Gavin van Marle

2 days ago | theloadstar.com | Gavin van Marle

The so-called reciprocal tariffs imposed on 2 April reduced transpacific Far East-North America shipments by 10% in April, according to newly released volume data for the month from Container Trade Statistics (CTS). Volumes on CTS’s Far East-North America were down 13.4% compared to April 2024, at ... Email* Password*

2 days ago | theloadstar.com | Gavin van Marle

The South African government has been warned that proposals to introduce cabotage regulations to the domestic shipping industry could lead to a 40% decline in container volumes through its ports. Proposals for a new national shipping line were published last week, part of new Merchant Shipping Bill (MSB).

3 days ago | theloadstar.com | Gavin van Marle

With container lines – generally – opting to route their Asia-Europe vessels around the Cape of Good Hope, the trade route has absorbed most vessel newbuilding deliveries over the past year. According to new analysis from Alphaliner, the recent short-term capacity injections into the transpacific trade aside, a total of 2.62m teu has been added to the global container fleet since May 2024, taking worldwide capacity up to 32.1m teu, representing an 8.9% increase.

3 days ago | theloadstar.com | Gavin van Marle

Following a sustained period of investment in port infrastructure and container handling equipment, ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) have found a new trading area, West Africa. MSC confirmed this week that it had begun to deploy ULCVs of up to 24,000 teu capacity, previously confined to the Asia-Europe trades, on its Asia-West Africa AFL service.

4 days ago | theloadstar.com | Gavin van Marle

With project and so-called ‘oversized’ cargo forming an increasing element of handling activities at ports, TT Club outlines some of the risks not normally encountered when dealing with container traffic. Project cargo, particularly offshore wind components, are a growing business opportunity for ports around the world.