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08/10/2026

Return to Suez gathers pace

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10/09/2026

Container freight rate rise eases slightly except in the Pacific

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19/08/2026

Containers: Freight market peaks and cools

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11/08/2026

The four key points in Allianz’s Safety and Shipping Review 2026

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10/07/2026

Freight market heats up sharply in June

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02/07/2026

Our container shipping scenarios for H2 2026

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11/06/2026

Shipping companies under pressure as profit margins dwindle

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12/05/2026

Low demand dampens container freight rate volatility

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28/04/2026

Rethinking shipping routes to avoid hotspots

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10/04/2026

Container shipping’s fate tied to Hormuz crisis

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10/03/2026

Depressing winter continues for container shipping companies

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20/02/2026

Hapag-Lloyd - Zim: a shipping deal with geostrategic implications

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13/02/2026

Bad start to the New Year for the container shipping companies

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15/01/2026

Ocean freight rates take on fresh colours in December

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08/01/2026

Our three scenarios for container shipping in 2026

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18/12/2025

Container shipping in 2025

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10/12/2025

Return of shipping via Suez: the surprising silence of shippers

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05/12/2025

Shipping companies’ profit margins under serious threat

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06/11/2025

A clear effort to restore container freight rates

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22/10/2025

Containers: questions and answers about a return via Suez

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09/10/2025

Ocean freight rates still dangerously low

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02/10/2025

Our analysis grid for the 2025-2026 container contract tendering round

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09/09/2025

Container shipping companies prioritise rate restoration

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26/08/2025

Morose return to work for shipping companies

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13/08/2025

Ocean freight rates: the driving forces of profitability are failing

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10/07/2025

Ocean freight rates little affected by international tensions

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01/07/2025

Our container shipping scenarios for the second half of 2025

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11/06/2025

Trade war pause allows business to resume

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26/05/2025

The different strategies behind container service blank sailings

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16/05/2025

Container freight rate fall-off remained limited in April

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30/04/2025

How relevant would be a two-tier container services network?

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09/04/2025

Containers: American announcements are alarming the market  

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31/03/2025

Shipping company profitability in 2025

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26/03/2025

Containers: how to manage the return of refused goods

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12/03/2025

Ocean freight rates maintained by precautionary demand

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11/03/2025

Containerised Transport: The 5 Highlights from TPM 2025

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13/02/2025

January freight rates start to stall

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04/02/2025

PIL and Wan Hai knock on the door of the container shipping Top 10

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14/01/2025

Ocean freight rates heat up a little in December

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07/01/2025

Our three scenarios for the container shipping sector in 2025

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17/12/2024

Container shipping in 2024

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11/12/2024

Container shipping companies obtain some end-of-year respite

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07/11/2024

Shipping companies struggle to stop freight rate decline

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21/10/2024

Sharp fall in ocean freight rates on Asia-Europe routes

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11/10/2024

Container Shipping Market : Shippers take a different path

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26/09/2024

Containers: our recommendations for the 2024-2025 negotiating round

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13/09/2024

Spot and contract rate gap starts to close

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06/09/2024

Shipping companies stay in profit

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08/08/2024

Containers: soaring freight rates are cooling off

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12/07/2024

Shipping Series 2019/2029: where do we stand at the halfway point?

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04/07/2024

Containers: freight rates overheating in June

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26/06/2024

Our scenarios for the container shipping industry in S2 2024

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12/06/2024

Container bubble ready to burst

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30/05/2024

Container shipping overcapacity temporarily masked by rerouting

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07/05/2024

Container shipping: signs of tension on maritime capacity

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30/04/2024

Emissions quotas bring shipping companies fresh profits…and problems

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12/04/2024

Container traffic disruption set to continue in Red Sea

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05/04/2024

Baltimore/Suez: are ships and infrastructure adapted to each other?

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29/03/2024

Shipping company profitability in 2024

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15/03/2024

Economy of containerised maritime freight in a context of war economy

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14/03/2024

Shipping companies keep their heads above water in first quarter

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01/03/2024

Could ''butterfly'' services be the answer to the Red Sea problem?

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09/02/2024

Bypassing Suez and Panama: advantage or disadvantage?

