February 2025
Hamburg-based shipbroker Toepfer Transport said its Multipurpose Index in February dipped below US$13,000 per day, for the first time since July 2024.According to Toepfer Transport said the February result dipped 2.5 percent from its January level, at US$12,913 per day. However, the February result is 10.5 percent above what the index reported in February 2024.Toepfer Transport’s research team said it anticipates the index improving 2.39 percent over the next six ...
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The Port of Long Beach is accomplishing its environmental, operational and commercial goals as it is setting greater goals for the years ahead, said CEO Mario Cordero during his annual state of the port address, Jan. 29.
In a 2024 in which the port handled a record 9.6 million ...
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Ocean Network Express and LX Pantos have formed a joint venture, Boxlinks LLC, to provide end-to-end domestic intermodal transportation services.This strategic partnership will leverage the combined strengths of ONE and LX Pantos and use the companies’ partnerships with major rail carriers and trucking companies to provide efficient and timely delivery ...
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a sweeping overhaul of the state’s legal system in two bills introduced Jan. 30 in the General Assembly, as Georgia’s trucking companies face mounting pressure from nuclear verdicts and rising insurance costs.The governor’s office cited a five-year increase of 25 percent in insurance claims across ...
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Drewry, the maritime research and consultancy, said its World Container Index decreased 3 percent to USUS$3,273 per 40-foot equivalent unit, or FEU, the week of Feb. 6.The latest Drewry WCI composite index is 68 percent below the previous pandemic peak of USUS$10,377 in September 2021 but was 130 percent higher ...
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Only a month before the book is closed, container traffic is expected to top a record set in 2021, according to data from Container Trades Statistics Ltd.
CTS reports that global loaded volumes increased 5.3 percent year-over-year in November, hitting 15.6 million TEUs. That was the same annual growth ...
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