News & Highlights

• Carriers attempt peak surcharges, rate increases on trans-Atlantic

  August 26th 2026

  With demand softening on the westbound trade lane, carriers continue to withdraw capacity, resulting slow but steady rate gains through August on rout (read more)

• MSC joins competitors in reinstating Suez passage for India westbound services

  August 26th 2026

  Vessels deployed on MSC’s India-Europe “Himalaya Express” service will return to the traditional, shorter route effective with a late-August voy (read more)

• US truckload costs forecast to climb through Q4 into 2027

  August 25th 2026

  The RXO Curve index shows renewed pressure on spot and contract truckload rates as shippers take more business to bid in late 2026 and fuel costs rema (read more)

• Robust trans-Pacific expected to maintain strength into Golden Week

  August 25th 2026

  The overheated market and its resilience through September would represent a sharp reversal of the general thinking among industry participants from j (read more)

• CMA CGM, Saudis ink deal for $434 million Jeddah port investment

  August 25th 2026

  It is the carrier’s second massive terminal investment in the Middle East in the past few months and highlights the important role Jeddah plays as a (read more)