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Lunar New Year 2026 Logistics Strategy: Shippers Prioritize Critical SKU Replenishment Over Mass Stockpiling

Phaata

23-01-2026

Supply chain experts observe a strategic shift for the Year of the Horse (2026): Instead of the mass inventory stockpiling seen in previous years, shippers are focusing on replenishing critical Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) to balance costs against the risk of supply chain fractures.

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.

Container Freight Rates for China-Europe Exports Expected to Surpass $10,000

Phaata

10-06-2024

Freight forwarders in Europe are predicting that container freight rates for exports from Asia to Europe would exceed the milestone of $10,000/40ft in July 2024.

International shipping and logistics market update - Week 23/2024

Phaata

07-06-2024

International logistics and container shipping market update on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week 23/2024.

Singapore reopens disused container terminals to ease port congestion

Phaata

03-06-2024

Closed container terminals in Singapore's city center have been temporarily reopened to ease the backlog of ships loading and unloading cargo at the world's second-largest port.

COSCO converts 4 ships of 16,000 TEU to use dual methanol fuel

Phaata

03-06-2024

COSCO Shipping Lines will convert 4 newly built container ships to use dual methanol fuel, bringing the company's total number of ships running on this fuel to 16.

International shipping and logistics market update - Week 22/2024

Phaata

01-06-2024

International logistics and container shipping market update on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week 22/2024.

Rising consumption in China and US contributes to sharp increase in container freight rates

Phaata

30-05-2024

According to the US National Retail Federation, in March, import volume at major US container ports was at 1.93 million TEU, up nearly 19% over the same period last year.

Singapore port becomes new bottleneck in global supply chain

Phaata

29-05-2024

The world's second largest container port - Singapore - has experienced a spike in congestion, forcing carriers to extend charter contracts and build container fleets to prepare for the extended peak season.

Early peak season along with bad weather and port congestion cause container freight rates to spike unexpectedly

Phaata

28-05-2024

Spot container freight rates continue to increase sharply due to a combination of factors such as the Red Sea crisis, rising demand, along with bad weather causing congestion and delays at Chinese ports and concerns supply interruption.

International shipping and logistics market update - Week 21/2024

Phaata

27-05-2024

International logistics and container shipping market update on Asia, Europe and North America routes in the week 21/2024.

SITC launches new service from Ho Chi Minh to Japan

Phaata

24-05-2024

SITC shipping line in Ho Chi Minh has just announced the launch of a new service to Japan, in order to improve its service provision to better serve customer needs.