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The article discusses how high container rates, port congestion, and shipping delays are leading some shippers to consider using breakbulk carriers instead. Multipurpose vessel (MPV) operators are receiving inquiries from shippers who normally use liner services about transporting shipments on alternative vessels. However, the interest in breakbulk carriers is still lower than during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shippers are particularly interested in transporting mode-malleable cargo that can be easily switched between breakbulk and container modes. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the strategies container shipping carriers may employ to manage capacity and stabilize freight rates in the face of potential demand dips. Topics include the implementation of slow-steaming across all trades, increased vessel scrapping, and the use of alternative shipping routes such as the Cape of Good Hope.

The article discusses ports of California blazing the trail for post-pandemic imports and exports. Topics discussed including port employees working with ocean carriers to help maximize their outbound capacity, extension of trade corridor from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Sacramento by 2027, and owner-operators and fleet owners will be able to utilize their existing trucks.

The article reports on the performance of several U.S. Gulf Coast ports, particularly their expected recovery in 2022 due to the recovering steel and project cargo markets and the surge of spillover container cargo arriving on non-container ships to the U.S. According to the Port of Houston's Roger Guenther, every berth at their port is occupied. Also cited is the trend to ship containerized freight into multipurpose and bulk cargo ships.

The article offers information on the demand of Multipurpose/Heavy-Lift market. It discusses that Singapore-based AAL operates a fleet of about 25 ships ranging from 19,000 deadweight tons to 31,000 dwt with lift capacities up to 700 mt in liner, semi-liner and tramp services; and mentiosn comment of Andy Powell, commercial director with general cargo carrier G2Ocean, is seeing increased volumes in products it already routinely carries in breakbulk mode.

The article focuses on Dubai Ports (DP) World's departure from the traditional asset-light approach by significantly expanding its end-to-end logistics capability, integrating infrastructure ownership into its forwarding product. Topics discussed include DP World's rapid expansion of forwarding branches worldwide, investments made by other port operators to control cargo beyond container terminal areas, and the shift towards greater control and resilience in supply chains.

The article focuses on how the diversion of ultra-large container ships from the Red Sea due to security concerns is impacting shipping dynamics, leading to increased reliance on feeder networks for shipments to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Topics discussed include the decrease in available capacity, the use of feeder vessels to mitigate disruptions, and the challenges faced by ports and shipping companies in the region due to the Red Sea port disruptions.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by the Grimaldi Group due to capacity restraints for roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) carriers, exacerbated by Red Sea disruptions, leading to a surge in Asia-Europe spot rates. Emanuele Grimaldi highlighted concerns about the lack of global leadership to restore security in the Red Sea, emphasizing the need for peace as a prerequisite for world prosperity.

The article focuses on ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach the complex will have enough terminal capacity to handle projected cargo volumes for the next six years once the expanded Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) begins operations later in 2021. Topics include the added terminal capacity will not prevent another congestion meltdown, and the terminal capacity appeared to max out at the largest the U.S. port complex in December.

The article discusses business and consumer confidence have on the rise, and burgeoning demand for manufacturing materials and finished products has increasing, driving shipment levels up, in the Asia –North America trade lanes. Topics include the views of John Painter, founder of Guangzhou Port America, on the same; and the views of Raul Alfonso, Port Tampa Bay executive vice president, on the same.

The article reports on the Robert (Bob) Curry Sr., retired president and CEO of Ca lifornia Cartage who rook his company from a Southern California drayage carrier to a logistics and warehouse operator at major ports and inland destinations across the US, died Feb. 9 at age 90.

The article explores ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO/RO) CARRIERS are managing their already tight capacity carefully as they brace for increased automobile production, a welcome signal of pandemic recovery but a challenge when ships are already chock-a-block with cargo. Ro/ro vessels are fully booked, and current and potential new shippers are already hunting for additional space, carrier executives told The Journal of-Commerre.

The article focuses on TSUNAMI OF so-called spillover container cargo that transformed the 2021 project and breakbulk cargo market showed signs of plateauing and perhaps even receding a bit from the multipurpose/heavy-lift (MPV/HL) sector. Topics include the project and breakbulk shippers faced a surging carriers' market for the first time during 2021 as "unboxed" breakbulk cargo and laden containers flooded the MPV sector, and the some shippers found themselves priced out of the market.

