Freight Waves

JUNE 13, 2025

There were no immediate reports of attacks on commercial shipping by Iran after Israel attacked nuclear targets there Thursday. But shipping analysts warned that could change amid rising tensions in the region. GPS data showed container ships from Taiwan’s Wan Hai and CMA CGM of France in the area.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 kg of carbon emissions. The broader climate issue.and freight’s role.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

China Tech Fight Widens After Taiwan Blacklists Huawei More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! trade negotiations with China. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Automotive High-Tech/Electronics Industrial Manufacturing Related Articles U.S., Reliance on China for Rare Earths Bloomberg U.S.-China

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Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

AviLease, a startup aircraft lessor in Saudi Arabia, is entering the air cargo market with an order for 10 large Airbus A350 cargo jets. Demand for widebody freighters is increasing as much of the existing fleet ages and cargo volumes grow at about 4% per year. Airbus announced the deal at the Paris Air Show on Monday.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 9, 2025

Reports said the fires were ignited Monday by an explosion in the cargo hold of the 882-foot Singapore-flagged ship, built in 2005. The ship was deployed on Taiwan-based Wan Hai’s China-India Express Service (CIX) rotation of Kaiohsiung, Taiwan – Hong Kong – Shekou, China – Singapore – Port Klang, Malaysia – Colombo – Nhava Sheva.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. Hanjin's exit strands 89 ships worldwide containing some $14 billion worth of cargo, much of which was headed to the U.S. Shipping containers toppled by strong winds of Typhoon Meranti, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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All Things Supply Chain

AUGUST 11, 2022

Ukraine requires more ships to relieve grain supply chain Last week provided some relief for global food supply chains as the first ship loaded with grain left a Ukrainian port…

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 11, 2020

Drewry Shipping Consultants predicts that in the short term, global container volumes and carrier earnings will take a sharp hit, but expects that the medium-term impact will be manageable provided the virus is contained. Cargo volumes have dropped by between 5 and 25 percent in the same period at ports in Europe and the United States.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 9, 2020

The order required moving oversized equipment from Shanghai (PVG) to Taiwan (TPE) within a limited time window. Teradyne shipped 105 sets of equipment during the first quarter of 2020and in the second quarter alone they moved a total of 286 sets of equipment—107 of those shipped in the month of June.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

However, emptying the contents of silos into the holds of ships is only one small part of the problem. The agreement, sealed after two months of talks, could provide much-needed reassurance for impoverished countries that rely on Ukrainian or Russian grain—and the operators of some 70 cargo vessels currently under blockade in Ukrainian ports.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Geopolitics This year, three major geopolitical conflicts impacted the global supply chain: the Russia-Ukraine war, China-Taiwan tensions, and the Israel-Hamas war. The implementation of these laws is predicted to increase the cost of transporting goods as well as decrease the overall volume or quantity of goods shipped.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

This index complies a data set of 2 chosen variables for each of the economies of the Eurozone , China , Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. PST will ship the same day. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

How Freightera compares to traditional carriers and brokers and online solutions, with pros and cons for each provider If you are trying to compare Freightera with other shipping solutions, this article will make it easier for you. Much like Freightera, they specialize in ground freight shipping and they operate across North America.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

How Freightera compares to traditional carriers and brokers and online solutions, with pros and cons for each provider If you are trying to compare Freightera with other shipping solutions, this article will make it easier for you. Much like Freightera, they specialize in ground freight shipping and they operate across North America.

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Freightos

JULY 30, 2024

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Typhoon Gaemi wreaked havoc in the form of evacuations and deadly mudslides and flooding across the Philippines and Taiwan on Thursday and parts of southeast China into Friday. Prices out of S.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 24, 2021

One shipper had to pay $14,000 for a 40’ container shipping from China to the US West Coast. Another paid over $17,000 to get the same size container from Taiwan to New York. Congestion issues, elevated cargo rolls, severe equipment shortages and overall delays are not going anywhere anytime soon. Key Takeaways.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Robinson Strengthens Anti-Cargo Theft Strategy. Retail stores become shipping hubs to battle Amazon ( USA Today ). Neiman Marcus goes to year-round free shipping ( USA Today ). Shipping online orders from Best Buy stores could generate an extra $5.8 Manhattan Associates Brings Omni-Channel to the Call Center.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

