Europe

 
17 May 2013
Mediterranean Shipping Co. will increase rates on three of its trade routes, effective June 1...
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week of May 17, 2013. Source: Shanghai Shipping Exchange
 
17 May 2013
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index saw further rate erosion in European lanes, pulling the overall SCFI index below the $1,000 per 20-foot container mark for the first time since February 2012, to $990.78.
 
17 May 2013
Euroseas today reported a net loss of $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2013, improving from a net loss of $9.0 million in the first quarter of 2012.
 
17 May 2013
MSC Belgium has introduced a new container release system that allows customers in the Port of Antwerp in Belgium to collect their containers quickly in a secure environment.
FedEx Freight Canada’s new service center for the Vancouver area.
 
17 May 2013
FedEx Freight Canada, a subsidiary of FedEx, has held an opening ceremony for its new service center for the Vancouver, British Columbia, area.
World Container Index Between New York and Rotterdam. Source: World Container Index
 
17 May 2013
Trans-Atlantic westbound rates saw another week of declines at an accelerated rate, moving to a new low of $2,027, according to the latest release of the World Container Index.
World Container Index rates to Shanghai. Source: World Container Index
 
17 May 2013
Backhaul rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai saw a 7.6 percent increase in the week of May 16, according to the latest release of the World Container Index.
 
16 May 2013
The North American Bangladesh Worker Safety Working Group, a collaboration of five U.S. and Canadian apparel and retail associations, has outlined a set of proposals to further its commitment to improving worker safety in Bangladesh...
 
16 May 2013
The European Union’s trade surplus expanded to €15.8 billion (appoximately US$20.4 billion) in March....
 
16 May 2013
The Port of Hamburg handled 32.8 million tons of seaborne cargo in the first three months of 2013, putting the German port “back on a growth course,” fueled in particular by a 6.3 percent year-over-year increase in bulk cargo.
Far East Asia - Exports to North America. Source: Container Trade Statistics
 
16 May 2013
Containerized exports from Far East Asia to North America saw significant month-to-month and year-over-year jumps in March 2013, according to data from Container Trades Statistics, Ltd.