Weaker demand on main trade lanes in 2019—Bimco

A tough year awaits the container shipping market in 2019, as the long-haul mainlane trades are expected to see lower demand and face several…

Box volume up 4% in Sep but demand slowdown unabated

In September, some 13.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) were shipped globally, bringing the full-year total up to 125.2 million TEUs, an improvement of…

Solid demand growth reduces spot rate volatility

Freight rates are coming back from the abyss and becoming less erratic, as the fundamental balance improves amid rising demand and enhanced capacity control,…

Small hike in shipping confidence in May

The average confidence level of stakeholders in the shipping industry went up slightly in May, but uncertainty on the economic and geopolitical fronts weighs…