Key shipping routes in the Red Sea, Black Sea and Panama Canal are simultaneously under threat, with far-reaching implications for inflation and food & energy security.
Developing countries are particularly vulnerable to these disruptions and UNCTAD remains vigilant in monitoring the evolving situation.
The Ocean Alliance east-west liner services vessel-sharing agreement between CMA CGM, Cosco, OOCL and Evergreen, has been extended until 31 March 2032.
The announcement ended weeks of industry chatter that one of the partners would “jump ship” to join the THE Alliance after Hapag-Lloyd leaves next year.
Ocean line CEOs signed a memorandum of understanding in Shanghai today, designed to end speculation of a new ‘alliance merry-go-round’ which followed last month’s shock announcement by Hapag-Lloyd of its resignation from THEA to team up with Maersk in the new Gemini Cooperation next February.
The carrier partners said that, “with the confirmation of at least five years’ cooperation extension”, they “would like to deliver a clear and positive signal” to their customers.
CMA CGM chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé added: “The decision forges our commitment to meet our customers’ needs and build even more secure, reliable and sustainable supply chains. Our diversity is our strength, together we will continue to pioneer our industry.”
Coincidentally, Drewry chose today for a webinar on post-Gemini liner alliances, which no doubt included some last-minute changes to the script to reflect the Ocean Alliance announcement.
Hosted by liner industry veterans Drewry MD Tim Power and senior associate Tony Mason, the webinar looked at the make-up of the new alliance structures, and particularly at the options for the remaining partners of THEA now the Ocean Alliance door has closed.
Drewry said that, apart from on the transatlantic, the Ocean Alliance would have by far the greatest number of east-west trade loops, with 40 across its network, followed by Gemini with 21, THEA with 19 and MSC with 15.
“MSC has the greatest reduction in the number of loops, although this is mitigated by the independent loops it has already launched outside the 2M.” it added.
And, as a result of Maersk’s departure from the 2M next year, Drewry said that in its new Gemini VSA with Hapag-Lloyd, where the German carrier is the junior partner, the number of loops marketed by Maersk would be reduced.
Mr Power discussed the merits and potential obstacles of the ‘hub & spoke’ operation central to the Gemini partners’ VSA strategy, and argued that its “robustness” would be a critical factor in the success or failure of the concept. he said: “If they don’t get it right, they will be in trouble.”
And he added: “Managing the network to ensure reliability, managing the terminals with very high port call sizes, big exchanges and a lot of pressure on yard management is going to be very challenging on a day-to-day operational basis.”
As for the options next year for the remaining THEA partners ONE, Yang Ming and HMM, Mr Mason speculated that they might be considering that persuading an Ocean Alliance carrier to join THE
Our ICN-UBN airfreight
Our ICN-UBN airfreight rates are as below.
Currently OZ service is almost unavailable due to freighter and Wide body has stopped.
End of March and April Asiana and Tway will commence ICN-UBN service, and I expect rates will be slightly decreased.
45KG +100 KG +500 KG +1000KG +3000KG +5000 KG FSC T/S
KE $6.50 $1.95. $1.95. $1.95. $1.95 $1.95. $0.57 $ 0.3
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Lithuanian rail operator LTG Cargo has run its first continuous pilot train across all Baltic countries. It is the company’s first independently run cargo train traversing all three Baltic states. As Baltic rail operators have faced financial difficulties due to a loss of freight from and to Russia and Belarus, they seek to diversify their operations internationally.
The pilot run across the Baltics used a single locomotive and was run independently by LTG Cargo. According to the company, this novelty increases the route’s competitiveness and removes the need for wagon transfers at international borders.
LTG Cargo states that it will soon start organizing transports through all Baltic countries. It also aims to increase its westbound transportation volumes and provide cargo services on the Rail Baltica line, which will connect the Baltic countries to the rest of Europe via Poland.
Pan-Baltic business
Much like its Baltic counterparts LDZ Cargo and Operail, LTG Cargo pursues a policy of international expansion amid financial setbacks following sanctions on Russia and Belarus. Both Latvian LDZ Cargo and Estonian Operail earlier signaled their intention to expand internationally to make up for their losses.
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METRANS has just completed the full acquisition of AdriaRail Group. The company had taken over 51 per cent of Adria Rail’s stakes in March 2023, while now it has proceeded to acquire the remaining 49 per cent. “We have reached another important milestone in the expansion of our European network,” commented Peter Kiss, CEO of METRANS.
According to METRANS, Adria Rail will continue carrying out its business as usual, albeit as a METRANS Group subsidiary in the Croatian and Serbian markets. Indicatively, Adria Rail covers 70 per cent of container transport along the Croatia-Serbia corridor and serves traffic to and from the major Croatian port of Rijeka.
Business has already started
On top of the activities mentioned above, Adria Rail also operates the Indija terminal between Belgrade and Novi Sad in Serbia. With the 51 per cent stake acquisition from the company in March 2023, METRANS basically became the terminal’s operator. This was the first-ever rail terminal operated by the HHLA subsidiary in Serbia.
Of course, a new terminal means opportunities for new connections. METRANS did not waste its time, and just a couple of months after taking over the Indija terminal, it launched a new service connecting it with its HUB rail terminal in Budapest.
Almost simultaneously, it started a service between the HUB terminal and the port of Rijeka while also linking Rijeka with Indija, creating a triangular network between Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary. As a result, the network was already there, but with Adria Rail’s complete acquisition, METRANS has taken a decisive step in becoming a leading transport player also in the Balkan region.
