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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.

US FMC investigates eight container shipping lines for congestion surcharges

Phaata

05-08-2021

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an “Expedited Inquiry” into the operations of eight container shipping lines in relation to “congestion or related surcharges”.

ONE forecasts a profit of 6 billion USD in the first 6 months of the year

Phaata

04-08-2021

Shipping line ONE (Ocean Network Express) recorded a profit of $2.56 billion for the first quarter and forecast an after-tax profit of $6 billion for the first six months of the year.

Maersk reports record business results for Q2 and expects Q3 to be even better

Phaata

04-08-2021

AP Moller Maersk reported unaudited revenue of $14.2 billion, earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization (EBITDA) of $5.1 billion and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $4.1 billion in the second quarter of 2021, due to increased demand for shipping containers.

Container shipping rates continue to rise

Phaata

03-08-2021

Container freight rates continue to soar as the sector continues to face capacity declines, port congestion and supply chain disruptions.

Container shipping line alliances have a 5% cancellation rate

Phaata

02-08-2021

According to Drewry, 24 train cancellations between weeks 31 and 34 were announced out of a total of 496 scheduled trains, representing a cancellation rate of 5%.

International shipping and logistics market (updated week 30/2021)

Phaata

31-07-2021

Update on the international logistics and container shipping market on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 30/2021.

Ever Given vessel that ran aground in the Suez Canal has arrived in Rotterdam

Phaata

30-07-2021

Container ship Ever Given 20,388TEU, called at the port of Rotterdam at 05:15 (local time) on July 29, with a delay of nearly 4 months compared to the original schedule.

Warning: Book now or it won't be available for sale during the Christmas season

Phaata

29-07-2021

Containers don't lie - and now they're telling the ugly story of the supply chain bottleneck that US importers are facing. Shippers need to be more careful and calculated to overcome the current congestion.

Congestion begins to increase again at US West Coast ports

Phaata

29-07-2021

The number of ships moored in San Pedro Bay waiting to enter the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has begun to increase again.

Chittagong Port faces severe container congestion as Bangladesh goes into lockdown

Phaata

28-07-2021

The ongoing blockade in Bangladesh has started to take its toll on the shipping sector, especially at port container yards, creating severe congestion, and making it virtually impossible for importers to receive their cargo containers.