Asia-Europe

Just as container lines schedules from China seemed to be getting back to normal the 2M Alliance has blanked two Asia – Europe/Med sailings next week as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic starts to hit demand in western nations.

According to the China Port & Harbor Association, the container volume of eight major ports increased 6.2% last week.

The number of new blank sailings of container shipping has started to taper off amid the impact of the coronavirus, a sign that carriers can expect demand ramping up back to normal levels over the next few weeks, according to analyst Sea...

Whilst the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to have an impact on container shipping, the fallout is slowing down, according to analyst Sea-Intelligence.

The outlook for global shipping in 2020 may not be positive on the back of geopolitical instability and the persistence of an oversupplied market situation, according to South Korean shipowner Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM).

The Port of Gdansk has welcomed the first Euro-China Train (ECT) from China, the latest development in the country’s Belt and Road Initiative.

China Cosco Shipping has inked agreement with Austriaʼs Rail Cargo Group via its unit OceanRail Logistics to acquiring a stake in Rail Cargo Terminal-BILK.