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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.

Shipping industry braces for demand collapse

Phaata

24-04-2025

The shipping market is reeling from the threat of a demand collapse due to the impact of new US tariffs, with data showing a sharp drop in shipping orders and ocean freight facing massive cancellations.

WorldACD Global Air Freight Trends – Week 15 (7–13 April)

Phaata

23-04-2025

WorldACD’s Week 15 report shows that the global air freight market has recovered slightly after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, but US-China trade tensions continue to weigh on demand and freight rates, especially in the trans-Pacific.

SEMINAR ON APRIL 26 – “VIETNAM’S EXPORT AND LOGISTICS TODAY: CONTEXT, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS”

Phaata

22-04-2025

The seminar “Vietnam’s Export and Logistics Today: Context, Challenges and Solutions” will be held as an important highlight event within the framework of the Global Sourcing Fair Vietnam 2025.

Trans-Pacific blank sailings surge as ocean freight volumes plummet

Phaata

22-04-2025

Shipping lines are cutting sailings across the trans-Pacific in response to a drop in exports from China due to tariff hikes, reflecting a volatile and unpredictable shipping market.

COSCO Shipping Lines: US port charges threaten global supply chain

Phaata

21-04-2025

COSCO has strongly opposed the US's plan to impose new port charges, saying the measures distort competition and harm the global supply chain and shipping industry.

International shipping and logistics market update - Week 16/2025

Phaata

20-04-2025

Update on the international container transport and logistics market for routes from Asia to North America, Europe... in Week 16/2025.

World Shipping Council calls for constructive resolution following USTR port charges announcement

Phaata

19-04-2025

The WSC warns that the USTR's new port charge policy could increase consumer costs, harm U.S. trade, and fail to promote the domestic maritime industry, and calls on the administration to pursue sustainable investment solutions.

Trump's tariffs plunge global trade forecast

Phaata

18-04-2025

WTO and UNCTAD warn global trade and growth could decline in 2025 as trump's escalating tariffs hit them.

China says it won't care about Trump's 'tariff numbers game'

Phaata

18-04-2025

Beijing has hit back after the White House said Chinese exports could face tariffs of up to 245%.

Imports to the US increased in March but may decline due to impact of tariffs, reports S&P Global Market Intelligence

Phaata

17-04-2025

Imports to the US continued to increase in the first quarter of 2025, but S&P Global Market Intelligence warned that new tariffs and weak demand could cause a decline in turnover from the second quarter.