The freight rate of the western route of the United States rose sharply by 21.5%, the early Spring Festival of the Lunar New Year and the change of tariff policy led to the increase of cargo volume on the United States route.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday sided with union longshoremen in a standoff between port workers and their employers over the deployment of automation technology at the port.

Maersk Saratoga was attacked by the Houthis again recently, the container ship was attacked in Djibouti as it was being escorted away by US warships.

Analysts found that U.S. container terminals and inland intermodal chains handled the surge in traffic without disruption, leading to confidence that further record volumes would not clog the system.

Orient Overseas (OOCL) has announced the launch of a new China-Lim Chabang CHL2 route to strengthen connectivity between China and Thailand, with the new route set to make its maiden flight from Shanghai on January 10, 2025.

CMA CGM is about to open the CMA CGM Maya Service, which is dedicated to serving the West Coast of Central America and provides weekly services, completely operated by CMA CGM.

Evergreen Marine acquired and developed the property through two new subsidiaries of its subsidiary, Evergreen Marine Asia, with a total investment of $153 million.

Craig Fuller, CEO of FreightWaves, and Zach Strickland, director of Freight market Intelligence at SONAR, said the future of the freight market looks more certain than it has in years.

Global air cargo demand showed no signs of slowing in November, with cargo volumes Posting 13 consecutive months of double-digit growth and load factors at their highest level since April 2022.

Political and labor tensions kept container rates to the United States strong at the end of November during the slow season after the peak shipping season.