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  • Unpacking Q1 2026 with Container Trades Statistics
  • African demand + capacity = import explosion feeding container growth
  • Africa-Europe volumes on the up, but forwarders are not happy

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Unpacking Q1 2026 with Container Trades Statistics

In this episode of The Loadstar Podcast, Charlotte Goldstone is joined by Container Trade Statistics (CTS) CEO Nigel Pusey and The Loadstar managing editor Gavin van Marle to unpac...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

African demand + capacity = import explosion feeding container growth

The key growth figures first. Look The Far East-Sub Saharan Africa container trade is clearly the most dynamic corridor covered by CTS currently, with last year’s box numbers up 26...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Africa-Europe volumes on the up, but forwarders are not happy

Trade flows between Africa and Europe are on the up, especially containerised goods, but SME forwarders are yet to experience the benefit, leaving questions on just how shippers ar...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Rising freight costs reflect impact of Gulf crisis and early peak

While freight forwarders and shippers on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades struggle with soaring spot rates and tight capacity amid an early peak season, new data from Contai...

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marinelink.com /1 month ago

INTERCARGO Releases First Dedicated Dry Bulk STS Standard

Ship to ship (STS) transfers are an established part of dry bulk operations, and they are growing. As new trading areas and cargo flows emerge, STS operations are expanding into re...

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theloadstar.com /2 weeks ago

A calmer transatlantic as box carriers balance supply and demand

Following a turbulent 2025 and early 2026, marked by shrinking volumes and rates, the transatlantic trade has stabilised, but with a sharp surge in pricing. Container Trades Statis...

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kyrgyzstannews.net /1 month ago

Kazakh maritime carrier posts record container shipping volume along TITR in May

ALMATY, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's national maritime carrier Kazmortransflot transported a record 7,451 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on the Aktau-Alat line of the Trans...

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container-news.com /2 weeks ago

WSC reports increase in containers lost at sea

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has reported that an estimated 1,478 containers were lost at sea in 2025, up from 576 containers in 2024, according to its latest Containers Lost a...

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 month ago

U.S.-bound import declines are expected after June, states Global Port Tracker report

For April, the most recent month for which data is available, U.S. imports, for the ports covered in the report, handled 2.05 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), decreasing...

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supplychain247.com /2 weeks ago

Containers Lost at Sea More Than Doubled in 2025, WSC Reports

The World Shipping Council estimates 1,478 containers were lost at sea in 2025, with one incident responsible for nearly half of the annual total.

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theloadstar.com /2 weeks ago

Newbuild box ships bound for booming China-India trades

Containerships hitting the water this week have mostly gone to Far East-Mediterranean and Far East-Indian Subcontinent routes – a sign of firming cargo volumes and freight rates on...

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logisticsmgmt.com /2 days ago

June U.S.-bound imports post annual gains, reports Descartes

May U.S.-bound container imports—at 2,400,627 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were off 1.2% compared to May but rose 8.2% annually, which the firm said reflects typical seasonal...

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freightwaves.com /4 days ago

How much is trade policy influencing imports?

Container import bookings are riding a prolonged wave as new tariffs are reviewed. How much of this is tariff induced and what does it mean for domestic transportation markets? The...

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freightwaves.com /14 hours ago

Port of Los Angeles sees new June box mark

The Port of Los Angeles topped 1 million TEUs for only the third month in its 118-year history. The post Port of Los Angeles sees new June box mark appeared first on FreightWaves.

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container-news.com /3 weeks ago

Top 10 global container ports: May 2026 operational estimates EconDB

Asia continues to dominate global container shipping, according to the latest operational estimates published by EconDB for May 2026. The data highlights the continued strength of...

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supplychain247.com /1 month ago

Nearly One-Third of Global Container Shipments Now Travel Empty

A new Sea-Intelligence study found that nearly one-third of global container shipping activity now involves empty containers.

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Europe-Africa trade: more one-way traffic these days

Roles have reversed, as far as volumes are concerned, between Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with the latter’s positive start to 2026 nosediving over the past three months, w...

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theloadstar.com /4 weeks ago

What container shipping rates tell us about the economy

When economists want to take the temperature of global trade, they increasingly look not at GDP revisions or purchasing manager indices, but at a number that was largely unknown ou...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

C3 Solutions releases 2026 State of Dock and Yard Management Report

New report underscores rising manual inefficiencies and the necessity of real-time yard visibility in dock and yard management. Montreal, QC  – C3 Solutions, a leader in yard and d...

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 month ago

U.S.-bound imports see annual gains in May, for first time in 13 months, reports S&P Global Market Intelligence

May imports, at 2.58 million (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) increased 13.5% annually, while topping April by 5.4% (well ahead of the 2.1% five-year average for May).

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Carriers keep the price pressure on – a ‘shock and awe’ PSS the standout

Container spot freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades rose for the sixth consecutive week, although the sharp increases seen last week have tapered a little. As h...

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 month ago

U.S.-bound containerized imports decline for 12th consecutive month, reports S&P Global Market Intelligence

April imports, at roughly 2.635 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) saw a 5.2% annual decline that was paced by materials and capital goods, with the firm noting those respe...

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 week ago

July U.S. import volumes are poised to hit record high as shippers race ahead of expected tariff hikes

For May, the most recent month for which data is available, U.S. imports, for the ports covered in the report, handled 2.24 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increasing 1...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Korea Fair Trade Commission probes container ‘sales cartel’

The Korea Fair Trade Commission has also launched an investigation into China International Marine Containers (CIMC), Shanghai Universal Logistics Equipment (also known as Dongfang...

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