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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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.
Located on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, the Port of Busan is a metropolitan city with a population of 3.5 million residents. Yong Island splits the Port of Busan, connecting to the mainland by drawbridge — the east side focuses on trade, and the west side centers
Handling over 300 container liner services each week, the Port of Hong Kong connects the region to over 470 locations around the world. This international port has nine container terminals along the Kwai Chung-Tsing Yi basin.
