Maritime

New data from eeSea reveals that U.S. ports will see capacity plunge by up to 20% this month.

Some national chapters are offering memberships to those working at sea during the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission asks lawmakers to consider “financial bridge” to help container terminals make their lease payments.

Flexport CTO James Chen articulates his vision of the future of global trade technology.

Chief marketing officer, service center manager and executive vice president are named.

Shippers and forwarders will be cautious with how much cargo they commit to the ocean container carriers this contract season, industry experts say.

COVID-19 can accelerate many existing but slow-moving trends in the industry as it has forced changes in behavior and altered industry priorities.

Liners could scrape bottom over next two months, then recover.

Combined transportation and logistics powerhouse grows gross profit despite impact from COVID-19.

International association of forwarders says members have tools and knowledge to ease container-shipping pain of the COVID-19 pandemic.

International organizations calling for show of solidarity as well as recognition of COVID-19 as occupational disease.

Shipping analyst Michael Webber sees tanker-stock upside if coronavirus recovery falters.

COVID-19 pandemic challenges American seed producers to secure airfreight capacity to meet spring planting.

Mayor Eric Garcetti grateful for “lifesaving purchase agreement” with Honeywell.

Industry sage Martin Stopford dives deep into the future of global trade.

Distribution patterns expected to change in post-coronavirus world.

Regulatory guidance is expected to be significant to American shippers facing container availability charges from carriers and marine terminals during COVID-19 pandemic.

Hong Kong-based shipping line says first-quarter volume was down less than half a percent despite pandemic.

Judge gives Maersk go-ahead to jump ship from GCT terminal in Staten Island.

The smallest of the standardized ocean containers in the global fleet remains ideal for dense, heavy agricultural goods, forest products, and machinery shipments.

Global freight forwarder attributes most of the 23.2% year-over-year first-quarter earnings drop to impact of COVID-19 pandemic .

Employees will test devices that vibrate when wearers come too close to protect them from coronavirus infection.

Refined-product tankers join crude tankers in era of epic earnings.

Service contract negotiations between container carriers and shippers are being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission says.

A CFO, government affairs VP and two life science sales directors are hired and a Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association board appointment is announced.

IHS Markit’s Paul Bingham predicts sustained 2020 weakness and higher long-term costs.

The 12 members of Reopen Jacksonville will advise the Florida city’s mayor on the easing of stay-at-home restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Triple the number of vessels at anchorage increases risk of oil spill.

While suffering a significant drop in cargo volume during the coronavirus pandemic, the seaport stands “ready to help position America’s industries for future success,” says Executive Director Gene Seroka.

Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have always been good for tanker rates and stocks — until now.

The 24,000-TEU Algeciras will make maiden voyage from Qingdao, China, on Monday.

“We expect that more shippers will shift from just-in-time supply chains to just-in-case supply chains,” U.S. CEO Mark McCullough said.

Maersk plans sudden switch from Staten Island to New Jersey. The Staten Island terminal is fighting back.

Final steel floor beam lifted into place two years after assembly of main span got underway.

The German shipping line says it has cut CO2 emissions per transported TEU by about 50% since 2008

Container equipment shortage exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic stresses upper-Midwest soybean exporter trying to fill his springtime customer orders to Asia.

Here it comes: Ports will soon feel full force of canceled box-ship sailings.

The Jacksonville, Florida-based ocean carrier finds continued demand for reefers among Central American and Caribbean fruit and produce shippers.

Some reports say crew killed Spirit of Hamburg mariner, while others point to an intruder.

U.S.-listed tanker stocks boast double-digit gains on historically awful day for crude-oil pricing.

COVID-19 has not hurt cargo flows between the Pacific Northwest and Anchorage.

Portsmouth Marine Terminal will be closed while import volumes are down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bulker rates are rising, but not yet profitable, and market risks abound.

The duty deferment applies to qualifying importers facing “significant financial hardship,” Customs and Border Protection said.

The longer the coronavirus crisis continues, “the longer it’s going to take to get the ship righted,” says GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch.

Big April gains at Southern California container terminals are deceiving.

Short-sea shipper says economic impact of COVID-19 has forced service disruption and employee layoffs.

The 19,200-TEU MSC Anna is retrieving empty containers piling up during the coronavirus crisis to return to Asia.

Pandemic yet to heavily impact Caribbean container transshipment but fallout looms.

Less-than-containerload services offer forwarders and their shippers an alternative to more expensive air freight and full-container transport services, industry experts say.

Ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Houston, Jacksonville and Charleston all report drops in March.

Pandemic pressures on tourism, oil and textiles squeeze Caribbean cargo demand.

