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Seafreight Insights

Read our Seafreight Insights to find out about the latest developments in the global sea cargo industry. Get an update on trade and rate developments as well as flexible solutions offered by cargo-partner to deal with the current challenges.

 

The transport and logistics industry continues to face “familiar” challenges and geopolitical risks. Uncertainty remains as the global economy is cooling down, impacting international ocean freight 

  • The US administration has imposed global US tariffs. This move has a significant impact on trade and is causing headaches for shippers worldwide.
  • The situation in the Red Sea remains unclear and a return in Q2 is not expected as shipping lines remain cautious 
  • New container alliances started with various short-term disruptions combined with several blank sailings

Overview US Tariffs:

Current market assessment from April 2, 2025:

Legend: traffic lights showing current status, arrow indicates possible development of transport rates.

Current Key Takeaways

Trade Analysis: Transpacific

The situation is improving, but we are still seeing some congestion, especially on the inland ramps such as Chicago, Kansas City, El Paso, and Memphis. Some minor delays are expected in the…

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Trade Analysis: Transatlantic Westbound

The small backlog caused by the ILA strike is currently stabilizing. We are only seeing higher demand for New York, all other ports are operating under normal conditions. As a result, ocean…

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Trade Analysis: Far East Eastbound

The market is currently offering a lot of free space in all loading ports. Schedule reliability is still low due to the disruptions in the Red Sea, although there is one service available…

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Trade Analysis: Far East Westbound

The recovery from the Golden Week holidays in the first week of October was smooth and swift. Due to several blank sailings on this trade lane and some ongoing schedule reliability issues,…

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Shipping with Nuclear Power?

Nuclear propulsion has long been imagined as a revolutionary way to power everything from ships to cars and trains. Let's explore a new take...

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27,500 TEU giants will roam the sea

Today’s "maritime monsters" can transport over 24,000 containers and now there are plans for a new record-breaking ship.

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Reefer Transport Solutions

Reefer ocean freight is currently still volatile, but with rates on a comparatively low level. Read more about our experts' current reefer market assessment...

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Antwerp is still on Rotterdam’s heels

The Antwerp-Bruges container port is moving ever closer to its competitor Rotterdam in a recent ranking of the largest European ports. The Belgian port’s container throughput grew by 4.1%…

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Rising Risk in the Red Sea?

  • Insights

Geopolitical tensions and attacks in the Red Sea have increased since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. In the wake of this conflict, merchant shipping was affected by missile…

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Panama Canal: When Waterways Lack Water

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The Panama Canal, which connects two oceans, simply does not have enough water. Delve deeper into maritime traffic jams and how the Suez Canal temporary substituted the Panama Canal.

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