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Carriers struggle with low demand and high fuel costs

Sea freight spot rates ex-Asia to both North Europe and the Mediterranean have fallen again, prompting carriers into last-minute cancelled sailings, while they are being hit by a huge spike in fuel costs.  Container shipping lines across the three alliances

Maersk leads the way with Asia to Europe rate increase

Despite the apparent lack of a traditional peak season, excess capacity and new container ships queuing up to join the trade, Maersk has announced a massive rate increase, with other lines following in their wake. Traditionally, at this point in the

Shanghai reopening 1st June

After achieving three consecutive days with no new COVID-19 cases, Shanghai is resuming outdoor activities in stages, but with most restrictions on movement remaining in place until 21st May 21, after which public transport and other services will resume, with

Shanghai lockdown latest

With Shanghai now entering its fourth week in lockdown, cargo deliveries into Shanghai Pudong Airport are becoming backed up and Shanghai-bound cargo is increasingly being discharged elsewhere.

Shanghai lockdown extended

After a week of partial closure, Shanghai now faces full lockdown while Puxi’s lockdown, in the west of the city begins today, with residential areas where people have tested positive sealed off for an additional 10 days.  The city said

Shanghai implements largest ever lockdown

China’s most populous city and its financial hub, is implementing a city-wide lockdown, after battling a new wave of COVID-19 outbreaks for nearly a month. In the following nine days, Shanghai will be locked down in two stages, with the

Shenzhen lockdown and Shanghai close to passenger flights

Shipping lines are considering schedule adjustments as the Chinese city of Shenzhen begins lockdown, until Sunday, at the earliest and Shanghai Pudong airport closes to to inbound passenger flights. Authorities in Langfang, which borders Beijing and Dongguan, in Guangdong prvince, have