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2026-11-02Maersk Adds an Oceania Peak Season Surcharge From November 1: Five Questions Importers Are AskingAustralia gets a $500/1,000 per box surcharge and New Zealand $300/600 from the November 1 pricing date, non-SPOT bookings only. With the five main Australian ports running 21% on time, the schedule story matters just as much as the fee.Read more →2026-11-02Hamburg's HHLA Cuts Its 2026 Outlook a Second Time as Strikes and Automation Take Their TollThree months after its last downgrade, HHLA now expects group EBIT of EUR 115-135 million instead of EUR 150-170 million, with container throughput in Hamburg set for a significant decline. The problems sit at the quay, not in the rail yard.Read more →2026-11-01250 Watchmen, 35,000 Boxes, One Bridge: the Los Angeles-Long Beach Crunch ExplainedILWU Local 26 watchmen could walk out from 5 p.m. on November 1, a rail backlog of 35,688 containers is clogging the terminals, and the Vincent Thomas Bridge closes for 16 months on November 7. What importers should do about all three.Read more →2026-11-01COSCO Adds a Third Weekly Far East-South America Service: What ESA3 Means for ShippersESA3 starts from Ningbo around December 17, 2026, calling at Santos, Navegantes, Montevideo and Buenos Aires with feeder links to Paraguay and inland Brazil. Three questions answered on capacity, coverage and timing.Read more →2026-10-29Qantas Freight Strike: 24 Hours Across Five Australian AirportsHundreds of Qantas ground and freight handling staff staged a 24-hour strike on 28 October at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth airports, touching Australia Post mail flows and Qantas Freight operations. Qantas says freight terminals stay open, but shippers should allow extra processing time.Read more →2026-10-29IMO Net-Zero Framework Heads to a December Vote, and LNG Is the Wild CardThe IMO Net-Zero Framework, approved in principle in April 2025 but twice delayed, is pencilled in for a vote at a resumed extraordinary session on 4 December 2026. The fight over LNG recognition and who controls the money will shape bunker costs that shippers pay for years.Read more →2026-10-28The US peak parcel bill is being written by rate tables, not just dieselTD Cowen/AFS expects fourth-quarter US ground parcel net rates up 5.8 per cent and express up 13.8 per cent year on year, both records. Diesel at $6.28 a gallon explains only about 30 per cent of the surcharge rise; the rest is table design.Read more →2026-10-28Durban's container queue is now a rail and border problem as wellDurban Gateway Terminal handled 28,617 TEU in the week to 18 October, down 14 per cent, with 10 to 12 ships waiting more than 11 days on average. Kuehne+Nagel's 27 October update puts the DGT backlog near 30,000 moves and Beira at 14.5 days.Read more →2026-10-27Prince Rupert's coal strike has quietly turned into a rail storyThree weeks into the strike at Trigon Pacific Terminals, RailState counts 5.8 coal and petcoke trains a week into Ridley Island against 11.2 in August and September. Conuma has fallen to 2.9, some trains have surfaced at Westshore in Vancouver, and a 20 October labour board ruling left the walkout lawful.Read more →2026-10-27Air cargo has cleared its old ceiling, and fuel is holding the floorThe Baltic Air Freight Index rose 4.7 per cent in the week to 19 October and sits 26.4 per cent above a year earlier, higher than the top of the last two peak seasons. Jet fuel is up 113.7 per cent year on year, China-North America is at $6.88 a kilo, and Asia-Europe volumes are still 16 per cent below 2025.Read more →2026-10-25USTR Moves to Extend China Vessel Port-Fee Suspension to 9 January 2027The Office of the US Trade Representative proposed on 23 October to extend the suspension of Section 301 port fees on China-linked ships through 9 January 2027, with a Federal Register notice due 26 October and comments closing 30 October. The fees were in force for less than four weeks before being paused in November 2025.Read more →2026-10-25Espirito Santo Express Ablaze and Abandoned in the South Atlantic: What Shippers Need to KnowThe 11,900-TEU Singapore-flagged boxship caught fire on 15 October some 1,700 km east of Rio de Janeiro. All 28 crew were rescued, but the chief officer of the rescue ship Aeolian Arrow was lost at sea. SMIT has the casualty under Lloyd's Open Form, and general average looks increasingly likely.Read more →2026-10-24Storm Austen Bears Down on Rotterdam and Antwerp as Le Havre's Cyber Outage Enters Week TwoThe first named storm of the 2026-27 season hit Brittany on Friday morning with 160 km/h gusts; Rotterdam and Antwerp terminals face restrictions or full shutdowns from Friday evening to Sunday. Separately, Le Havre's Terminaux de Normandie has handled no containers