Tag: freight rates

Rotterdam alone accounted for more than 9% of the total tonnage of seabourne goods handled in the EU countries in 2013

Irish shipping and port activity rose by 7% in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to 2013

Container shipping rates on intra-Asia trades have fallen to their lowest level in four years

The port of Antwerp handled 199,012,082 tonnes of freight in 2014, a rise of 4.3% compared with the previous year.

Container freight rates for cargoes moving under contracts on major East-West routes have continued to erode

With total throughput of around 110 million tons, the Port of Hamburg set a new record in the first nine months of 2014

Over the last three quarters, the port of Rotterdam handled 0.3% more cargo than the same period last year.

A business group said over the weekend high shipping charges will erode the profitability of companies and the competitiveness of the economy.

Forecasting oil prices is even more difficult than predicting container freight rates or carrier profits

Carriers can still make money despite falling freight rates, according to Drewry's latest Container Annual Review & Forecast 2014/15