SeaLead will join Blue Water Lines on the Gulf India Express (GIX) service calling at Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Sohar, Jebel Ali, Dammam, Mundra from 22 February 2024. The GIX was first launched in November 2023 by Blue Water Lines, owned by India's Abrao Group, using the 1,662 teu ABRAO COCHIN on a fortnightly frequency calling at Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Sohar, Dammam, Khalifa bin Salman, Jebel Ali, Mundra. The GIX will be upgraded to a weekly service with SeaLead adding the 1,560 teu TAICHUNG from 2
There were no SCFI and CCFI publication last week due to the Chinese holidays but the WCI, Platts and FBX showed transpacific rates are largely holding to their pre-holiday gains. Smaller carriers such as Zim and Yang Ming have carried over their lower rates on offer, along with Maersk who has continued to push out preferential rates on selected sailings but the majority of the carriers have not slashed their spot rates knowing it will not generate additional bookings during the post-holiday sl
The CoFIF end April forward contracts (EC2404) closed 4% higher on 19 February 2024 on lower trading volumes after the 11 day break for the Chinese New Year holidays. Although the latest SCFIS Asia-North Europe index dropped 3.5% compared to their pre-holiday levels to 3,246, it remains at a significant premium of current forward levels with EC2404 closing at 2,190. Traders are still digesting the impact of continued tensions in the Red Sea and the freight rates development over the last two we
Transpacific eastbound container volumes have rebounded by 16.9% in January 2024 and full year volumes are expected to record positive growth again after falling by 15.1% last year. Transpacific carriers have been able to take advantage of the strong cargo rebound with freight rates more than 200% higher compared to last year. The Top 3 carriers (COSCO, CMA CGM and Evergreen) have managed to retain their positions in January, and all 3 are members of the OCEAN Alliance who are poised to stren
Register Free Trial [https://www.linerlytica.com/register/?utm_source=W202408] The bullish market sentiment has not been dampened by the Lunar New Year break with carriers still retaining most of their recent rates gains, defying the predictions of a post-holiday correction. Capacity is expected to remain tight in March due to the extended Red Sea diversions, with charter rates continuing to firm due to limited vessel availability. Unlike previous years when the idle fleet rises due to the post
Singapore-based SeaLead has come under the ownership of a new group of investors on 16 February 2024 with plans to continue the company's ambitious growth path. The new owners comprise of a group of 4 financial investors - Eurosia Capital, HCP Invesments, Access Capital Funds and Saral Incorp. VCC SubFund. SeaLead also announced a change in its management with CEO Henry Schmidl leaving the company in conjunction with the change of ownership, with executive advisor SC Chan taking over as interim
Taicang Container Lines (TCL) has launched a new Taicang-India East (TIE) direct service connecting Nanjing, Taicang, Xiamen, Port Klang, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Port Klang, Nanjing from 1 December 2023. The service operates on a monthly frequency using the 1,938 teu JOSCO LUCKY.
Monthly revenue for Taiwanese liners went up 20% or $278mn MoM in aggregate in January 2024 as the rally in freight rates started to show. To put the increase in revenue in context, these three liners together made $201mn EBIT during 3Q 2023. Their 4Q earnings are not out yet but their 4Q revenue were down about $202mn QoQ comparing to 3Q 2023. Meanwhile, CCFI composite index went up 36% MoM in January and 22% MTD 9 Feb. Further upside to the liners revenue likely to come in February. Liners' r
ONE will add 2 ships to Wan Hai's existing Asia America III (AA3) service from April and brand the service as the Asia Pacific 1 (AP1). The revised AA3/AP1 service will call at Haiphong, Cai Mep, Shekou, Xiamen, Taipei, Ningbo, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Oakland, Shekou, Haiphong from 8 May 2024, turning in 7 weeks using 7 ships of 7,000-14,000 teu with 5 ships operated by Wan Hai and 2 ships by ONE. The service is currently operated independently by Wan Hai using 5 ships of 3,000-13,000 teu with
On 31 January, ONE reported EBIT losses at -$248m for 4Q 2023, compared to EBIT $58m in 3Q 2023 and $2.7Bn in 4Q 2022. The deterioration was due mainly to the 54% drop in average unit revenue from $2,362 in 4Q 2022 to $1,081 in 4Q 2023. ONE expects a turnaround in 1Q 2024 with EBIT rebounding to $132m, comparable to the earnings in 2Q and 3Q 2023. The guidance appears conservative as CCFI averaged 1,246 YTD, which is 40% higher than the level during 2Q and 3Q 2023.