since 14 October after a cyber attack. Key facts and actions for shippers.Read more →2026-10-24Houthi Strikes on Saudi Energy Sites Sent Brent to $113 — Five Questions on What It Means for FreightThe 22 October attacks hit the perimeter of the Shaybah oilfield (two killed), a Dammam airport and — by Houthi claim — Aramco's Yanbu site on the Red Sea. Brent settled at $113.17, its highest since 4 May, while IATA's jet fuel average jumped 11.2% in a week to $175 a barrel. What shippers need to know, in five answers.Read more →2026-10-23Jefferies' Container Snapshot: Rates Up 130%, India's US Exports Up 48% — Read Them TogetherA new Jefferies report puts global container rates 130% above February levels, in the $4,000-4,500 range, while India's containerised trade grew 23% in September and exports to the US jumped 48%. Shipments to the UAE and Saudi Arabia fell 12-15%. The numbers only make sense side by side.Read more →2026-10-23European Port Strikes on 30 October: Five Questions Shippers Are AskingUnions in ten countries plan coordinated action at more than 50 European and Mediterranean ports on 30 October, from a general strike in Italy to a 24-hour national stoppage in France. One day of disruption typically means three to five days of schedule slippage. What cargo owners need to know, answered plainly.Read more →2026-10-22HMM Writes a $1.6 Billion Check: Twelve Ships, Two Delivery Waves, and a Quieter Strategy ShiftSouth Korea's largest container line approved a KRW 2.168 trillion (about $1.617 billion) investment on 15 October: eight 13,000 teu newbuildings plus four resale feeder newbuilds, 114,100 teu in total, all delivered by end-2029. Combined with last year's LNG dual-fuel order, twenty 13,000 teu ships are now on the way.Read more →2026-10-22Africa PSS Wave Two: CMA CGM, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Stack Surcharges Into One WeekBetween 22 and 26 October, three carriers activate peak season surcharges on Asia/Oceania-Africa lanes: CMA CGM charges up to $750/teu to Durban, Maersk takes $1,600 per 40ft box to West Africa, and Hapag-Lloyd adds $800/teu to Southwest Africa. The numbers, lane by lane.Read more →2026-10-21DP World's 15-Year Chittagong Terminal Deal Drew Hunger Strikes — Then a Pause. What Shippers Should WatchA 15-year concession for Chittagong's New Mooring Container Terminal, signed with DP World on 8 October, triggered mass hunger strikes and a 'fast-unto-death' deadline that was postponed after union leaders met the shipping minister on 18 October. The port handles over 92% of Bangladesh's trade.Read more →2026-10-21Asia's Port Congestion in Four Questions: 891 Ships at Anchor and a 12.2% On-Time Rate in ShanghaiTyphoon season has ended but the backlog hasn't: China's ports ran at 23.9% schedule reliability in August, Shanghai at just 12.2%, and 891 container ships were sitting at anchor worldwide in early October. Four questions explain what it means for year-end cargo.Read more →2026-10-20West Africa's Port Gridlock: 13-Day Waits in Conakry as Megaships Keep ComingMedian vessel waits hit 11.7 days in Conakry and 11.36 days in Freetown in early October, with Tema near six days. MSC's 24,000-teu Africa Express is pouring capacity into a region whose roads, rail and yards haven't caught up. Here's the data, the causes, and what shippers should do now.Read more →2026-10-20Suez Comeback Accelerates: What 229 Returning Ships Mean for Asia-Europe RatesSuez transits hit a post-crisis monthly record of 229 returning vessels in October, and weekly capacity through Bab el-Mandeb has doubled in six weeks to 448,000 teu. Capacity is flowing back just as carriers push $4,500-$4,800 FAK rates. We answer the questions shippers are asking this week.Read more →2026-10-19CMA CGM Adds $1,000 Per Box on Asia-Latin America: What Shippers Need to Check This WeekCMA CGM's flat $1,000-per-container increase on Asia to Latin America, Caribbean and Mexico services took effect 15 October by loading date, covering dry, reefer, OOG and paying empties. A $1,000/teu PSS from East Coast South America followed the same day, and MSC widened two surcharges on 19 October.Read more →2026-10-19Black Sea Wheat Loadings Collapse 78% as Attacks Spill into NATO WatersBlack Sea wheat loadings fell to 1.6 million tonnes in September, down 77.8% year on year and the weakest September since 2017, as strikes on shipping spread into Romanian and Bulgarian waters. Danube corridor freight has jumped to about $75 per tonne and Egypt's wheat imports fell 74%.Read more →2026-10-181.42 Million TEUs in One Month: What the Port of LA's Record September Tells ShippersThe Port of Los Angeles moved 1.42 million TEUs in September — its best month ever and a Western Hemisphere record. Loaded imports rose 19% year on year, Vietnam is now the port's