#International Shipping
Top 10 – World’s Largest Container Shipping Companies in January 2022 vs. April 2021
Without a doubt, the past 2 years made the shipping industry one of the most profitable industries. In November 2021, liner veteran John McCown, founder of Blue...
How Does The IATA Travel Pass Work?
As the aviation industry restarts after over a year of passenger downturn, the IATA Travel Pass is becoming a crucial initiative in this next chapter. Airlines acros...
UK freight forwarding association lashes liner conduct
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has written to the UK government asking it to investigate the state of competition within the current container...
Liner operators can boost income while smaller carriers reap bigger profits
Analysis by shipping consultancy Drewry suggests carrier profits, far from diminishing this year, will rise again as the Omicron variant disrupts supply chains and n...
Supply chain dysfunction will continue to drive LCL demand, says ECU
ECU Worldwide is betting on further growth in India as global importers source more Asia-made goods to meet roaring consumer and manufacturing demand. ECU is one...
FMC Stepping Up Its Scrutiny of Liner Shipping
In the wake of 2021’s tumultuous supply chain disruptions, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the U.S. overseer of liner shipping, has taken a more aggress...
SM Line Containership Could Be Docked at Canadian Cruise Terminal For ‘Weeks’ After Breakdown
A South Korean containership could be docked at the cruise terminal in Victoria, British Columbia for “several weeks” after breaking down off the west co...
British Freight Lobby Calls for Investigation Into Container Shipping ‘Profiteering’
The British International Freight Association is calling on the U.K. government to investigate the state of competition within the global container-shipping market,...
Post-Panamax container ship maimed by fuel in North Pacific, 11-day saga
Container ship SM BUSAN arrived at Victoria Anchorage, B.C., Canada, on tow of two Seaspan tugs and offshore tug MAERSK LAUNCHER (IMO 9425746), at around 0300 UTC Ja...
China Floats First 24,000 TEU Boxship Built for Evergreen
China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a division of CSSC, floated Evergreen Line’s newest containership which is being called the world’s largest c...
Evergreen Hands Out Huge Bonuses for Record-Setting Year
Evergreen Marine Corp (EMC), the Taiwanese ocean carrier, is reportedly handing out generous annual bonuses after a great year for the company’s finances. Some...
Euroseas Announces New Containership Charters at More Than Twice the Rate of Existing Contracts
Greek containership operator Euroseas has announced its latest head-turning charters for two of its ships at “more than twice” the rate their existing co...
How ocean carriers dove deeper into logistics, air cargo in 2021
For big ocean freight lines, 2021 was marked not only by record profits stemming from COVID-related constraints on shipping patterns and capacity but by significant...
Expect more shipping chaos as Omicron forces transport workers to quit
From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures trumps the lure of higher pay, the transport industry...
Shippers Plan New Strategies, Stopgap Measures to Ease Freight Pain
Businesses rattled by high logistics costs and freight bottlenecks are extending the workarounds they adopted during the pandemic and taking on new strategies to eas...
01 September 2024
Container Prices Double, Leasing Rates Triple in China
04 September 2024
Maersk sets new bar with shipping’s first climate target validation
06 September 2024
Port of Los Angeles Reports Another Busy Month for Cargo Volumes
09 Agustus 2024