CGM ordered two B777 freighters to expand in air cargo

Phaata

01-10-2021

CMA CGM is developing the air freight segment with an order for two new Boeing 777 freighters.

Reliability of container sailing schedules is at a record low, only 33.6%

Phaata

29-09-2021

According to analysts Sea-Intelligence, the reliability of container shipping schedule in August dropped to 33.6%. This is the lowest level in the past 10 years that the analyst has tracked the reliability of container shipping lines.

Costco charters three container ships to transport cargoes themselves

Phaata

28-09-2021

Costco revealed it has chartered three ships and chartered thousands of containers to move about 20% of its Asian imports over the next 12 months. Vessels with a tonnage of 800 to 1,000 TEUs.

Growing delays and congestion at ports in the US and Asia

Phaata

27-09-2021

The number of container ships in long queues at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach eased last weekend, however, congestion is increasing at other US and Asian ports.

LCL market developed effectively due to record high container freight rates

Phaata

26-09-2021

In the past, NVOCCs and LCL forwarders sometimes needed only half a container full. However, with rates now hitting all-time records, those days are over.

International shipping and logistics market (updated week 38/2021)

Phaata

25-09-2021

Update on the international logistics and container shipping market on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 38/2021.

Cosco Shipping Ports acquires shares in the port of Hamburg

Phaata

23-09-2021

Cosco Shipping Ports - A subsidiary of China COSCO Shipping group, specializing in investment activities in seaports around the world - acquired a 35% stake in Container Terminal Tollerort at the port of Hamburg, Germany.

Time of container ships staying at ports increased by 11% in the first half of 2021

Phaata

23-09-2021

According to Sea-Intelligence, a research and analysis company in the global supply chain industry, the average time that container ships at ports starts to increase sharply in the second half of 2020, extending into the first half of 2021.