Air Freight: A Market Study with Implications for Landlocked Countries
Air Freight: A Market Study with Implications for Landlocked Countries One of the principal factors limiting the volume of airfreight in developing countries is the lack of significant volumes of two-way activity. To facilitate air freight, landlocked countries need to improve operations at their airports and liberalize access for foreign airlines. Potential markets Moving cargo […]
The History of Air Freight
The History of Air Freight One of the most popular transportation options available to shippers, air freight, has become a much relied upon service all over the world, but unlike sea freight, it’s history is much shorter. While the movement of goods by sea can be traced back thousands of years, we only have to look to […]
War in Ukraine: The impact on international transport
War in Ukraine: The impact on international transport However, the collateral effects of this war are numerous and have a real impact on freight, whatever the type of goods or mode of transport. One crisis after another for international freight Since 2019, the international trade sector has been struggling to cope with the economic and […]
Shanghai Returns, but Supply Chain Will Worsen Before Getting Better
Shanghai is slowly emerging from a gruelling COVID lockdown that has all but immobilised the city since March. Although Shanghai’s port, which handles one-fifth of China’s shipping volumes, has been operating throughout, it has been running at severely reduced capacity. Many shipments have either been cancelled, postponed or rerouted to other Chinese mega-ports such as […]
Container barge loses 12 containers overboard
Container barge on tow of tug Mega Daya 43 suffered containers shift in Singapore Strait off Karimun, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia. Amid an alarming trend of containers lost overboard, the Swedish P&I Club has issued a report providing guidance on planning and loading the containers, such as the containers’ stowage plan, dimensions, weights, and stability. According to the […]
Port of Guangzhou
The Port of Guangzhou is called the “Silk Road on the Sea,” covering nearly 250 miles of coastline as a major shipping hub in southern China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Guangzhou connects with more than 100 ports in China and 350 ports worldwide. Sea Freight Iran
Pileups of Empty Containers Will Continue Driving Freight Prices Down
For months U.S. ports have been struggling to deal with the pileup of empty containers which they cited as one of the issues contributing to port congestion and their inability to handle the surge of imports. While the congestion might normally have been contributing to higher freight costs, a new analysis from Container xChange, a […]
Chittagong port eyes larger vessels to minimize costs
The port of Chittagong in Bangladesh has unveiled plans to begin accommodating larger vessels, doubling its capacity to lower transportation costs and enhance productivity. The move is taken after London-based consultancy firm HR Wallingford conducted the required survey and informed the port authority that 200-meter vessels with 10.5-meter water depth can be accommodated in some […]
OOCL’s revenues skyrocket amid container volume decline
71% in its first-quarter revenues, compared to 2021 Q1, surpassing US$5.1 billion. “This record Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has reported a significant increase of result was achieved despite severe congestion around the network, which drove down liftings by 9.2% and loadable capacity by 6.5%,” said OOCL in its announcement. The overall average revenue per […]
Port of Dubai
Voted the “Best Seaport in the Middle East” by the Higher Committee for UAE Civil Seaports and Airport Security, the Port of Jebel Ali in Dubai opened in 1979 to supplement Port Rashid. This is the most-used harbor outside of the United States by the U.S. Navy.
