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Solid peak season demand and elevated rates on the two trade lanes lifted the top line numbers and is leading the carrier to another highly profitable year.
The planned April departure of Hapag-Lloyd is the latest reshuffle in liner partnerships on the trade that has seen six of the top 10 global carriers rework their services in recent months.
Shippers are placing more emphasis on faster fulfillment and more modern facilities, with Midwestern states and key consumer markets gaining ground.
While the holiday in China may keep rates stable, weather-related disruptions are keeping freight fees elevated, Freightos reported.
Nippon Express and Japan Airlines’ weekly circuit connects Los Angeles with key hubs in Asia for AI and semiconductor cargo.
Shippers want to avoid locking in inflated rates as excess capacity and softening demand hang over the trade lane and may push down prices, analysts told a Journal of Commerce webcast.
Sri Lanka’s flagship port, which has long dominated hub activity in the tegion but now has emerging rivals in India, is pushing capacity expansion plans to better respond to swings in container flows.
“People, processes, data and systems” are essential elements of any automation strategy, Sven Diedrich, head of digital transformation and business solutions at Pinaxis, said at IMTS in Chicago.
The growing strength of the Asia-Pacific car export market justifies the billion-dollar spend on newbuilds, according to the major car carrier operators.