As 2025 approaches, shippers will continue to drive up trans-Pacific container rates, and further increases are likely in the future.

Regional tensions in 2024 have cut revenues from Egypt's Suez Canal by about $7 billion compared to the previous year, with the Suez Canal losing more than 60% of its revenues this year compared to last year.

South Korea's Wake Ro-ro Shipping (Eukor) has successfully renewed a "historic" major contract worth $4.2 billion with Hyundai and Kia automakers.

Shipping giant Maersk has issued an announcement that the port of Genoa VTE is about to be closed and restrictions imposed due to civil works on the rail network.

Us-east and US-West routes showed strong growth, with gains of 7.66% and 9.12%, respectively.

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino rebuked Trump's comments at a press conference after he threatened to take back the Panama Canal and claimed China was meddling in it, saying the country's sovereignty and independence should not be violated.

DP WORLD and NLC have launched direct shipping services to Bangladesh, transporting more than 1,000 containers between Pakistan and Bangladesh since the launch of the first direct route between the two countries in October.

The Customs Tariff Commission of The State Council announced on January 28 that from January 1,2025, the customs tariff Commission of The State Council will adjust the import tariff rates and tax items of some commodities.

The shadow of the US East Terminal strike is hanging over the shipping industry, resulting in an increase in container rates for scheduled shipments in January 2025.

A number of shipping companies, including Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen Shipping, Star Line and Yangming Shipping, have announced plans to add additional fees such as work interruption surcharges and port congestion surcharges.