De-containerisation

Commodity radar: They’ve got an awful lot of coffee (shortage) in Brazil…

At Premium we sometimes muse that our subscription fee is the equivalent of the price of a cup of coffee per week. But after an extraordinary year in the coffee markets, with prices doubling from $1.24/lb to $2.36 today, that comparison no longer stands.
The spotlights were on Brazil in 2021, where frost and drought damaged the coffee crop. The weather story was as dramatic a narrative as any Brazilian soap opera …

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Supply chain radar: Behind Coca-Cola’s breakbulk blueprint – ‘taste the feeling’

Yesterday came the news that UK supermarket Asda has become the latest shipper to charter its own vessel to overcome the supply chain chaos – a ship carrying 350 boxes is now en route to the UK.
These stories are becoming increasingly common, but the stand-out star remains remains the world’s favourite soft drink… remember the Coca-Cola post on social media that went viral for choosing breakbulk over containers?
Quick recap 
“When you can’t …

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Sub-continent shippers and forwarders switch to bulkers to stay profitable

As container pricing and related supply chain challenges mount amid wild demand swings and capacity imbalances, Indian and Bangladeshi shippers and freight forwarders – in co-ordination with government logistics leaders – have begun switching to breakbulk and other unconventional modes.
Mumbai-based Allcargo Logistics, parent company of less-than-container-load (LCL) consolidation heavyweight ECU Worldwide, is among many freight forwarders offering customers such alternatives.
“We have...

https://theloadstar.com/sub-continent-shippers-and-forwarders-switch-to-bulkers-to-stay-profitable/

AAL service goes full-time as demand for multipurpose offering grows

An emerging trend of shippers switching from their established container carriers to other shipping solutions appears to be gaining ground.
And  to meet growing demand, multipurpose operator AAL Shipping has cemented its capacity offering on its Europe-Middle East/Indian subcontinent-Far East liner service. 
The company said yesterday six 31,000 dwt multipurpose vessels (MPVs) it has on long-term charter were being deployed full-time on the service. 
The firm said there was “growing popularity...

https://theloadstar.com/aal-service-goes-full-time-as-demand-for-multipurpose-offering-grows/

Container trade ‘madness’ driving more Asia cargo to other modes

The “madness” of ex-Asia container rates is driving more un-boxing of containerised cargo.
And the resulting bounceback for breakbulk is providing a boon for secondary ports and shortsea shipping, according to chartering specialist Ahlers.
“New opportunities are arising for breakbulk, MPVs [multipurpose vessels] and ro-ro carriers,” the company said.
“Alongside some bigger MPVs being chartered for carrying containers, there is an increase in cargo volumes due to more containerised cargo coming...

https://theloadstar.com/container-trade-madness-driving-more-asia-cargo-to-other-modes/