Freightos

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Disruptions to ocean freight has led to some shift to air cargo as reflected in increased air volumes on some lanes recently. America air cargo rates climbed 14% last week to $6.06/kg, Air cargo demand should also ease as LNY begins and Red Sea-driven air demand should subside as well as ocean operations continue to stabilize.

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Freightos

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Despite US and UK strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen, attacks on Red Sea traffic continued this week, both on US naval assets and commercial vessels. Freightos Air Index rates for China to N.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Suez is facing a different set of challenges though, as Houthis in Yemen attacked three more vessels – two bulk carriers, and an OOCL container vessel they determined to have links to Israeli-ownership – and a US Navy ship on Sunday. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

Persistent Red Sea Risks Continue to Disrupt Critical Trade Route The ongoing conflict in Yemen has created several shipping risks in the Red Sea. has been working to negotiate a ceasefire in Yemen. As of late February 2024, CMA CGM is now shipping cargo through the Red Sea trade route.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

US and UK strikes on Houthi positions continued last week as well, and the US Federal Maritime Commission is considering implementing maritime sanctions on Yemen as an additional measure. In air cargo, though rates out of Asia and the Middle East were level or easing on most lanes last week, Freightos Air Index data shows China – N.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

International tensions are rising as the UK is considering targeting Houthi positions in Yemen and Iran moved a warship to the Red Sea on Sunday, stating that Iranian naval vessels have periodically been in the Red Sea “”to secure shipping lanes, repel pirates, among other purposes since 2009.” America East Coast peak of $22k/FEU.

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Freightos

JANUARY 10, 2024

Longer ocean transits are expected to push some volumes to air cargo. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox. This statement was followed by a China representative to the UN also calling for the attacks to end. Through last week, Freightos Air Index rates for Asia – N.

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Logistics Middle East

MAY 13, 2015

Iran sends warships to escort cargo ship into US and Saudi controlled waters off Yemen

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. Once cargo has shipped, there are no “backsies.” Everything from custom duties to cargo inspections can create bottlenecks within the supply chain. Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations. By Ali Hasan Raza. In 2017, the U.S. had a trade surplus of $24.5

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Logistics Middle East

APRIL 4, 2015

Yemen flagged cargo ships issue distress calls on way from Oman to Alang in rough seas'

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Though Israel’s war with Hamas has so far not had much impact on ocean logistics , Houthis from Yemen, after threatening to target Israeli ships, hijacked a car carrier vessel in the Red Sea with ties to Israeli owners this week, raising concerns of broader supply chain impacts from the war. Transatlantic rates increased 9% to $2.00/kg

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Logistics Middle East

MAY 4, 2015

Saudi-led airstrikes are targeting several airports across the troubled country.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

Ship operators fear that their crews could be imperiled on the journeys through the Red Sea by missile or drone attacks from a Yemen-based rebel group. Cargo volumes through the Suez and Panama canals have plunged by more than a third. Whatever you plan to do this weekend, we wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day, and say Sláinte!

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Logistics Middle East

MAY 20, 2015

Yemeni media claim Saudi jets have launched airstrikes on UNICEF ships, but the agency has not responded to these reports.

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Logistics Middle East

APRIL 11, 2015

Saudi warships prevent cargo vessel carrying grain from entering Yemeni port'

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs. struck more than 60 targets at Houthi positions in Yemen, aiming to halt attacks on merchant ships. On January 11, the U.S.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Since mid-November, Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified their assaults on commercial shipping vessels navigating through the lower Red Sea, in response to situation in Gaza. Reacting to the situation, ocean cargo rates have surged.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Since mid-November, Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified their assaults on commercial shipping vessels navigating through the lower Red Sea, in response to the situation in Gaza. Reacting to the situation, ocean cargo rates have surged.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Navy’s SEAL Team 3 began to climb aboard an unflagged ship that was carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen. Customers of maritime shipping firms not only want to protect their goods they also want to avoid higher insurance and additional shipping surcharges for cargo transiting the Red Sea. Baldor recounts what happened.[6]

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2024

hit 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militants on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The bombings focused on military targest in eight locations in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, the U.S. The next time a leap year will be skipped is the year 2100. and the U.K.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Several firms have paused shipments through the route after vessels were attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen. It has forced a number of companies to re-route cargo around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, adding days to journeys. Several firms have paused shipments through the route after vessels were attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

Yemen-based Houthi militants have been attacking high-value cargo vessels in the Red Sea since November in a show of support for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fighting Israel in Gaza. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

Global shipping lines have become increasingly strained as the Houthi militia in Yemen broadens its attacks on cargo vessels, one of the largest companies in the industry warned on Monday. This has forced ocean carriers to avoid the sea and take a much longer route to Europe around the southern tip of Africa.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery. Global trade declined by 1.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

cargo imports in May could hit highest level since last October Transloading is heating up again Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. The April 5 incident is one of hundreds in which massive cargo ships lost propulsion, many near bridges and ports, according to a Washington Post analysis of Coast Guard records.

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