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Tokayev signs law on opening customs service offices of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Evergreen’s Suez return leaves Zim increasingly isolated

The container shipping industry’s long detour around southern Africa is rapidly coming to an end, with Taiwan’s Evergreen preparing to send its first ships through the Suez Canal after almost three years of avoiding the Red Sea. According to liner consultancy Linerlytica, Evergreen will deploy the 16,556 teu Ever Eon …

EU Survey Reveals Massive Support for Renewable Energy Transition

A majority of European Union citizens are in favor of an accelerated transition away from oil and gas and into alternative energy sources and transport electrification, a survey conducted by the European Investment Bank has shown, as reported by Reuters, which got an exclusive look at the survey. According to the surv…

Uzbekistan Airways and SQB Prepare for IPOs in 2027–2028

Uzbekistan plans to list shares in five companies, including Uzbekistan Airways and SQB, from the National Investment Fund’s portfolio in 2027–2028.

Maersk upgrades profit outlook despite underperforming rivals

Maersk has raised its full-year earnings guidance for the third time this year, with the Danish shipping giant continuing to benefit from extraordinary freight rates, resilient cargo demand and widespread supply chain disruption. The Copenhagen-headquartered group now expects underlying EBITDA of between $14bn and $14…

Kyrgyzstan secures up to $50 million from World Bank for clean energy transition

UAE Weighs Plans for Third Strait of Hormuz Bypass Pipeline

The United Arab Emirates currently operates one crude export pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz and announced earlier this year that it was building a second. A third pipeline is reportedly being planned to further expand crude capacity and reroute energy flows around Hormuz, reducing exposure to Iranian disr…

Transpacific emerges as liner shipping’s golden trade

The transpacific has become the most lucrative major container shipping trade in the world, with carriers generating five times more spot revenue per nautical mile on the Shanghai–Los Angeles route than on shipments to North Europe via the Cape of Good Hope. New analysis from Alphaliner shows that the extraordinary st…

Karshi to Develop Recreation Areas for 25,000 Residents

Karshi plans to concrete the Chap Tarmoq canal and develop nearby public spaces, improving irrigation for 1,400 hectares and creating recreation areas for local residents.

Karshi to Build 360-Seat Kindergarten and Renovate School

Karshi plans to build a new kindergarten for 360 children and fully renovate School No. 43, including upgrades to heating, classrooms and laboratories.

Lufthansa Cargo rides airfreight pricing power to stronger yields

Lufthansa Cargo increased its base yields by 14% year on year in the third quarter, with strong demand and constrained capacity supporting pricing power, even as Middle Eastern airlines restored services. Overall yields rose 22%, as the carrier also successfully passed-on higher fuel costs. Adjusted EBIT more than tri…

ONE profits soar, thanks to surging rates and volumes

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has doubled its full-year profit forecasts to $2bn, after more than quadrupling its net profit for the three months to September, amid a surge in rates and volumes. Over the second quarter, July-October for the Singapore-based carrier, net profit hit $1.3bn, compared with just $285m, a year…

Wave of feeder newbuilds could bring a chill to charter rates in 2027

Feeder containership charter rates could face downward pressure in 2027 as a wave of newbuild deliveries adds capacity to a market that has enjoyed strong earnings in 2026. Ship brokerage Intermodal research analyst Vasilis Fousekis noted that the time-charter rate for a 1,700 teu geared feeder had climbed to about $3…

Transpacific the most profitable container trade by far, says Alphaliner

Carriers are earning up to $1.30 per nautical mile on spot shipments from China to the US west coast, making the transpacific by far the most lucrative major container trade. Alphaliner’s latest analysis of spot freight revenue per nautical mile highlights the growing gap between the transpacific and other major trade…

Air cargo cashes in on AI boom – but who has the edge?

There is no shortage of companies enjoying the AI boom – from airports to airlines and forwarders, the latest airfreight trend is filling both aircraft and coffers – but companies are now trying to find a way to prove their competitive edge in the market, whether by handling, network, or capacity. Expeditors yesterday…

Idan Ofer turns to Japan for boxship quartet

Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has been linked to an order for four midsize containerships at Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding, marking a rare Japanese addition to its extensive newbuilding programme. Shipbuilding sources have identified the Singapore-based owner as the buyer of the quartet, which would take i…

Schneider picks Norfolk over CSX, you say?

