WCI Rises 2% in Week 28 to Reach 2−Year High

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) rose 2% from the previous week to reach $4,639 per FEU in Week 28. This climb, largely driven by higher rates on the Asia–Europe trade route…

PRC: H1 Piracy, Armed Robbery Cases Hit Lowest Number Since ‘92

Thirty-eight incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were recorded in the first half (January-June), a decrease from 90 in the corresponding months of 2025 and 60 in 2…

ONE to Launch, Discontinue Svcs. on India-US Trade

Ocean Network Express (ONE) will launch a new service on the west coast of India-U.S. East Coast trade in August. Instead, it will discontinue its West India North America (WIN) s…

Survey: Driver On-Duty Time Considerably Decreases

The average number of hours for which truck drivers are on duty considerably decreased (by one hour and 33 minutes) in Japan in fiscal 2025 (April 2025-March 2026) compared to the…

Foreign-Trade Containers to/from Yokkaichi Port Plunge 17.9% to 11K TEUs in May

The Port of Yokkaichi in central Japan handled 10,909 TEUs of foreign-trade containers in May, down 17.9% year on year, according to preliminary statistics unveiled by the Yokkaic…

Hapag-Lloyd, HPA Begin OPS at Hamburg Port

Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power at the Port of Hamburg. With this agreement, the Germany carrier will use avail…

NX Thailand, Thai Bridgestone to Manage Used Tires, Promote Circulation

Nippon Express Logistics (Thailand) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) collaboration with Thai Bridgestone,…