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Articles on major shipping and logistics developments handpicked by PortCalls editors

Shipping rates in Jan up 5.9% from Dec, among historic highs—Xeneta

Global shipping rates showed one of the highest ever monthly rate increases in January 2021, jumping 5.9% from the previous month and up 4.5% year-on-year, with few signs of relief on the horizon, according to Xeneta’s latest XSI Public Indices report.
  • January 29, 2021
  • 3 minute read

Container crisis to last until 2Q, spur higher freight rates, predicts Drewry

The new year has seen “the same vertical take-off” for East-West container…
  • January 27, 2021
  • 3 minute read