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Air Cargo Demand Up 3.4% in 2025 Despite Asia-to-US Weakness
Intra-Asia and Europe-to-Asia corridors powered demand growth, while the trans-Pacific route was hampered by…
Soft Demand Sends Ocean Freight Rates Lower Ahead of Lunar New Year
Carriers abandon February rate hike plans and add more blank sailings as pre-LNY volumes fail to materialize.
Asia-North America Air Cargo Demand Rebounds in November After Six-Month Slump
Holiday shipping lifted trans-Pacific volumes 1.8 percent as air freight demand recovered from tariff-driven…
Yang Ming ‘Not Looking at Isolated Sailings’ as Premier Alliance Weighs Red Sea Return Options
Despite isolated sailings by rivals, Yang Ming says coordinated, sustainable service, instead of one-off…
Shanghai, Ningbo Set Container Records as China Ports Defy Trade Headwinds
The two gateways surpassed throughput levels of 90 million TEUs for 2025 with a month to spare despite the…
China-to-US Air Cargo is Bouncing Back as Tariff Easing Lifts Demand
During Nov. 17-23, tonnage moved on the trade lane averaged "only a few percentage points" below 2024 levels…
ONE Cuts 2025 Profit Outlook as Tariffs Still Cloud Container Market
Ocean Network Express now expects just $310 million in annual net income—less than half its prior forecast—as…
Ocean Freight Rates Bounce Back as Carriers Tighten Capacity, But Will it Last?
Blank sailings surge 60 percent in October as carriers fight off post-peak season slump, with container…
Red Sea Return Could Flood Europe’s Ports With Cargo
A swift shift back to the Suez Canal would free up millions of TEUs but risk overwhelming European gateways…
BNSF Slams Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger, Warns of Lost Competition and Higher Rates
The railroad is calling on customers to air any grievances with the deal to the Surface Transportation Board…
Carriers Slash Sailings Ahead of Golden Week, as Premier Alliance Expects 20% Capacity Cut
Ocean carriers have withdrawn 544,000 TEUs of cargo from the trans-Pacific and Asia-to-Northern Europe trade…
Typhoon Ragasa, Golden Week Push China-Europe Air Freight Rates Up
Storm disruptions and pre-holiday demand sent rates soaring up to 50 percent as canceled flights created a…
Tariffs Sink India-US Trade: Ocean Freight Rates, Air Cargo Plummet Under 50% Duties
Soaring U.S. tariffs slash demand for Indian goods, forcing carriers to blank sailings and slash capacity in…
Freight Rates in Freefall
Cost inflation triggers like U.S. fees on China-built ships, tariff fallout and capacity cuts could…
India-to-US Air Cargo Plunges as Tariffs Double
After a 28 percent weekly uptick in volumes before 50 percent tariffs were imposed Aug. 27, tonnages declined…