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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.

Why does Singapore still maintain its position as the world's leading port despite the pandemic?

Phaata

14-07-2021

With excellent shipping services and a very well-supported shipping business environment, the Port of Singapore has maintained its No. 1 position in the Xinhua-Baltic International Maritime Center Development Index (ISCD).

Port of Singapore continues to be the world's No. 1 maritime hub for the eighth consecutive year

Phaata

12-07-2021

The Port of Singapore continues to maintain its leading position according to the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Center Development (ISCD) Index as the world's No. eighth year in a row.

Air freight rates skyrocketed due to the difficulties of sea freight

Phaata

11-07-2021

Forwarders have said that a spike in demand for air freight will set a record very soon.

International shipping and logistics market (updated week 27/2021)

Phaata

10-07-2021

Update on the international logistics and container shipping market on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week of 27/2021.

Explosion from a container ship at Dubai's Jebel Ali port

Phaata

09-07-2021

Fire breaks out aboard a container ship in the port of Jebel Ali after an explosion rocked the city of Dubai.

Container supply chain disruptions could affect shipments until Christmas

Phaata

08-07-2021

Although the Ever Given vessel can resume sailing from the Suez Canal and Yantian Port has returned to service, China's Covid-19 control efforts could affect shipments until Christmas, Project44 warns.

Profits of container shipping lines can reach 100 billion USD in 2021

Phaata

07-07-2021

In a year when container freight rates have tripled, and Drewry forecasts that shipping lines could have full-year profits in excess of $100 billion.

Ever Given vessel is about to leave Suez after reaching a compensation agreement with SCA

Phaata

06-07-2021

Egyptian officials are preparing to release the Panama-flagged ship Ever Given with a special ceremony after reaching an agreement with the ship's owners and insurance companies. The ship was seized after clogging the Suez Canal.