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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.

“Tariff shockwave” causes sharp decline in global container shipping bookings

Phaata

16-04-2025

The ‘tariff shockwave’ from the US and China has caused a sharp decline in container shipping bookings, forcing businesses to re-evaluate their entire global supply chain strategies.

IMO approves global net zero emissions regulation for shipping

Phaata

15-04-2025

IMO approves the first global net zero emissions regulatory framework for shipping, including emissions caps and greenhouse gas pricing, which will come into force from 2027.

Tariff impact: Imports slightly up at Port of Los Angeles as empty containers surge

Phaata

14-04-2025

The Port of Los Angeles saw a slight increase in imports and a surge in empty containers in March 2025, as concerns about tariffs could weigh on cargo volumes in the second half of the year.

International shipping and logistics market update - Week 15/2025

Phaata

13-04-2025

Update on the international container transport and logistics market for routes from Asia to North America, Europe... in Week 15/2025.

Escalating US-China trade war: Major challenge for global supply chains and logistics industry

Phaata

12-04-2025

The tariff war between the US and China has pushed the global supply chain into a period of severe disruption, forcing logistics businesses to restructure their networks and operational strategies.

CMA CGM signs $110 million deal to apply AI to Shipping

Phaata

11-04-2025

CMA CGM is investing $110 million in partnership with Mistral AI to deploy generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in shipping, logistics and media, marking a major step forward in the group's digital transformation strategy.

China hits back with 125% tariffs on US goods as trade war escalates

Phaata

11-04-2025

China has raised tariffs on US goods to 125%, marking a new escalation in the trade war as the world's two largest economies clash with no sign of resuming negotiations.

Invitation to Global Sourcing Fair Vietnam 2025

Phaata

10-04-2025

You’re invited to Global Sourcing Fair Vietnam 2025 as a partner of Phaata.

US postpones tariff hikes on most countries, except China

Phaata

10-04-2025

President Donald Trump has unexpectedly postponed tariff hikes on most countries, except China, for 90 days in a bid to ease global trade tensions after markets were roiled and recession fears grew.

Trump imposes 104% tariffs on Chinese goods in escalating global trade war

Phaata

09-04-2025

President Trump has formally imposed 104% tariffs on Chinese goods, sparking a global trade war that has roiled financial markets and sent trading partners into a tit-for-tat response.