Indian exporters suffer twists and turns of freight amid Lanka, Singapore transhipment jamIndian exporters face delays due to congestion at Singapore and Colombo ports. A surge in China-US trade is reducing container availability...
10 Aug, 2026, 05.00 AM IST
Edible oil prices fall as Israel-Iran ceasefire holds, port delays reduceEdible oil prices are declining due to the Israel-Iran ceasefire and improved cargo congestion at Kandla Port. Palm oil prices have fallen ...
27 Jun, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
Singapore’s port congestion is showing signs of abatingPort congestion in Singapore shows signs of easing: container ship arrivals reached a yearly low, vessel arrivals dropped 10% to 241 millio...
16 Jul, 2024, 10.09 AM IST
Spike in maritime shipping rates is no pandemic flashbackThis round of supply-chain difficulties originates with the threat from Yemen’s Houthis, which is keeping container ships from using their ...
06 Jul, 2024, 11.07 AM IST
World container shipping rates keep rising amid port congestionInflation is easing globally except for soaring cargo costs on high seas, with spot rates for shipping containers to US and Europe tripling...
17 Jun, 2024, 09.32 AM IST
Singapore port container logjam worsens as ships avoid Red SeaSingapore's port faces congestion due to vessel diversions to avoid Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels, impacting global supply chains and ca...
13 Jun, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
Maersk faces significant port congestion in Asia, MediterraneanMaersk faces significant terminal congestion in Mediterranean and Asian ports, causing substantial delays in its vessel schedule.
04 Jun, 2024, 11.19 AM IST
Shipping Ministry proposes coastal routes to move coal produced in eastern IndiaThese discussions on rationalising the coal movement have been taking place over the last 15 days. Shipping ministry officials said coastal...
07 Jul, 2022, 12.00 AM IST
China port delays slow shipments from iron ore to electronicsAn average of 23 container ships per day waited to berth at Hong Kong in January, up from 18 vessels in December, according to data from lo...
19 Feb, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
India may corner nearly half of global rice trade as exports soar to recordIndia could ship as much as 22 million tonnes of rice this year, or more than the combined exports of the next three largest exporters Thai...
16 Sep, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
China’s worse-than-Suez ship delays set to widen trade chaosEven without the Suez blockage or port backlogs, the global transportation system would probably still be struggling with maxed-out capacit...
18 Jun, 2021, 09.33 AM IST
The world’s other major shipping pileup is still clogging tradeA total of 26 container ships were anchored waiting to offload at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, as of Sunday.
30 Mar, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
India takes one more step to develop Chabahar portIran's state-run IRNA news agency is reporting that two 100 tonne cranes from India worth $7.5 million had arrived at the Shahid Beheshti p...
23 Mar, 2021, 12.50 PM IST
India lines up deepwater port for rice, exports to surge amid global shortageCongestion at the Kakinada Anchorage Port, India's biggest rice-handling facility, had led to a waiting period of up to four weeks compared...
04 Feb, 2021, 02.13 PM IST
Visakhapatnam Port Trust chalks out Rs 3000-crore plan to expand cargo-holdingThe port plans to raise a capacity to 125 million tonne and become the third-largest port in the country over the next three years.
28 Jan, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
- Indian port congestion hits grain supply
Congestion at Indian ports is delaying corn and rice shipments to Asia and Africa, dealing a fresh blow to buyers stung by record-high glob...
23 Jul, 2012, 11.45 AM IST
- Congested Asian ports struggle to quench Chinese demand
More than 40 ships queues daily at Australia's Newcastle, the world's busiest coal terminal, and waits an average of two weeks to load its ...
18 Oct, 2010, 03.22 AM IST