#Container Shipping

South China Ports in Crisis as Congestion Spreads

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – South China’s port congestion has gone from bad to worse – delays at Yantian are spilling over to nearby Shekou a...

Inside container shipping’s COVID-era money-printing machine

It’s a seemingly basic shipping formula: Liners operate a fleet of container vessels, whether owned or chartered, with total capacity measured in twenty-foot e...

Higher Shipping Fees Hurt Smaller Firms

Vietnamese exporters are struggling to send goods abroad despite high demand because of a nearly five-fold year-on-year surge in container shipping costs. Shipping...

Forecast Warns Link Between Container Traffic and Global Economic Growth Could Decline in Recovery

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As economies continue to rebound, global container trade is expected to grow by 5.8% this year, according to a...

Inflation alert:Container shipping rates just spiked (again)

The headlines last August and September blared: “Trans-Pacific rates are going crazy.” “Rates are on fire.” “Records shattered.”...

A Summer Of Sold-out Ships Awaits As Sea Cargo Chaos Intensifies

Container shipping rates are heading higher again, driven to new heights by unrelenting consumer demand and company restocking from Europe to the U.S. that are exhau...

ASEAN share of US-bound container shipping reaches 20%

TOKYO -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is making its presence felt in the U.S.-bound marine transportation market. Total shipping volume originating in...

Container shipping must Live the digital dream

Dealing with disruption to supply chains is made easier for those digitally savvy companies that took an early leap into the virtual world, says Ross Martin, Chief O...