MSC brings back trans-Pacific express service due to rate surge
The ocean carrier halted the Pearl service about a year ago due to weak market fundamentals, but said current demand merits its return.
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The ocean carrier halted the Pearl service about a year ago due to weak market fundamentals, but said current demand merits its return.
Forwarders have linked the sudden boost in rates to lower vessel capacity rather than an indication of resurgent demand, with liners shifting vessels to the more lucrative eastboun...
Spot rates from Asia to the U.S. West Coast are up 120% since mid-May, while the East Coast lane is 85% higher compared to the last six weeks, according to Freightos.
Singapore-based Transcelestial and Japan’s Warpspace have agreed to jointly demonstrate interoperability between their optical satellite communications systems. The move aims to ad...
The underlying strength of that peak is unclear, however, with blank sailings, fuel-linked surcharges and a changeover in annual service contracts all putting upward pressure on sp...
Space on vessels leaving Asia has become tight enough that forwarders are warning customers they must book at least three weeks in advance amid a rush to bring in fall and end-of-y...
A “port-to-door” logistics strategy ensures that shippers engaged in transpacific trade have their freight move seamlessly through Southern California ports.
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is reintroducing its Transpacific Pearl service following signs of improving market demand on the Asia–US trade lane. The service was previously...
MSC has followed Maersk in introducing another transpacific service to meet the peak demand, the world’s largest liner operator reintroducing its Pearl service. The Pearl string wi...
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The Marseille-based carrier has ended a 14,000-TEU per week service that called Asia and both US Coasts, deploying bigger ships on an existing East Coast service and a new West Coa...
The volume of high-tech goods from Asia to North America increased 70% year over year while US imports of e-commerce declined, according to aviation consultancy Aevean.
The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. En route to Hawaii Ships from various nations are transiting the Western...
The Transpacific Yacht Club has published the Notice of Race for the 2027 edition of the Los Angeles to Honolulu Transpacific Yacht Race. Known as the Transpac and held biennially...
 The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week.  In Hawaii The U.S. Navy-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 exerc...
CMA CGM is strengthening its Vietnam-US network with the launch of the new Mekong Transpacific Express (MTE) service. The carrier will transform its existing Java Sea Express (JAX)...
The outage shows Taiwan can keep remote territories connected as officials prepare for emergencies.
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