Global shipping industry faces rising shipping costs and additional charges
2 April 2024
Recently, the global shipping industry has faced an uptick of shipping charges and additional charges again. Several major shipping companies, including Hapag-Lloyd, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Delta Shipping (CMA CGM), South Korean Shipping (HMM) and Walmart Shipping, have announced the upgrades of GRI (Integral Rate Rate Rate) and FAK (Free Shipping) from April 1 to May 1 this year.
A number of shipping companies have opened the Far East—St. Petersburg route to fill the market gap
21 April 2023
Amidst global political instability, U.S. sanctions against Russia have led to the suspension of operations by numerous global shipping companies, and shipping routes from China to Russia have also been affected. Although many container shipping companies, such as Maersk, have successively withdrawn from the Russian shipping market, some shipping companies are shifting their focus to the China-Baltic route. In this situation, multiple...