Below-deck capacity has significantly increased in Asian markets with rising long-haul passenger numbers, but freight demand in key markets of Europe and North America is slackening. Air cargo spot rates out of China have fallen sharply through the third quarter and into October, reflecting the supply-demand imbalance. Average rate levels from Shanghai to North […]
Read MoreEffective ocean carrier capacity will be decreased by up to 15% between 2023 and 2024, a result of new global fuel efficiency rules, along with slow-steaming and scrapping. The reduction will occur in spite of a continuous increase in newbuilding deliveries, container shipping analyst Lars Jensen has said. Total container shipping capacity will expand […]
Read MoreWhat is Section 321? Section 321(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, authorizes CBP to provide an administrative exemption to admit free from duty and tax shipments of merchandise (other than bona fide gifts and certain personal and household goods) imported by one person on one day having an aggregate fair retail value […]
Read MoreMultiple indices continue to report steep declines in the consolidated shipping market. Maritime consultants Drewry lowered its demand outlook for 2022 to 1.5%, and to 1.9% for 2023 following heavily downgraded GDP predictions. The consultancy suggested carriers would take defensive action such as demolishing older, high fuel consumption vessels and deferring orders of newbuilds […]
Read MoreContainer shipping lines are focusing on capacity management as rates plunge and shippers continue to reduce volume. Although the industry had expected market normalization at this time of the year, the changes have come about so suddenly it has forced container carriers to accelerate cuts in capacity by blanking sailing to slow the downward […]
Read MoreFirst came the pullback in spot shipping rates from their historic peak. Then came reports of plunging Asian bookings and mass retail order cancellations, with spot rates falling even faster. Now, all of this is finally showing up at America’s ports. According to Descartes, which aggregates U.S. Customs data, inbound volumes to all U.S. […]
Read MoreGeneral airfreight spot rates fell -9% year-on-year in September, below the 2021 level for the first time this year, as growing global cargo capacity continues to outpace air cargo volumes, CLIVE Data Services reported. Niall van de Wouw, chief airfreight officer at Xeneta said there are “no indications” demand will increase again. He noted some […]
Read MoreCarriers have boosted the number of blanked sailings, eliminating around 1.5m TEU of capacity over the last 12 weeks to counter plummeting spot rates. However, rates have collapsed by -46.3% over the same period, Xeneta data shows. This is the highest number of blanked sailings on this key trade since January and February, at […]
Read MoreSeveral shipping liner executives predicted a gradual decline in spot container rates levels during their latest quarterly calls. Maersk CFO Patrik Jany said it would be a “progressive erosion” not “a one-day drop”, while Matson CEO Matt Cox noted rates were “adjusting slowly” and not “falling off a cliff”. Yet, container spot rates appear […]
Read MoreContainer spot freight rates have taken on double-digit declines week-on-week on some of the major trades. The Trans-Pacific Eastbound Asia-U.S. West Coast trade is around 80% lower than at the same point last year according to the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX). Further, the shift of U.S. import volumes from West to East Coast ports […]
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