The article focuses on Asia-Europe lines capitalize on shipper pursuit of capacity over price. Topics include Asia–Europe carriers have been quick to capitalize on heightened demand for guaranteed space through offers of improved service via multiyear contracts, and the trend analysts regard as evidence that carriers expect rates to decline and are looking to lock customers into fixed prices to maintain the current bull run as the market falls.

The article offers information about the rise in the multipurpose/heavy-lift (MPV/HL) ships and port volume in the U.S.

The article explores how port congestion, high freight rates and scarce capacity continue to drive multipurpose/heavy-lift (MPV/HL) ships and port volume in the U.S. It mentions about the capacity shortage in the MPV /HL sector, along with discusses that MPV /HL carrier AAL has expected freight rates to rise during the first quarter and to remain elevated through 2022.

The article offers information on expanding domestic and international trade potential across Canada in 2020. Topics discussed include call for fund proposals focuses on diversifying Canada's trade by value or volume of exports; focus of Canada on long-term expansion of trade volumes and values; and plans to improve network fluidity and resiliency. INSETS: READY, DIGITAL, AND ABLE -- CANADA'S ULTRA ATLANTIC GATEWAY;SHIPPERS REACH FARTHER WITH CN;MAJOR PROJECTS TO SUPPORT RECORD GROWTH.

The article offers information on the struggles faced by the North American and Australian agricultural exporters to get their goods to overseas market. It further discusses shortage in feeder ship hindering agricultural exports to Asia; the growing demand for goods in Asia due to reduced harvesting; and views of Bruce Abbe, strategic advisor for trade and transportation to the Specialty Soya & Grains Alliance (SSGA), on issue.

The article reports that Florida is firmly entrenched in the international economic network as the state is bound to partners across the world, and especially to the south by culture and history, trade and finance, tourism and economics and ideologies. Topics include population growth in the state, impacts of foreign direct investment, economic aspects of rising tourism.

The article reports that the facility based in Greenfield container terminal port in New Orleans' will allow vessels carriers and imports from Asia. Topics include that the port authority has plans to acquire 1,100 acres in Saint Bernard Parish to house, Louisiana International Terminal at Violet (LITV).

The article presents the discussion on port improvement. Topics include cranes configuring for handling containers or breakbulk cargo using for service vessels with capacities; having the lift capacity in the harbor and the ability to handle multiple ULCVs (ultra-large container vessels); and handling light trucks and high-and-heavy farm and construction machinery.

The article offers information on drayage operators intend to reduce visit times even further by working with terminal operators to refine their appointment systems.

The article focuses on the ongoing debate surrounding the charging of demurrage fees when terminal gates are closed. It highlights the differing perspectives of marine terminals and shippers, with terminals arguing that they need to offset costs and incentivize cargo movements, while shippers express frustration over the additional expenses and difficulties of accessing containers on weekends.

The article offers information on the supply chain challenges faced by the intermodal rail sector dominated by inwardly focused precision scheduled railroading (PSR) considerations. It mentions that direct moves of ISO containers via inland point intermodal (IPI) have been hamstrung by capacity issues and congestion.

The article discusses long transshipping delays faced by shippers passing through Central American and Caribbean ports as of October 10, 2022. It states that up to four week port delays due to labor shortages may ease in the next few weeks as the same are resolved in the Panama bottleneck. Also noted is the factor of delayed vessel arrivals.

The article looks at an estimate from Sea-Intelligence Maritime Analysis which found shippers forced to carry additional inventory to compensate for persistent container vessel delays have shouldered cumulative financial losses of up to 10 billion U.S. dollar. It mentions cost burden of having to build buffer stocks to avoid empty shelves amid ravenous consumer demand for imported goods. It also mentions disruption to supply chains stemming from record setting trans-Pacific demand.

The article reports that "The market will remain strong space is an issue/' Ulrichs said during a is positive for carriers and quite trouin the MPV segment because offleet panel on the future ofthe MPV fleet. blesome for some of the shippers." renewal issues," Ulrich Ulrichs, CEO "All the shipyards are busy building Demand slipped in 2020 aS ofheavy-lift and project cargo spe- container ships," which means any COVID-19 spread.