Reoccurring events—like the holiday season—used to provide some level of predictability to ocean shipping trends in the transpacific eastbound (TPEB) trade lane. Accordingly, significant volumes of ocean cargo shifted to earlier sailings than normal, disrupting typical volume trends in the third and fourth quarters of 2018.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Understand how the recent Red Sea ship attacks are impacting global supply chains and how to mitigate potential risks. Ships are avoiding Egypt’s Suez Canal, the shortest maritime route from Europe to Asia and one of the world’s most important waterways, which accounts for about 12% of the world’s shipping traffic.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This force majeure is likely due to the inability to load or discharge steel and scrap cargo caused by the lack of manpower and support infrastructure at the port of Iskenderun. The port handles cargo including fertilizer, corn, wheat, bran, soybeans, as well as pipes and iron. BP Azerbaijan, the Azeri unit of BP Plc.,

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The development is resulting in building multiday backup of ships waiting to traverse the canal. China and Taiwan Region As we pen this posting Typhoon Saola is barreling towards the Hong Kong and China ’s southern Guangdong province coastal area with winds of more than 125 miles per hour and predictions of a ten foot sea surge.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. At the time, Ron Widdows , former chairman of the World Shipping Council, reported that piracy was costing “the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 Nearly 90 per cent of global trade is carried by sea-going vessels.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2025

Federal Maritime Commission in accordance with the Shipping Act and the regulations of the Commission set forth in 46 CFR Part 500. SUBSTITUTED SERVICE (ALTERNATE PORT SERVICE) This provision shall govern the transfer of cargo by trucking or other means of transportation at the expense of the Carrier. Kitts and Nevis St.

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Freightos

MAY 7, 2025

And even with a 90-day tariff pause for many other US trading partners and the USs recent easing of terms for auto tariffs , some countries, like Taiwan and Korea where automotive goods make up a significant share of exports to the US, are seeing manufacturing take a hit as well.

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Freightos

MAY 7, 2025

And even with a 90-day tariff pause for many other US trading partners and the USs recent easing of terms for auto tariffs , some countries, like Taiwan and Korea where automotive goods make up a significant share of exports to the US, are seeing manufacturing take a hit as well.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

Walmart reported a 5% rise in logistics costs due to longer shipping routes. After tariffs hit Chinese electronics, HP expanded sourcing to Taiwan and Thailand, reducing costs by 8%. Supply chain disruptions, such as port congestion and trucking delays, further complicate adaptation, with global shipping costs up 12% in 2025.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Beattie writes, “Despite the popular image of cargo ships being huge carbon emitters, transport is generally a pretty small share of the carbon footprint for traded goods.” If tensions over Russia — or Taiwan — escalate, that threat will become acute. ” • Global transportation remains vital.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2025

Interestingly, while rates from China have declined, prices from Taiwan and Vietnam have remained elevatedlikely reflecting importers’ rapid pivot to alternative sourcing markets. Cash Flow Crunch Cash flow is always top of mind for small business, especially importers who have to front payments for their cost of goods. .”

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EFT

MAY 26, 2025

Tariff truce will not spark cargo boom at busiest US seaport, executive director says The head of the busiest U.S. HK) confirmed on Thursday that Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte's family-run MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is the main investor in a group seeking to buy 43 ports from the Hong Kong conglomerate.

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Freightos

APRIL 3, 2025

This trend was apparent in the increases in US trade with Mexico and Canada, and with alternatives in Asia like Vietnam, India, Taiwan and Bangladesh at the expense of Chinese imports to the US which declined from 20% of total US imports in 2018 to 13% in 2024. If things do play out this way, the freight market will suffer too.

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Freightos

APRIL 3, 2025

This trend was apparent in the increases in US trade with Mexico and Canada, and with alternatives in Asia like Vietnam, India, Taiwan and Bangladesh at the expense of Chinese imports to the US which declined from 20% of total US imports in 2018 to 13% in 2024. If things do play out this way, the freight market will suffer too.

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