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Panama Canal ends fiscal year 2024 with 29% plunge in total transits

Ship transits through the Panama Canal were flat in September versus August, as the waterway continued to handle fewer vessels per day than available reservation slots. In the fiscal year that ran through to the end of last month, transits fell by almost one-third versus the prior year

Containers Tankers and Gas

New Hong Kong shipping chamber’s success could test China’s continued trade leadership

Its future success may serve as a test to whether China can continue its economic miracle and to lead global trade and energy transition

Decarbonisation Containers
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The lessons of Panama Canal drought for future shipping routes

The 2023-2024 drought at the Panama Canal was historically severe and had major impacts on container, LPG, LNG and dry bulk shipping routes. Alexei Oduber, head of shipping agency GAC Panama, outlines the lessons learnt

Containers Tankers and Gas

Baltimore bridge litigation: The US courtroom drama that doesn’t star Tom Cruise

Verdict could go either way, with legally well-founded claim for limitation pitched against understandable anger of entire city

Containers Insurance
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Container lines poised to post highest quarterly profits since pandemic

Listed liner companies are set to report their best quarterly results in two years, courtesy of the ongoing Red Sea crisis and the pull-forward of cargo ahead of the US port strike. But 3Q24 will likely mark the peak of the current cycle, with lower results ahead

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More boxship newbuilding orders needed to keep pace with demand growth

The top 10 containership operators still operate some 680 vessels aged 20 years or older, representing a capacity of 2.6m teu. Some carriers will simply need new tonnage to rejuvenate their existing fleets. Meanwhile, investment is heavily focused on large ships, which could mean a shortage of feeder tonnage is looming

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Ship queues fall after US ports reopen, limiting carrier rate upside

The next strike deadline — January 15, 2025 — may incentivise importers to pull forward pre-Chinese New Year cargoes. But overall, positive effects of the strike on carriers’ fourth-quarter results now appear limited. The offshore ship backlog is much lower than it was a few days ago

Containers United States
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US port strike ends after three days but backlog could take weeks to clear

The dockworker strike at US east and Gulf coast ports turned out to be brief, minimising market impacts. However, there will be still be supply chain effects: The offshore backlog had already risen to 60 containerships by the time the deal was reached

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US corn exports to increase as Russia and Ukraine lose out

The report comes as Brazil continues to experience a crippling drought, prompting barge cargoes of grain to halt due to low water levels in the Tapajos river

Dry Bulk Political Risk and Trade

DP World will make London Gateway UK’s biggest container port by 2030

Two new berths will be built at the port, which means London Gateway will be able to berth six vessels over 400m in length when work is completed by 2030

Ports and Logistics Containers

New Hong Kong shipping chamber’s success could test China’s continued trade leadership

Its future success may serve as a test to whether China can continue its economic miracle and to lead global trade and energy transition

Decarbonisation Containers
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DP World will make London Gateway UK’s biggest container port by 2030

Two new berths will be built at the port, which means London Gateway will be able to berth six vessels over 400m in length when work is completed by 2030

Ports and Logistics Containers

Carriers do not have to check verified gross mass, High Court finds

Claimants’ case failed on facts, while duty of care to ensure Bills of Lading are not used as instruments of fraud remains

Law Containers

Panama Canal ends fiscal year 2024 with 29% plunge in total transits

Ship transits through the Panama Canal were flat in September versus August, as the waterway continued to handle fewer vessels per day than available reservation slots. In the fiscal year that ran through to the end of last month, transits fell by almost one-third versus the prior year

Containers Tankers and Gas

New Hong Kong shipping chamber’s success could test China’s continued trade leadership

Its future success may serve as a test to whether China can continue its economic miracle and to lead global trade and energy transition

Decarbonisation Containers

Lack of multi-stakeholder forum for decarbonisation leaves shipping adrift

Malta Maritime Summit hears that progress towards developing alternative fuels has been slower than hoped-for and transition remains a ‘risky and chaotic’ proposition

Containers Dry Bulk

Capacity overspill prompts further box rate erosion

Latest spot prices show persistence of downward trend over the last three months, as overstretched supply suggests little turn in fortunes ahead of the winter slack season

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