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Zepol Reports April Vessel Imports Rise 9.2%

By: 3plwire Post Date: May 10, 2012 0 comments
Zepol Reports April Vessel Imports Rise 9.2%
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Zepol Reports April Vessel Imports Rise 9.2% Vessel imports show large increases for the second consecutive month MINNEAPOLIS, May 10, 2012 — Zepol Corporation, the leading trade intelligence company, reports that U.S. import shipment volume for April, measured in TEUs, increased 9.2% from March and 7.2% from April of 2011. So far [...]

Port Klang Port Trucker Protest

By: Splatty Post Date: May 3, 2012 0 comments
Port Klang Port Trucker Protest
I just received word that approximately 1,000 Port Klang drayage truck drivers staged a two hour protest at the port to complain about recent fee hikes and operational delays at the port. I was advised by a contact at a local logistics company that although the protest was only expected to last a couple of [...]

Ocean bid tip: diversify your carrier alliances!

By: SwizStick Post Date: December 29, 2011 3 comments
Ocean bid tip: diversify your carrier alliances!
With so many container lines out there to choose from it’s easy to forget that despite their numbers there really are fewer choices than it seems when you consider carrier alliances and vessel sharing partners. If you are large enough to deal in direct carrier contracts with container lines, then you would be wise to [...]

Understanding Bunker Fuel: is there a relationship to crude prices?

By: SwizStick Post Date: December 29, 2011 3 comments
Understanding Bunker Fuel: is there a relationship to crude prices?
Unless you work for an ocean container line, there seems to be a lot of confusion regarding bunker fuel costs and how they play into ocean container costs and BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor – fuel surcharge for container lines).  This is especially compounded when folks look at the headlines in regards to crude oil prices [...]

2011 Ocean Rates

By: Splatty Post Date: March 30, 2011 0 comments
2011 Ocean Rates
The first round of carrier negotiations are in the books for my company and as usual carrier rates are all over the board. With all of my responses in, the average difference between the lowest offering and the highest is roughly $700 to $800 per 40′ out of China base ports to the US. Needless [...]

Live from TPM!

By: Post Date: March 7, 2011 0 comments
Live from TPM!
Check out our live twitter feeds from the 2011 TPM conference via our Twitter page. Link updated.

Ocean freight rates on the decline?

By: Splatty Post Date: January 17, 2011 4 comments
Ocean freight rates on the decline?
Anyone else notice that ocean freight rates are declining? I was recently approached by an NVO with rates out of China to the U.S. that are approximately $100 to $200 lower than what was offered back in November. Even with the carriers implementing a pre-Chinese New Year peak, rates appear to be headed in a [...]

2011 Freest Economies: Heritage Foundation Report

By: Splatty Post Date: January 14, 2011 0 comments
2011 Freest Economies: Heritage Foundation Report
The Heritage Foundation has recently released their 2011 Index of Economic Freedom report which details the world’s freest economies. The report covers 183 countries across 10 specific freedoms such as trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom, and property rights. For the 17th year in a row, Hong Kong assumed the top spot in the rankings. [...]

Shanghai Overtakes Singapore as World’s Busiest Container Port

By: Splatty Post Date: January 8, 2011 1 comment
Shanghai Overtakes Singapore as World's Busiest Container Port
According to a report on the Shanghai Municipal Government website, Shanghai became the world’s busiest container port in 2010 after handling 29.05 million TEUs. Singapore, which previously held the number one spot, handled 500,000 less TEU’s than Shanghai during the year. Shanghai’s cargo throughput rose to approximately 650 million tons in 2010, helping to claim [...]

Zepol’s November Containerized Import Data Update

By: Post Date: January 7, 2011 0 comments
Zepol’s November Containerized Import Data Update
On December 6th, we completed the data for November in our U.S. Customs trade data tool, TradeIQ. Total shipments in November rose slightly by 0.20% from October ending a two month dip, and grew 14.03% over the previous year. European origin shipments rose 12.15% over last month and 17.96% over the previous year continuing a [...]

OOCL Orders Two 8,888 TEU Vessels

By: Splatty Post Date: December 18, 2010 0 comments
OOCL Orders Two 8,888 TEU Vessels
According to a press release from OOCL, the Hong Kong based carrier has entered into a ship building contract with Hudong for two 8,888 TEU vessels. Via OOCL.com: We remain committed to meeting the needs of our customers and we would like to share this news with our valued customers about these newbuilds added to [...]

September Containerized Import Data Update – Zepol.com

By: Post Date: October 21, 2010 0 comments
September Containerized Import Data Update - Zepol.com
On October 11th, we completed the data for September in our U.S. Customs trade data tool, TradeIQ. Total shipments in September dropped by 7.76% from August, but grew 15.43% over the previous year. All port regions experienced negative growth in September 2010. Below is a table showing port regions of the world where shipments originated: [...]
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