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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.

Carriers Make Cautious Return to the Red Sea

Phaata

31-10-2025

A temporary ceasefire has spurred some shipping lines, led by CMA CGM, to cautiously resume testing the Red Sea route after nearly a year of disruptions, but risks remain present as the geopolitical situation is still unstable.

Trump-Xi Summit Delivers a 'Truce': Port Fee Confrontation Put on Hold

Phaata

31-10-2025

Following the Trump-Xi summit, the U.S. and China have agreed to suspend their controversial port fees, providing short-term relief for the maritime industry but failing to resolve the long-term structural risk.

IATA: Air Cargo Demand Continued to Grow in September

Phaata

31-10-2025

The latest data from IATA shows that global air cargo demand grew by 2.9% in September 2025, but behind this figure is a reshaping of trade flows due to U.S. tariff policy, with a decline on the Transpacific route.

Sea-Intelligence: Global Schedule Reliability 'Stagnates' Around the 65% Mark in September

Phaata

30-10-2025

The latest report from Sea-Intelligence shows that global vessel schedule reliability was nearly unchanged at 65.2% in September 2025. Maersk continues to lead the carriers, while the Gemini Cooperation maintains its outstanding performance.

CMA CGM Strengthens Mediterranean Transshipment Network with Investment in Nador West Med Mega-Port

Phaata

30-10-2025

CMA CGM, through CMA Terminals, has officially partnered with Marsa Maroc to invest in and operate the new container terminal at Nador West Med, Morocco, aiming to solidify the carrier's position in one of the Mediterranean's key transshipment hubs.

Panama Canal Kicks Off Mega-Expansion Project, Drawing Interest from Global Giants

Phaata

30-10-2025

The Panama Canal Authority has officially launched the development process for new container terminals aimed at adding 5 million TEU of capacity, as the world's leading port operators and shipping lines attended the first meeting.

US-China Tensions Escalate: Wait Times at Chinese Ports Hit Highest Level Since 2022

Phaata

29-10-2025

Waiting times for bulkers and tankers at Chinese ports have surged to their highest levels since 2022 due to new port fee measures, causing supply chain congestion just ahead of a key U.S.-China summit.

USTR Port Fees: A Temporary Cost Problem or a New Structural Risk for the Maritime Industry?

Phaata

29-10-2025

The new USTR port fees are more than just a temporary cost burden. Analysis suggests they could represent a new structural risk, heralding the "weaponization" of the maritime sector and threatening the stability of the global supply chain.

Singapore and China Formally Establish Green and Digital Shipping Corridor

Phaata

28-10-2025

Singapore and China have just signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formally establishing a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor aimed at promoting decarbonization and enhancing supply chain efficiency in the region.