Insights

Receive shipping alerts and insights

Pilotage resumed in Yangtze River, China

China has acted quickly to control recent COVID outbreaks. That has meant temporarily suspending pilotage...

Yangtze river services suspended temporarily in China

Two river pilots have tested positive for COVID. This has caused most Yangtze river services...

Panama Canal’s joyful end to 2021 (22 Dec 2021)

From terrible backlogs to a much brighter end to the year. Panama Canal’s joyful end...

China’s tough COVID measures ramped up

In the face of new strains and holiday festivities, China’s tough COVID measures have been...

Panama Canal has lower waiting times (13 Dec 2021)

Finally, with the festive season upon us, the Panama Canal has lower waiting times.  In...

Chinese officials probe Dalian over COVID controls

Chinese officials found errors in the prevention and control processes of the city of Dalian. ...

Omicron variant isolated in Hong Kong

Researches at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have isolated the Omicron variant. The HKU...

Panama Canal waiting times update (30 Nov)

The Panama Canal waiting times are not out of the woods yet.  Almost all waiting...

New measures for COVID quarantine and testing in India

The Indian government has issued new measures for COVID quarantine and testing in India.  This...

Panama Canal backlog has improved (25 Nov)

The Panama Canal backlog has improved.  Almost all waiting times are down from the 18th...