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Trans-Pac rates to US East Coast spike Trans-Pacific capacity to the US East Coast appears better matched to demand than to the West Coast. Spot rates in the eastbound Pacific broke a three-week losing streak, spiking 17 percent to the East Coast and remaining flat with last week’s rate to the West Coast.  Carriers may […]

China-Europe rates rise above ,000 per TEU Asia-Europe spot rates have reversed a steady slide that began in May. Spot rates on the China-Europe and Mediterranean trades rose as expected this week, taking the price per TEU above $1,000 for the first time in almost two months.The rate from Shanghai to North Europe rose 13 […]

Blockchain pilots move the tech closer to adoption The Madrid Maersk prepares to come alongside at Deurganckdok in the Port of Antwerp. The distributed ledger technology known as blockchain is being tested in a series of individual pilot projects as various sectors of the supply chain study the viability of digitising the complex communications trail […]

New Korean connection expands China-Europe rail service The number of Asia-Europe rail options available to shippers continues to grow. New services continue to expand the China-Europe rail system, with DHL setting up ocean links connecting South Korea to its multimodal network and Kerry Logistics rolling out weekly less-than-container-load (LCL) services. DHL Global Forwarding has set […]

E-commerce 'cold war' seen disrupting logistics WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Disruption is headed for transportation, but not from, as many expect, high-technology startup companies. Amazon increasingly is disrupting logistics from first to last mile, and transportation, logistics and technology executives at the SMC3 2017 Connections Conference here this week are racing to identify the […]

E-commerce 'cold war' seen disrupting logistics WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Disruption is headed for transportation, but not from, as many expect, high-technology startup companies. Amazon increasingly is disrupting logistics from first to last mile, and transportation, logistics and technology executives at the SMC3 2017 Connections Conference here this week are racing to identify the […]

Ceva launches new China-Hamburg rail freight service Ceva is expanding its China-Europe rail network as shipper interest in such services grows. Ceva Logistics has expanded its China-Europe rail freight network with the launch of a new service between Shilong in the southern Guangdong province and Hamburg, Europe’s third-largest container port. The regular block train service, […]

Peak season space pressure looms as Europe orders rise APL containers stacked at the port of Shenzhen’s Chiwan terminal. Credit: APL The container shipping market is preparing for a strong Asia-Europe peak season with cargo owners and carriers reporting rising orders from Europe and tightening space on vessels heading westward.Several gateway ports in Europe reported […]

Asia-Europe spot rates flat ahead of July 1 increases Recent previous rate increases on the Asia-Europe trade failed to stick. There was virtually no change in spot rates from China to North Europe and the Mediterranean with still a week to go before the next round of rate increases scheduled for July 1.The Shanghai-North Europe […]

Long-awaited US inventory drawdown spotted Industry analysts say strong truck and steady intermodal traffic in May suggest US retailers are finally drawing down their inventories after two years of a higher-than-average inventory-to-sales ratio, a welcome sign for container lines to trucking companies but a warning that breakneck warehousing demand may slow. While May’s inventory-to-sales ratio, […]