Oslo, Norway – 31 January 2025 – Middle East ceasefire and Lunar New Year will see ocean container freight rates fall further in February – with carriers now taking action…
What a start to the year we have seen – not only carriers offering ‘special deals’ to selected customers to attract new business and container shipping alliances reshuffle, but on…
Oslo, Norway – 21 January 2024 – Donald Trump has not immediately followed through with his election vow of sweeping import tariffs, but uncertainty in his trade policy leaves US…
Oslo, Norway – 21 January 2025 – Xeneta, the global reference for ocean and air freight rate data and intelligence, has announced changes to its Board of Directors. Marie-Pierre Rogers has been…
Oslo, Norway – 9 January 2025 – Strikes at ports on the US East Coast and Gulf Coast, which would have caused an economic and supply chain crisis, have been…
OSLO – Norway, 6 November 2024 Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential Election is ‘a step in the wrong direction’ for international trade as importers fear another spike in…
XENETA SUMMIT: Shipping giants reinforce confidence in Gemini alliance service reliability ambitions
AMSTERDAM – Netherlands, 18 October 2024 – The two men leading Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk into the new Gemini Cooperation joined together on stage at the Xeneta Summit in Amsterdam yesterday…
Xeneta Summit: Machine learning to predict future ocean freight rate movements in new Market Outlook
AMSTERDAM – Netherlands, 17 October 2024 – Industry leaders at the Xeneta Summit in Amsterdam have been told ocean container shipping must harness the power of machine learning to protect…
OSLO, Norway – 4 October 2024 Strike action at ports on the US East and Gulf Coast ended last night, Thursday, after a new wage agreement was reached – but…
OSLO – Norway, 1 October 2024 The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has today, Tuesday, gone ahead with strike action at US ports from Maine to Texas and accused ocean container…
Oslo, Norway – 25 September 2024 – Ripple effects of strike action at ports on the US East and Gulf coasts will cause severe supply chain disruption into 2025, with…
OSLO, Norway – Donald Trump’s proposed import tariffs would see the cost of shipping goods by ocean increase in a repeat of the market spike seen during his first term…
OSLO, Norway – 9 August, 2024 – A major explosion has occurred on a container ship while berthed at the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in China in another incident that raises serious…
Ocean container shipping demand from China to North America and North Europe continued to break records in June as importers rushed to protect supply chains amid the global disruption caused…
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Oslo – Norway The ocean container shipping market reached a tipping point in July, with long term rates on major fronthaul trades showing signs of life just as spiraling short…
Oslo, Norway – 10 July, 2024 Global demand for ocean freight container shipping hit an all-time record in May amid soaring spot rates and severe port congestion. The 15.94m TEU…
Oslo – Norway, 14 June 2024 – Ocean freight container shipping spot rates are set to increase further, but there are signs the recent dramatic growth may be slowing. The…
Oslo, Norway – 12 June 2024 – Threat of strike action at US East and Gulf Coast ports may see importers accelerate efforts to protect ocean supply chains in a…
Oslo, Norway – 14 May 2024 – Global supply chains are braced for further disruption and increasing costs after US President Joe Biden announced new tariffs on Chinese imports today,…
Oslo, Norway – 23 April 2024 -Conflict in the Red Sea has brought massive carbon emissions increases in ocean freight container shipping, according to data released by Xeneta today, Tuesday.…
Oslo, Norway – 13 April 2024 – The seizure of a container ship by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz this morning, Saturday, is ‘extremely concerning’ and threatens to put…
Oslo, Norway – The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after it was struck by a container ship at around 1.35am ET. The container ship involved is the…
Oslo, Norway – Growth in demand for container shipping imports from China into Mexico in January 2024 increased by 60% compared to 12 months ago, further fuelling suspicions it has…
OSLO, Norway – 30 January 2024 The Red Sea crisis has seen ocean freight rates increase faster than the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic as swathes of shippers are…