Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and ONE will cooperate on the US West Coast-Central America route through a joint service arrangement on 2 existing services starting from the end of June 2022. Maersk, through its Sealand subsidiary, will join the MAREX/CCE service currently operated by Hapag-Lloyd and ONE, replacing one of the 2,800 teu ships from ONE, with the 3 partners to operate one ship each on the service that calls at Los Angeles, Mazatlan, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas, Acajutla, Corinto, Caldera, Pu
Chinese port volumes were surprisingly resilient in April, with overall container volumes dropping by just 0.2% YoY last month despite the extended lockdowns in Shanghai that brought down the main Chinese port’s throughput by 17.0% YoY.
X-Press Feeders is launching Ireland-Baltic X-Press (IBX) service with Motivation D's call at Rotterdam on 9th June.
X-Press Feeders is launching a new Baltic service called Benelux Baltic X-Press service (BBX 2), starting with Atlantis A's call at Rotterdam on 28 May.
Register Free Trial [https://www.linerlytica.com/register/?utm_source=W202220] The SCFI finally reversed 18 consecutive weekly rate declines, but the rebound remain unconvincing, with a further boost in demand needed to lift market sentiment in the coming weeks. Disappointing results announced by the major US retailers suggest consumer demand could be waning although signals remain mixed at the moment. The market will be boosted by China’s reopening, with Shanghai due to end lockdowns on 1 Jun
Active fleet steady in past week. More ships entered yards for retrofits, after 2-year delay on the extraordinary earning up cycle.
Container handling volumes at the port of Shenzhen rebounded sharply in April to reach 2.61m teu, for a 18% gain compared to March and 44% against February’s numbers.
Global port congestion continued to fluctuate around 12% to 13% of the global fleet, with the situation remaining very fluid.
Transpacific spot freight rates have held their ground last week, with recent rate declines halted as the market prepares for a rebound from the extended lockdown in Shanghai.
Capacity to the US East coast increased to 243,000 teu last week to reach its highest levels since January.