Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has announced freight rate increases on several routes, including the Far East - Europe, Asia/Oceania - Africa route.

Maersk announced the adjustment of the Middle East to Europe (ME2) service to further improve operational efficiency by optimizing route layout.

Most container operators expect access to the Suez Canal to resume by the end of 2025, and they are bracing themselves for an escalation of US tariffs that could reshape global trade.

Yangming Shipping will upgrade Japan's Kansai Express JKX from the beginning of March to further optimize its regional routes in Asia.

South Korean shipping giant HMM announced its 2024 financial results, generating $8 billion in revenue, up 39 percent from the previous year, and said it had a solid performance.

Shipping company Maersk has issued an operational notice for the port of Mombasa in Kenya, saying that over the past few weeks, higher-than-expected storage yard density and equipment challenges have caused delays in vessel berthing and departure.

Since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict, Maersk has made 43 shipments of thousands of tons of military equipment to Israel on its 14 container ships.

Salalah LNG, the first non-Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, successfully crossed the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, signaling that improvements to the route may be on the way.

Due to an unplanned strike at Rotterdam's Hutchinson port Delta II, Danish shipping giant Maersk has issued an announcement that operations are temporarily suspended.

Flight cancellations and general rate increases (GRI) have failed to stem the fall in Asia-Nordic freight rates, with less than 95% of cabins utilised during the low season after the Lunar New Year.