Maersk muscles in on COSCO’s intra-Asia crown
Maersk muscles in on COSCO’s intra-Asia crown Maersk has climbed the ranks of the intra-Asia trades to challenge the tradelane’s leader COSCO, according to new data compiled by Alphaliner. The Danish carrier has added an extra 100,000 teu in capacity into the intra-Asia trades over the past 12 months, container shipping’s busiest area, whereby it now stands just a couple [...]
28/09/2025
41% of container transport is empty
41% of container transport is empty New analysis from Danish liner consultancy Sea-Intelligence shows the growing percentage of empty containers moving around the world. Experts at Sea-Intelligence have calculated the share of empties relative to full containers, based on teu-miles, and found out that currently 41% of container transport is empty. “The present situation is that for every 10 miles [...]
28/09/2025
Transportation: Are EVs losing out to hybrids?
Transportation: Are EVs losing out to hybrids? As battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption falls in some countries, hybrids — alongside their plug-in and range-extended variants — are quickly gaining traction among consumers as a viable alternative. These vehicles are increasingly seen as a practical bridge between internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and full BEVs. According to Jeevansing Jarwal, lead analyst [...]
31/08/2025
Goals: Malaysia ahead of global average in SDG implementation
Goals: Malaysia ahead of global average in SDG implementation The world is “alarmingly” off-track in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, said United Nations (UN) secretary-general António Guterres in May. Malaysia’s investments in SDG governance have paid off, however, and its progress in achieving the SDGs is above the global average. This is based on Malaysia’s latest Voluntary [...]
31/08/2025
What’s Special About DP World’s Low Carbon Truck Programme?
What's Special About DP World's Low Carbon Truck Programme? DP World is cutting road freight emissions with its new low carbon truck programme, offering truck operators access to a more sustainable fuel option DP World is launching its Low Carbon Truck Programme (LCTP) in a bid to offer truck operators access to more sustainable fuel. In what represents a UK [...]
31/08/2025
China’s high-speed rail nears 50,000km milestone – but debt and profit concerns mount
China’s high-speed rail nears 50,000km milestone – but debt and profit concerns mount The network dwarfs global rivals and has reshaped domestic travel – but analysts warn debt levels cannot be ignored t needs to address challenges around commercial profitability and mounting debt. The warnings came ahead of the next five-year plan, covering the years 2026-2030, in which policymakers will [...]
11/08/2025
Supply chain and sustainability leaders explore how businesses can adapt to geopolitical tensions by adopting new technology and localising trade
Supply chain and sustainability leaders explore how businesses can adapt to geopolitical tensions by adopting new technology and localising trade The supply chain world is currently going through one change after another. We're seeing businesses implement AI that can simulate risk in order to help companies transform their sourcing processes, or switch to renewable sourcing to help the planet. The [...]
11/08/2025
Retailers: Tariff-battered import volumes to be 5.6% weaker in 2025
Retailers: Tariff-battered import volumes to be 5.6% weaker in 2025 Trade war taking toll on inbound container traffic Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is projected to conclude 2025 with a 5.6% decrease compared to 2024’s volume, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “While this [...]
11/08/2025
Freight as a combination of science and art
Freight as a combination of science and art Willem Vermaat, shipping director at Heidelberg Materials Trading, shares his perspective on the intricacies of dry bulk shipping. What is the challenge in calculating freight? It’s not rocket science, is it? Or is it perhaps a form of art? Fundamentally, freight is a simple equation; total expenses divided by cargo intake gives [...]
28/07/2025
Hutchison eyes Chinese strategic partner to get $22.8bn ports deal over the line
Hutchison eyes Chinese strategic partner to get $22.8bn ports deal over the line CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong-based conglomerate, confirmed on Monday that it is in discussions to bring a “major strategic investor” from China into the bidding consortium for its $22.8bn global ports business. The move follows the expiration of a 145-day exclusivity agreement with the original buyers’ group [...]
28/07/2025