The article offers information on need for alternatives to the Talmadge Memorial Bridge to Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) amid strong growth. Topics discussed include information on need for ability to handle large ships that would help the port attract more services; rise in share of import volumes from Asia by the Ports on the U.S. East Coast; and association of front-loading of cargo with planned tariff increases on U.S. imports from China.

The article reports on the acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd of small African carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL) as part of its expansion into the African continent.

The article focuses on a forecast by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), which states that inland point intermodal (IPI) volumes will drop in 2023. Topics discussed include the migration of discretionary cargo from the West Coast to the East and Gulf coasts, intermodal rail service and chassis shortages and discretionary imports.

The article examines the condition of the containerized cargo sector in the U.S. as of October 2016, highlighting the sentiment that the 50-50 coastal market share of containerized cargo will shift to 60-40 in favor of the East Coast. The sentiment may reportedly lead to overbuilding of transportation infrastructure and inflated expectations. Also discussed are the processing of annual cargo volume and harbor truckers' relationship with ports and terminal operators.

Charts are presented that shows information on the international containerized trade including the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), the Dewry Container Rate Benchmark, and the U.S. Intermodal Traffic Yields.

The article discusses the Port Productivity database ranking of the magazine "Journal of Commerce" which includes terminals with the greatest improvement in berth productivity for 2015. Terminals in the most improved ranking include DP World in Mozambique for Africa, Manila's South Harbor International Container Terminal for Southeast Asia, and Oman International Container Terminal for Middle East and India region.

The article offers information about the growth of the multipurpose/heavy-lift (MPV/HL) market in the U.S. It mentions that carrier and ocean transport operator, AAL has ordered several new heavy-lift vessels, along with mentions that ships will be constructed to AAL design specifications created with associated firm Columbia Shipmanagement.

The article explores how high and heavy cargoes has been driving European roll on/roll off (ro/ro) carriers and ports volume growth. It mentions that shipping industry has faced delays at European ports due to Covid-19 pandemic related congestion and labor issues. It discusses that challenges associated with equipment shortages, high freight rates and historic port congestion.

The article discusses about the growing share of U.S. imports arriving on multipurpose/heavy-lift (MPV/HL) ships amid capacity crunch in the U.S. It mentions that port congestion, high freight rates, and scarce capacity has been pushing cargo out of boxes and laden boxes onto non-container ships in the U.S.

The article presents the discussion on Chemical Shippers warning of growing product shortages and complex transportation of dangerous goods delaying in the global ocean supply chain including international association of chemical distributors and the supply chain partners.

The article presents the discussion on Zim Integrated Shipping Services purchasing seven secondhand container ships owning ships for customers charter rates hitting record highs in recent months.

The article informs that container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey have imposed a new fee on truckers who miss appointments for import retrievals, aiming to spur efficiency and speed up freight delivery, according to one terminal operator. Topics include New York-New Jersey terminals that require appointments for import retrievals; and the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) ruled that the fees charged by ocean carriers for storage and use of containers pickup.

The article reports that port of Virginia has upgraded 8o percent of its chassis fleet after taking possession in late September of the final batch of chassis in order delivered. Topics include massive capital project is designed to reduce the age of equipment and improve reliability in delivering containers to cargo owners; and serves ports from North Carolina to Florida, the Virginia Port Authority operates its own chassis pool, serving the Port of Virginia exclusively.

The article offers information on the air carrier Antonov which is fielding requests to move all sorts of cargo that would normally be containerized, particularly semiconductors and other automotive production parts. It discusses that Antonov flew 40 metric tons of mining equipment from France to Argentina, handled three flights of equipment weighing 370 mt from Australia to Latin America in March, and took two flights of 216 mt total from Turkey to Burkina Faso and Liberia in April, 2021.

The article offers information on the Exclusive Project Network (EPN), a global association of project logistics service providers, has signed a one-year agreement with shipping technology platform Shipnext to digitalize much of its members' project cargo logistics. It discusses that the Shipnext platform is able to streamline these processes dramatically; and is now creating an ability to quickly compare breakbulk versus container shipping costs.