Shipping Container Crunch Shows Signs of Easing

  • Container xChange saw turning point in mid-February.
  • Liners have realigned containers to meet transpacific demand.

Elevated rates for shipping containers have begun to ease, according to market participants from various regions, but remain well above levels seen prior to the pandemic, reports ICIS.

Global container shortage

A global shortage of shipping containers that’s sent ocean freight rates skyrocketing shows signs of easing, according to an index that tracks the steel boxes used to...

https://mfame.guru/shipping-container-crunch-shows-signs-of-easing/

Reduced Blank Sailing and Surplus Containers Up European Export

  • Blank sailings, escalating freight rates and a shortage of equipment continue to hobble European exporters.
  • Shippers to Asia and the US are facing lengthy delays and uncertainty for container bookings as the knock-on effect of short-notice carrier blanking programmes plays havoc with supply chains.
  • As a consequence, rates have soared, particularly to Asia where they have doubled in the past year, and in some instances are being increased after containers have been delivered to the export quay.

https://mfame.guru/reduced-blank-sailing-and-surplus-containers-up-european-export/

Reduce empty container movements and go greener the digital way

Digital interchange platforms can cut some 3% from operational costs for the logistics sector and save one in three empty container movements.
Empty container movements continue to account for 8% of shipping lines’ operating costs – $15bn-$20bn annually – and generate unnecessary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Marketing manager of interchange platform xChange Florian Frese said: “One in three empty container movements are avoidable and xChange provides both shipping lines and their customers a...

https://theloadstar.co.uk/reduce-empty-container-movements-go-greener-digital-way/

xChange introduces Smart Booking

Container xChange (www.container-xchange.com), the online marketplace for container logistics – connecting users and suppliers of container equipment in a neutral platform, is launching a new feature that aims to transform the way you book SOC containers with already existing partners on xChange. Once you agreed on the same terms with your partner, you can now send out a new request for the same stretch to this specific partner with only two clicks.

“On some stretches, companies work always with...

http://container-news.com/xchange-introduces-smart-booking/