second-largest trading partner, and rail dwell times are the metric to watch as holiday cargo moves inland.Read more →2026-10-18October's Surcharge Wave, Explained: What CMA CGM and Maersk Just Added to Africa and Middle East LanesCMA CGM's China-East Africa PSS of up to $800 per teu took effect 15 October, West Africa follows on 22 October, and new Asia-Mediterranean FAK rates run 19-31 October. Maersk's PSS on Indian Subcontinent and Middle East cargo to the US East and Gulf coasts hit $6,500 per container on 17 October.Read more →2026-10-17Intra-Asia Container Rates Slide Again — Except the Middle East Lane, Which Refuses to BudgeDrewry's Intra-Asia Container Index fell another 3% to $1,453 per 40ft on 15 October, with Shanghai-Singapore down 7% and Shanghai-JNPT down 11%. Shanghai-Jebel Ali, meanwhile, holds at $8,416. OOCL launches a direct China-Cambodia-Thailand loop on 23 October.Read more →2026-10-17Three Months After the EU Killed Its €150 Duty-Free Threshold, China-Europe Air Cargo Is Being ReshapedThe EU ended duty-free treatment for sub-€150 parcels on 1 July and adds a €2 handling fee on 1 November. September data now shows the damage: China-Europe air tonnage down 10% year on year, Hong Kong-Europe down 24%, and Belgium's low-value declarations cut by half.Read more →2026-10-16Rhine Low Water Squeezes Europe's Inland Freight: Barges at Two-Thirds Capacity, Trucks and Trains Booked OutUnseasonably low Rhine water is cutting barge capacity around Duisburg-Ruhrort to two-thirds and suspending services near Kaub. Cargo is spilling onto rail and road, where capacity is already short — and low-water surcharges can top €1,500 per container.Read more →2026-10-16Two Container Ships Hit in the Strait of Hormuz in Two Days, One Sunk — Gulf-Bound Cargo Faces a Harder CalculationSingapore-flagged GFS Pride sank after being struck in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 October; sister ship GFS Giselle was damaged a day later. Gemini restarts its Far East–Middle East loop on 17 October via Khor Fakkan, where congestion is already biting.Read more →2026-10-15US-Bound Ocean Freight Has Doubled in Six Months: Five Questions Shippers Keep AskingExpedited 40HQ rates from Yantian to Los Angeles are closing on $15,000, double six months ago, while the Drewry index fell 2% in the same week. Both numbers are true. Here is what is actually happening on the trans-Pacific.Read more →2026-10-15Riyadh Airport Hit Three Times in a Week, Closed Until October 18: What Air Cargo Shippers to the Middle East Need to KnowHouthi ballistic missile attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport between October 10 and 14 have killed 14 and injured more than 300. The airport is closed until midnight local time on October 18, and the cost chain for Middle East air freight is already moving.Read more →2026-10-14Panama Canal Adds a Tenth Neopanamax Slot from October 15, Draft Limit Rises to 49 FeetThe Panama Canal Authority will lift daily transits to 33 from October 15 and has raised the Neopanamax draft limit to 49 feet with immediate effect. Booking rules are loosening too — but the water deficit is not over.Read more →2026-10-14Australia Trade Lane Tightens: Maersk's New Documentation Rule Meets October Rate RestorationsMaersk will enforce a "No Shipping Instruction, No Load" policy on Australian exports from November, while ANL restores rates from October 15 and a queue of surcharges takes effect through late October. Key dates and actions inside.Read more →2026-10-14Asia–Europe Ocean Rates Fall for 13th Straight Week as Carriers Push October FAK HikesAsia–North Europe spot rates have declined for 13 consecutive weeks and sit near $3,000–3,300 per FEU, yet carriers plan FAK hikes toward $4,000+ from October 19. Here is what shippers should watch.Read more →2026-10-14Air Cargo Peak Season Starts Hot: China–Europe and Transpacific Rates Up 20–30% Year on YearQ4 airfreight is opening far stronger than last year: Greater China–Europe spot is around $4.7–5.1/kg and North America near $6.0/kg, with jet fuel nearly doubling. Booking windows are tightening — here is how to plan.Read more →2026-10-13Red Sea Diversions Become the New Normal: Europe Freight Rates and Transit OutlookCape of Good Hope diversions are now a structural cost on Asia–Europe lanes. Rates have eased from mid-year peaks but remain well above pre-crisis levels. Here is what shippers should plan for.Read more →2026-10-13Middle East E-commerce Logistics Enters Year-End Peak: Stocking, Overseas Warehouses and Last-Mile CODWith White Friday and year-end sales approaching, capacity on China–Middle East lanes is tightening. A look at stocking windows, warehouse strategy in Dubai and Riyadh, and last-mile COD realities.Read more →
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