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07/02/2024

Container shipping sector hit by multiple disruptions

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26/01/2024

Maersk/Hapag-Lloyd: the Gemini Cooperation in 5 questions/answers

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16/01/2024

Geopolitical developments drive up freight rates

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03/01/2024

Our three scenarios for the container shipping sector in 2024

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13/12/2023

Container shipping market: low rates and geopolitical tensions

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08/12/2023

Container shipping in 2023

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10/11/2023

Tiny end-of-year recovery in freight rates

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03/11/2023

Container shipping surcharges back in fashion

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19/10/2023

End of shipping consortia in 2024: revolution or evolution?

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10/10/2023

The level of ocean freight rates should be of concern to the market

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04/10/2023

Changed conditions for 2024 container contract negotiating round

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22/09/2023

Containerised maritime transport: 10 of the world's main hotspots

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13/09/2023

Freight rates: the shipping companies have adapted their strategies

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11/08/2023

Sea Freight Rates are flatlining in July

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11/07/2023

Shipping companies powerless against market turnaround

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04/07/2023

Our scenarios for container shipping in S2 2023

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20/06/2023

Container shipping back to…abnormal

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09/06/2023

Container shipping returns to its old habits

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23/05/2023

Road container transport: merchant haulage makes its comeback

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10/05/2023

A pause in the fall in ocean freight rates

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26/04/2023

Maritime transport: how to manage the risk of general average

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07/04/2023

Fall in container freight rates gains ground

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28/03/2023

Inland waterway container transport in an era of climate change

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20/03/2023

Will the shipping companies make a profit in 2023?

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07/03/2023

Market tests low points in ex-China container trades

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28/02/2023

United States opts for tighter controls over shipping

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07/02/2023

Ocean freight rates stop falling in January

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31/01/2023

Container shipping companies start to personalise their liner terms

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10/01/2023

Container shipping market prepares for the next storm

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03/01/2023

Our three scenarios for container shipping in 2023

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09/12/2022

Container shipping's bitter-tasting return to ''normality''

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01/12/2022

Container shipping in 2022

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08/11/2022

Container shipping soft landing looks unlikely

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28/10/2022

High retail stock levels cause drastic reduction in new orders

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12/10/2022

Containers: a delay in the peak season

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05/10/2022

Container shipping: the dynamics of the 2023 contract negotiations

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29/09/2022

Pros and cons of sail-powered container ships

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15/09/2022

What if the container consortium block exemption was removed?

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06/09/2022

The shipping companies prepare for market turnabout

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30/08/2022

Taiwan: Tensions have not triggered a rebound in freight rates

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16/08/2022

Container shipping: a controlled lull

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19/07/2022

Container transport: prices and volumes down

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05/07/2022

Our second half container shipping scenarios

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15/06/2022

Shipping companies' gambit pays off  

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08/06/2022

Financial incentives offered for quick return of empty containers

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02/06/2022

Demand for container shipping regulation recedes

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17/05/2022

Demand for container transport falls

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28/04/2022

What lies ahead for the container shipping market?

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19/04/2022

Evergreen declares general average again

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08/04/2022

Containers: fragile stability on the main East-West lanes

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01/04/2022

The impact of trade imbalances on the management of container stocks

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22/03/2022

Impact of the Ukrainian conflict on the Asia-Europe container market

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11/03/2022

The geopolitical situation is keeping freight rates at high levels

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08/03/2022

Shipping and the environment : the race to reduce emissions

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01/03/2022

Do the shipping companies still find French ports attractive?

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15/02/2022

Ocean freight rates crept up again in January 2022

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08/02/2022

Shipping: If there had been no pandemic…

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25/01/2022

The prospects for container shipping in 2022

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11/01/2022

Shipping companies end the year on a high note

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14/12/2021

Ocean freight rates slowed down in November

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03/12/2021

Container shipping in 2021

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26/11/2021

Good practice when transporting dangerous goods by ship

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19/11/2021

FAK rates fall, contract rates climb

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26/10/2021

Analysis: Why Maersk is ready to take on the forwarders

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20/10/2021

Shipping companies adopt a new pricing logic

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08/10/2021

Turbulent conditions for 2022 ocean freight contract negotiations

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05/10/2021

CMA CGM signs win-win rescue deal with Brittany Ferries

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28/09/2021

Why shipping needs regular services

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10/09/2021

Ocean freight rates settle at high level

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03/09/2021

Analysis: the impact of DHL's takeover of Hillebrand

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16/08/2021

Maritime transport: an improvement in services is finally taking shape

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21/07/2021

Freight rates go into overdrive in June

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06/07/2021

Second half scenarios for the container shipping market

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29/06/2021

Freeing up of Ever Given: our advice to importers

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23/06/2021

Ocean freight rates continue to climb

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09/06/2021

Will low value cargo return to conventional ships?

