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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.

USA and Europe fall into "recession COVID-19"

Phaata

22-03-2020

The U.S. and global economies are in recession, with forecasts being revised as the Corona 2019 virus (COVID-19) spreads around the World, ending the last 10 years of US economic expansion

DHL Global Forwarding declared force majeure due to the impact of COVID-19

Phaata

20-03-2020

DHL Global Forwarding has cited force majeure for all air and sea transport contracts due to unforeseen effects of the global outbreak of the Corona virus (COVID-19)

APL removes port congestion surcharge (PCS) for refrigerated goods exported to Shanghai and Ningbo

Phaata

19-03-2020

APL Shipping announced that the use of cold plugs has improved at the ports of Shanghai and Ningbo

CMA CGM: Notice to update freight rates from Asia to the Red Sea

Phaata

18-03-2020

In order to maintain the quality of the REX service, shipping company CMA CGM notifies its customers about the Rate Restoration Program in March 2020

APL Shipping Lines updates SC3 service on its Trans-pacific service

Phaata

18-03-2020

As part of APL's ongoing efforts to improve operational efficiency and optimize service delivery, APL announces the revised itinerary for South China Loop 3 (SC3) service.

Over 65% Vietnam logistics firms expect low revenue in 2020 on Covid-19

Phaata

17-03-2020

It is estimated that 20-30% of the volume and revenue of Vietnamese shipping lines are generated from the Chinese market.

Container lines abolish extra charges for reefer cargo at Chinese ports

Phaata

17-03-2020

Container lines are canceling surcharges on reefer containers shipped to Chinese ports because congestion caused by Corona virus (COVID-19) has subsided.

Ocean Alliance launches "Day Four Product" service group

Phaata

16-03-2020

Ocean Alliance has announced the commencement of its "Day Four Product" service group. The new service group will provide 19 trans-Pacific services, 2 transatlantic services, 7 Asia - North Europe services, 4 Asia - Mediterranean services, 4 Asia - Middle East services and 2 Asia - Red Sea services.

China currently owns the largest container fleet

Phaata

16-03-2020

The chairman of the German Shipowners Association (VDR) - Alfred Hartmann - said that China had surpassed Germany and became the country with the largest container fleet.

China's major container ports saw a 9.1% increase in volume last week

Phaata

13-03-2020

Chinese ports are returning to normal after the outbreak of the Corona virus (COVID-19) and last week saw a 9.1% jump in container volumes, however, the number of large shipments reduction.