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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.

Golden Week transpacific blankings reach Covid-19 peak levels

Phaata

14-09-2020

The capacity reductions which have been already decided by the shipping lines amidst the upcoming Chinese Golden Week are at similar levels to the Covid-19 curtailments during the peak period of the virus in the second quarter.

Another big fire in the port of Beirut

Phaata

12-09-2020

Another big fire broke out in the port of Beirut, which experienced less than five weeks after the explosion left 200 people dead and thousands injured.

THE Alliance blanks sailings due to Golden Week, Covid-19 in October

Phaata

11-09-2020

Container shipping grouping THE Alliance will be blanking 25 services in October in response to the Chinese Golden Week and the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The income gap between the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe route is the highest in history

Phaata

09-09-2020

During what is arguably the strangest, most unpredictable period in the 64-year history of the container shipping industry, the difference in freight rates on the two main East-West main routes has reached historic highs.

CMA CGM forecasts growth in container shipping, especially on the trans-Pacific

Phaata

09-09-2020

CMA CGM has made a positive forecast of the continued growth of container shipping routes, especially on the trans-Pacific, despite a slow start to the Corona virus epidemic (Covid-19).

DB Schenker targets Damco customers: Shippers need not add uncertainty

Phaata

08-09-2020

DB Schenker put aside the good in the business and publicly targeted Damco's customers, after Maersk's decision to include the brands.

Why Maersk axed Safmarine and Damco — and what’s next

Phaata

06-09-2020

World’s largest container line reorganizes. Will its multibrand strategy survive?

Vietnam's export surplus in the first 8 months is nearly USD 12 billion

Phaata

04-09-2020

Merchandise exports in August prospered with an estimated turnover of USD 26.5 billion, up 6.5% over the previous month, bringing the eight-month accumulated export turnover to over USD 174 billion, up 1.6% compared to the previous month over the same period and brought the trade surplus to USD 11.9 billion.

Hamburg Sud restructured globally according to a new strategy of Maersk

Phaata

03-09-2020

Hamburg Süd is making changes in its organizational structure as parent company AP Moller - Maersk moves to foster integration of other independent brands and businesses into its logistics and shipping portfolio.

Maersk Integration sees culling of Safmarine and Damco brands

Phaata

02-09-2020

A.P. Møller - Maersk has announced the integration of Safmarine and DAMCO, aiming to further improve customer experience and end-to-end service delivery. Due to the strategic changes, the Safmarine and Damco brands will no longer be marketed by the end of 2020.