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03/06/2021

What should shipping companies do with their exceptional profits?

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18/05/2021

The rise in ocean freight rates goes global

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04/05/2021

Port terminals under pressure

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15/04/2021

High ocean freight rates here to stay

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08/04/2021

Ever Given owner declares general average: what shippers should do

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02/04/2021

Should shippers invest in their own container fleets ?

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25/03/2021

Little softening of demand or prices in the shipping sector

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09/03/2021

''One-stop shopping'' is back in fashion

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02/03/2021

Monthly Container Shipping Barometer

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22/02/2021

Shipping: the price of ''clean'' fuel is rising

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02/02/2021

Ocean freight rates: should commodity box rates be revived?

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26/01/2021

''Greening'' shipping:  the technical options

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12/01/2021

Container shipping prospects in 2021

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17/12/2020

Seaborne container transport in 2020

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11/12/2020

Antwerp-Norfolk: a stable even slightly downward trend

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04/12/2020

Containers needed urgently…

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29/10/2020

The regulation of container shipping in Europe

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20/10/2020

Cyber-attacks: the transport and logistics sector in the firing line

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12/10/2020

Antwerp/New York: slight erosion of freight rates over last 3 months

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25/09/2020

Tokyo-Southampton freight rates: a slight downward trend

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18/09/2020

How to ensure your containers are loaded aboard ship

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07/09/2020

Shanghai-Antwerp: ocean freight rates are stabilizing

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04/09/2020

Containers: shipping lines no longer ''regular''

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24/08/2020

Connecting Liner Terms with Incoterms®

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19/08/2020

Liner Terms: understanding shipping companies' rate offers

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20/07/2020

Ningbo-Le Havre : ocean freight rates stabilise at a high level

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15/07/2020

Container shipping: why freight rates are holding up

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10/07/2020

Digitalisation in container shipping

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01/07/2020

Rotterdam-Santos: freight rates have been holding up since the start of the year

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30/06/2020

Ocean freight transit times: data you need to have at your fingertips

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10/06/2020

Ningbo-Seattle: ocean freight rates high for the season

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04/06/2020

Ship cargo declarations: the learning period is over

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02/06/2020

States come to the rescue of ''their'' shipping companies

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22/05/2020

Reformatting the shipping industry post-Covid: the possible scenarios

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13/05/2020

ANTWERP-NORFOLK: freight rates starting to be eroded

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11/05/2020

Crew changes essential for supply chain continuity

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29/04/2020

Rotterdam-Qingdao: freight rates stabilise slightly

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23/04/2020

Ship size and speed will be crucial after the Covid crisis

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15/04/2020

Shanghai-Fos: freight rates slightly down in early April

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08/04/2020

How container shipping companies face the Coronavirus crisis

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01/04/2020

Shanghai-Busan: ocean freight rates on rising trend

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25/03/2020

Antwerp-Ningbo: a marked increase in freight rates

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23/03/2020

The boomerang effect of the Chinese recovery must be anticipated now

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18/03/2020

Shanghai - Los Angeles: maritime freight rates are on the rise

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12/03/2020

Container shipping: the exemption regulations look to have been saved

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10/03/2020

Increase in sea freight rates on the Southampton-Sydney corridor

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02/03/2020

The Coronavirus is severely reducing container availability

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26/02/2020

Le Havre/New York: ocean freight rates still steady

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25/02/2020

The UK opts for two-pronged post-Brexit maritime strategy

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17/02/2020

Marine insurance: pay attention to general average

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12/02/2020

Qingdao/Dunkirk: a slight erosion in freight rates

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29/01/2020

Ningbo-Rotterdam: freight rates fall slightly

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22/01/2020

ROTTERDAM-NEW YORK: freight rates stay high

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17/01/2020

The prospects for maritime container transport in 2020

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15/01/2020

SHANGHAI-BUSAN: a marked increase in freight rates for 40' HC containers

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10/01/2020

Can a shipper choose where to stow a container on a ship?

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08/01/2020

Shanghai-Fos: sharp rise in freight rates

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18/12/2019

Fos-Algiers: ocean freight rates show great stability

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16/12/2019

The resurgence of serious fires on board ships requires a response

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12/12/2019

TOKYO-LE HAVRE: freight rates on upward trend

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04/12/2019

Shanghai-New York: 40' HC container freight rates hold up well

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