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.

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…

CMA CGM to deploy nine 23,000-TEU vessels to raise Asia-Europe trade capacity

Capacity boosted between Asia and Europe to meet ‘unprecedented demand’ for shipping…

Shippers carry most of cost burden of port congestion—Drewry

Container shipping alliances responded to the pandemic-led lockdowns with curtailed services or…

Business groups seek suspension of port charges to cut logistics costs

Business groups urged government to impose a moratorium on port fees to…

PPA issues procedures for quick release of cargoes

Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) rules implementing the joint administrative order (JAO) adopting…

Cargo clearance may be accomplished in 24 hours, says BOC

Assuming all import documents are in order, the Bureau of Customs (BOC)…

JAO fast tracks release of cargoes to address port congestion

The Philippine government is expediting release of containers to prevent port congestion…
Port congestion

Port shutdown looms as overstaying cargoes clog Manila terminals

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has warned of a port shutdown if…
MICT congestion

As supply chain disruption looms, IATF orders removal of containers from congested MICT

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF)…