Direct route from Asia to Puerto Antioquia: what changes for importers
CMA CGM added Puerto Antioquia, in Turbo, to its PEX2 service. On October 9 the terminal announced that the direct route to Puerto Antioquia is now a weekly connection with the main ports in Asia, China included. The first vessel, the CMA CGM Cape Cod, was scheduled to arrive in…
Ports on the edge: why the next generation of giant ships already has a problem before it sails
The shipping industry is weighing another jump in vessel size. After settling on 24,000 TEUs as the benchmark for intercontinental routes, several leading carriers are now looking at 27,000 TEU ships, a class larger still. China already proved the jump is technically feasible. In 2024 it unveiled a 27,500 TEU…
The Suez Canal is back to 27% of traffic, but the gains are not equal. See what it means for global trade and freight costs.
September brought a clear signal for the Suez Canal: 27% of Asia-Europe capacity went back to using it instead of routing around Africa, according to Sea-Intelligence’s latest Sunday Spotlight report. Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and CMA CGM have already reactivated several of their main services on the route. The result already…
Typhoons in China are not bad luck this season, there is a cycle behind it
El Niño shows up every two to seven years, on an irregular cycle. When it does, it warms the Pacific and fuels more typhoons than usual. 2026 is one of those years. NOAA (the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) put the odds at 69% that this would be the…
Record port congestion: why Colombian cargo arrives late even when the jam is an ocean away
Port congestion is back at a level not seen since the pandemic. Linerlytica counts 4.3 million TEU waiting to berth at ports around the world, an all-time high in volume that leaves behind the roughly 4 million of 2022. One nuance usually gets lost in the headlines: that figure equals…
Port of Buenaventura: quake, gridlock and pricier cargo
On August 10, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake with its epicenter near San José del Palmar, in Chocó, shook southwestern Colombia for nearly two minutes. Buenaventura was left with damaged roads, interrupted services and a human toll the region still carries. For foreign trade the effect was immediate: the main Pacific…
Maritime Traffic in Colombia Grows 5.6%: What It Means for Your Foreign Trade Operation
Colombia started 2026 with a clear signal: seaborne foreign trade keeps expanding. According to the General Maritime Directorate (Dimar), international maritime traffic grew 5.6% in the first quarter of the year, with 2,754 vessel calls. For importers and exporters, that figure isn’t just a headline: it points to more capacity,…
Maritime schedule cancellations: how blank sailings impact logistics planning
Maritime schedule cancellations, known in the industry as blank sailings, have become a recurring tool used by shipping lines to adjust capacity in response to demand.According to monitoring by the consultancy Drewry, approximately 7% of global sailings scheduled between April and May have been cancelled across the main East–West trade…
Hormuz crisis drives oil prices, shipping diversions and pressure on container supply
The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East is generating a new wave of disruptions in global trade. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important energy and maritime routes in the world, has caused a significant rise in oil prices, massive shipping route…
Trucks, Containers, and Vessels: China’s Logistics Under Pressure
During January and February 2026, cargo transportation in China is facing significant pressure. Companies importing from the country are reporting difficulties in securing trucks, containers, vessel space, and internal logistics services. This situation is not the result of an isolated event or an unexpected disruption, but rather a recurring phenomenon…