⚓ The Maritime News Edition - 40
Exclusive Insights on Container Shipping, Market Trends, and Strategic Guidance
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🌊 Ocean Carrier Alliances
🔒 Securing Containers
💰 Suez Canal Costs
🛑 Canal Avoidance Impact
🔴 Red Sea Crisis Adaptation
📉 Red Sea Cargo Drop
⚠️ Shipping Crisis Effects
🤝 Yang Ming Collaboration Call
🌐 OCEAN Alliance Dominance
⏰ Schedule Reliability Drop
🚢 Vessel Size Trends
🚫 Seaborne Trade Disruption
🛳️ Sea-Freight, Bunker, Charter, Stocks Indices
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“One cannot discover new oceans unless they have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” - André Gide"
🚢 Maritime Trivia: Container Shipping Quiz Time! 🚢
*Last Week’s Answer: Europe
🔥Hot Topic🔥Ocean Carrier Alliances - Gemini
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd's 'Gemini ' partnership starts in February 2025.
'Gemini' will establish a 'hub and spoke' network with fewer port calls on deep sea routes.
It will cover Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Sub., and East-West trades.
The alliance will operate 26 services and regional shuttles in key regions.
'Gemini' aims to achieve over 90% schedule reliability by minimizing port calls per loop for faster turnaround.
🔥Webinar Alert🔥
A free webinar on the Impact of shipping disruptions on trade in Africa will be organized by UN Trade and Development on 30 April 2024, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Geneva, UTC +2)
The webinar will bring together key stakeholders from the shipping sector, ports management, policymakers and the private sector.
The discussions will be on current shipping trends, shipping disruptions, transportation costs, insurance costs, inflation, and possible solutions to mitigate the impact of shipping disturbances, etc.
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1- How A Container Ship Secures Containers?
2- Economic and Environmental Costs of Avoiding Suez Canal
Rerouting raises average container spot freight rates by $500 in December.
Shanghai rates more than double since early December, growing over threefold to Europe and the US West Coast, despite bypassing Suez.
3- Canal Avoidance Ripples: Longer Routes, Higher Costs
Avoiding Suez and Panama Canals leads to longer routes, rising trade costs, and insurance.
Increased greenhouse gas emissions from longer, faster travel to compensate for detours.
Panama Canal crucial for West Coast South American trade; significant for Ecuador, Chile, and Peru.
Suez Canal vital for East African countries; Djibouti and Sudan depend on it for 31% and 34% of foreign trade, respectively.
4- Red Sea Crisis: Shipping Industry Adapts to Geopolitical Tensions
Houthis' advanced weaponry disrupts international shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
Operations Prosperity Guardian and Aspis aim to secure maritime navigation.
Rerouting around Cape of Good Hope increases transit times and operational costs.
Global trade corridors affected by decreased market capacity.
Potential implications for global inflation and economic stability.
5- Red Sea Attacks Cause 21% Drop in Cargo Volumes via BIMCO
Cargo Decline: 21% drop in Red Sea area cargo volumes due to ship attacks by Houthis.
Ship Avoidance: Merchant ships avoiding region; container transits down 70%.
Economic Impact: Countries facing 25% y/y shipment decrease, affecting stability.
Global Trade Disruption: Suez Canal disruption impacting 10% of global trade.
Military Response: US-led coalition and EU efforts to safeguard ships ongoing, but attacks persist.
🚢 Cast Your Vote: Container Shipping Insights Poll!
Last Week’s Insight: 63% of our readers believe that considering the global push for carbon neutrality, they are somewhat optimistic about container shipping companies achieving ambitious emission reduction targets.