The Supply Chain Intelligence Center pinpoints trouble spots on the nation’s highways and ports to U.S. humanitarian relief providers responding to the health crisis.

World’s second-largest box carrier resolves its website woes.

Good news for box carriers: Freight rates haven’t collapsed. Bad news: Volumes have.

Global maritime insurer promotes international adoption of container packing and declaration practices to reduce losses.

Ocean shipping post-pandemic: What changes lie ahead for supply, demand, stocks and debt?

Problem-solving supply chain bottlenecks is the way to build customer loyalty, freight experts say.

Fee-based storage offered at five North American terminals to assist importers dealing with supply chain disruption caused by coronavirus pandemic.

The number of empty containers returned to Asia from the California port dropped 23% in March.

Crude-tanker demand should continue to rise. Will stock prices follow suit?

While staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic, catch up on classic — and not-so-classic — movies prominently featuring modes of transportation.

The global logistics giant said its Q1 profits among its five business divisions suffered from the coronavirus upheaval.

Website and the online booking platform of MSC have gone offline but fallout appears contained.

North American rail volumes last week were approaching levels normally seen during Christmas and New Year’s, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Coronavirus and tariffs blamed for lowest total in more than a decade.

Cargo flows face worst hit in a century but have potential to bounce back fast.

Third-party logistics providers engaged in international trade are facing the difficult decision of whether to thin staff or even close altogether in the face of a prolonged economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

New CEO named to lead Alabama State Port Authority and senior VP appointed to head Latin American sales.

No collapse yet for ocean container spot rates. In fact, they’re up.

World Shipping Council issues reminder that seafarers are the backbone of international supply chains.

Plunging demand on land has yet to be fully felt by ocean shipping

“The coronavirus is delivering a shock to the supply chain,” said port chief Mario Cordero.

Members of the Washington, D.C.-based National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America interviewed by American Shipper this week generally praised CBP for permitting the flow of legitimate trade across the continent.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said there has been no shortage of container-shipping industry members willing to participate in its initiative to identify ways to overcome supply chain obstacles caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

VC funding has evaporated, wooing new customers is extremely difficult and existing customers’ focus has changed.

Carriers slash even more ocean services in bid to prop up rates as demand crumbles.

The Justice Department said joint logistics operations among five American medical supply distributors to provide protective medical gear to virus hot spots does not violate antitrust law.

Tanker shares fall back as crude-oil prices surge. What comes next?

Bob Costello expects many trucking companies to go out of business before the economy recovers from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

In an interview with FreightWaves, TRAC Intermodal President and CEO Jennifer Polli describes how her company is handling its business operations against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mayor taps Gene Seroka to locate and deliver medical supplies critically needed during coronavirus pandemic.

Despite COVID-19 concerns, the Port of Alaska and ocean carriers calling Anchorage insist that ships loaded with containers will continue to arrive on schedule.

On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston welcomes Mike Baudensitel of FreightWaves to discuss whether the nation’s rail and intermodal sectors are getting any sort of lift from […]

No one was prepared for the global shipping disruption caused by COVID-19, but Mike Meierkort said Damco’s resiliency program is “the closest thing to having a playbook.”

Arrested Pacific Harbor Line locomotive driver apparently thought the Navy hospital ship was not at the Port of LA to do good.

Coronavirus will inevitably infect more seafarers. How ports respond will be pivotal.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it will do its part to keep imports of medical gear flowing efficiently into the country.

FIATA questions the reasonableness of assessing demurrage and detention charges against shippers and forwarders during pandemic.

French carrier reports entire 500-vessel fleet is free of coronavirus cases.

Canceled sailings surge, schedule reliability sinks and import demand evaporates.

Coronavirus-caused supply chain disruption has led to port congestion but has not burned reefer market.

Global container carrier sails deeper into North American warehouse and distribution services.

Assistant Commissioner Todd Owen said additional reimbursable services agreements help Customs and Border Protection facilitate commerce during COVID-19 pandemic.

The Comfort and Mercy, now assisting America through the COVID-19 pandemic, started as crude oil tankers.

CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco provides commentary on how the Phase One trade deal between the U.S. and China has not worked as thought, at least to date….

As most of the transport sector suffers, crude-tanker owners haul in boatloads of cash.

Leader of container and chassis provider organizations heartened to see cooperation during the coronavirus crisis “to minimize the impact for the greater good.”

Sick seafarer has been isolated on board the container ship off the coast of Spain.

Commissioner Rebecca Dye will lead the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission effort with industry to identify “operational solutions to cargo delivery challenges” caused by the coronavirus pandemic.