#World Wide Shipping
Despite Persistent Shipping Challenges U.S. Factory Growth Advances to Four-Month High
By Reade Pickert (Bloomberg) –A measure of U.S. manufacturing expanded in September at the fastest pace in four months, bolstered by robust demand for factory...
Port Logjams Reach Savannah as Container Ships Idle off Georgia Coast
The Port of Savannah, Ga., the fourth-largest U.S. gateway for seaborne imports, is trying to clear a backlog of more than 20 container ships that has grown in the w...
Power crisis deepens in Asia and Europe: What it means to shipping
There’s panic-buying of gasoline in the U.K. Natural gas prices in Europe and Asia are skyrocketing. Protests are breaking out across Europe due to spiking ele...
Five ways to build a sustainable supply chain through optimised freight management
According to Kearney reports, the COVID pandemic significantly disrupted 80% of supply chains around the world, with the result that 47% of supply chain operations w...
CMA CGM Container Terminal Featured in Seaplane Stunt for New James Bond Flick
CMA CGM’s Kingston Container Terminal in Jamaica will serve as the backdrop for an action sequence in the upcoming James Bond flick, No Time To Die. The compan...
China-Mongolia border port sees robust growth in freight transport
The import and export values of goods transported via the border port of Erenhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region posted a yearly increase of 38...
Meet the harbor pilots who make $434,000 a year, face high fatality rates, and are responsible for guiding hulking cargo ships into ports
Harbor pilots are the highest paid city employees, but face a one in 20 chance of dying on the job. The local pilots bring a ship in from miles out at sea to wi...
The world's biggest container ship, Ever Ace, continuing its maiden voyage, heading for Suez Canal soon
The Ever Ace, the largest container ship in the world, docked at the UK port of Felixstowe in Suffolk on Sunday morning. The giant ship is the sister vessel of th...
Container sector is so hot that ships rent for $200,000/day
You can buy a brand-new Ferrari starting at $250,000. To rent a 12-year-old container ship for a mere three months, it could cost you a lot more than that: as much a...
Port NOLA awards contract for Louisiana International Terminal
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has awarded a $4 million contract to HDR Engineering Inc. as part of the multiyear due diligence and permitting process for the n...
U.S. Ports See Shipping Logjams Likely Extending Far Into 2022
Leaders of some of the busiest U.S. ports expect congestion snarling maritime gateways to continue deep into next year, as the crush of goods from manufacturers and...
Aurora tankers completes eight-vessel newbuild series
The launch of the 50,000 dwt IMO II MR Chemical Tanker, Maritime Verity is the last in a series of eight vessels. The ship will join a pool of 22 coated chemical tan...
Maersk orders dual fuel ships
A.P. Moller - Maersk has announced it will “introduce the first in a ground-breaking series of 8 large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated...
Congestion persists at rail terminals servicing imports
Chassis shortages and efforts to dig out containers at rail terminals continue to characterize the rail side of the U.S. import supply chain in some areas, according...
Taiwan's Evergreen Maritime Corp. now has one of world's largest container ships
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — One of the world's largest container ships, the "Ever Ace", successfully berthed at Taipei Port on Sunday afternoon (Aug....
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