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Rumours are gaining ground in shipbroking circles that Maersk is on the verge of making a series of huge new orders for vessels, potentially doubling its newbuilding pipeline. Over the course of last week, analysts at Linerlytica noted that the Danish carrier had been the most active carrier on the charter market “as i
Higher levels of vessel utilisation onboard containerships has been revealed as one of the most important factors in reducing shipping emissions, according to new research published by freight intelligence platform VesselBot. VesselBot analysed 86,389 voyages by 6,523 box ships over Q2 this year and discovered that, wh
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has backed growing calls for a revision of how goods containing lithium batteries are declared to container lines. The liner shipping lobby said today it had submitted a paper for consideration at the IMO’s forthcoming sub-committee on carriage of cargo and containers meeting in London,
Intra-Asia freight rates rose for the fifth straight week as typhoon-related congestion in China and bottlenecks in transhipment ports Busan, Hong Kong, and Singapore tied up vessel supply. On 3 September, the Drewry Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) climbed 9% from 27 August, to $1,312 per 40ft, as typhoon-related por
Maersk has overtaken Cosco to become the largest container shipping line in the intra-Asia market by deployed capacity, according to the latest analysis by Alphaliner. The analyst’s mid-August review revealed capacity on the intra-Asia trade grew 6.2% year on year to just below 2.6m teu. This was slightly ahead of the
More than one in 10 containers inspected by authorities over the course of 2025 were shown to have safety deficiencies, according to new data published by the World Shipping Council. The liner shipping lobby group said that during last year a total of 93,079 cargo transport units – most commonly shipping containers but
Airlines are reshaping freighter networks as uneven demand and a shortage of available aircraft make the deployment of existing capacity increasingly important. Airports, too, are having to fight harder to attract capacity. The latest WorldACD figures point to an increasingly fluid freighter market, with aircraft shift
Chicago Rockford International Airport is looking to replicate the success of Liège Airport as it seeks to establish itself as a major alternative cargo gateway to Chicago O’Hare, according to Rene Espinet, vice-president of cargo business development at Rockford. Mr Espinet told The Loadstar on the sidelines of the EU
Liège Airport has seen a significant impact from the EU’s €3 charge on small parcels, but the way the levy is collected across member states may be proving almost as important as the fee itself, according to the airport’s commercial chiefs. Frederic Brun, VP of sales and marketing at Liège, told The Loadstar the airpor
Existing operators on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) are consolidating their interest in the sea lane as more new players prepare to enter the market. Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) is finalising newbuilding orders for five 4,800 teu Arctic-class ships to be run by Northern Sea Route Shipping Line, it
Cargo airlines are warning against simply replacing the industry’s dependence on ecommerce with a new concentration on artificial intelligence, arguing that more established sectors, such as perishables, continue to provide a larger and more dependable foundation for growth. The warning came during an industry leader p
Air cargo is not expected to see a traditional peak season this year, softening consumer demand removing the catalyst for a major Q4 surge, despite booming hi-tech traffic providing a strong bedrock for the market. Forwarders expect some tightening in capacity and rates around China’s Golden Week [early October] and ag
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