The carrier is changing its primary eastern railroad after 18 years. It could reshape competition for domestic containers – but the volume CSX will lose remains undisclosed, and the UP–NS merger is still only a proposal. The biggest question in Schneider National’s new rail deal is also the one nobody has answered: ho…

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan launch new railway line, first coal train dispatched in October

Infrastructure can’t cope with pace of pan-American air trade growth

Airport cargo infrastructure, as well as established ways of handling logistics, are being challenged by growing traffic. Airfreight capacity between Latin America and Canada is on the rise, courtesy of Air Canada (AC). Last month, the airline resumed service to Santiago and Lima, serving the Chilean capital with four…

Cameroon’s Gulfcam taps new chief to drive Camship expansion

Cameroon’s Gulfcam is pursuing plans to acquire six vessels to expand its coastal container shipping operations between Kribi and Douala, with a former Camship executive taking charge of the business. Bernard André Ndengue took over as chief executive on November 1, replacing Albert Roger Boum, who stepped down last m…

Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz

Four oil tankers were destroyed after hitting naval mines in an area south of the Strait of Hormuz proscribed by Iran as prohibited for navigation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday, as attacks on vessels in the region intensify while crude oil flows have dipped from recent highs. The f…

AD Ports Group and HYT Capital Target Uzbekistan Logistics Hub

AD Ports Group and HYT Capital plan to develop Uzbekistan into a regional trade and logistics hub through transport corridors, terminals and digital services.

Lady Luck and the lifer: Dan Wall’s Expeditors is on a tear

Stock value at record $206.23 intraday post-interims. Quarterly revenue up 42%, operating profit up 55%. A freight market delivering disruption, scarcity, and an AI infrastructure boom. Expeditors’ new chief executive has produced extraordinary results – however, the real test may be what happens when the market stops…

China’s property starts plunge to 2002 levels

China’s property construction collapse has taken new building starts back to levels last seen in 2002, raising fresh questions about the long-term outlook for iron ore and coking coal demand, even as dry bulk owners become increasingly bullish about freight markets. Research published today by Ursa Shipbrokers reveals…

Samudera taps Yangzijiang yards for boxship duo

Singapore-listed Samudera Shipping Line has ordered two containerships in China, adding 6,000 teu of capacity to its newbuilding pipeline. The Indonesian-controlled carrier disclosed in a filing that it had signed shipbuilding contracts with Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding, both …

TS Lines adds $246m boxship brace in China

Taiwanese liner operator TS Lines has returned to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for another pair of containerships in a deal worth $246m. The Hong Kong-listed carrier has contracted two 11,000 teu vessels at the CSSC-controlled yard, together with China Shipbuilding Trading, paying $123m apiece. The ships are…

ENGINE: East of Suez Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

Singapore and Malaysia Bunker fuel availability remains tight in Singapore, with delayed cargo arrivals and congestion at loading terminals continuing to constrain supply, a source said. VLSFO lead times are currently around 13-15 days. Last week, suppliers recommended lead times ranging from around 13 days at the ear…

Dubai Benchmark Slips Into Contango for the First Time Since July

The curve of the Dubai benchmark is showing signs that rising oil flows from the Middle East are exceeding demand for the first time since early July, when the three-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire allowed millions of barrels to leave unhindered the Strait of Hormuz. Physical flows have been gradually rising for the past two…

Upswing in domestic demand gives railfreight operators a revenue boost

Union Pacific led the way on the North American containerised rail freight front over the three months to October, amid all the noise surrounding its pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern – but it was not alone in enjoying a bountiful summer. In general, North American intermodal operators benefited from an upswing …

Vote opens on controversial Port of LA workforce disclosure rules

Californians head for the polls today to decide on Charter Amendment PRT – a package of changes affecting Los Angeles’s airports, harbour, and Department of Water and Power, including new workforce disclosure requirements for leases at the port. The measure would require applicants for certain new Harbor Department le…