Maritime

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.

CEVA and DHL free themselves from contractual constraints to realign operations and facilitate pricing flexibility during pandemic.

More booking cancellations equal more ocean-service cancellations equal more delivery uncertainty.

Sister hospital ship USNS Mercy begins treating patients at Port of LA.

Quick turnaround gets goods critical to combat COVID-19 on their way to Midwest pharmaceutical company.

Crew members evacuated from container ship, tested for coronavirus and hospitalized in China.

An in-depth look at coronavirus risks to Panama Canal transits.

A C-suite and board are shuffled, and a commercial operations director and Europe manager are hired.

Maryland port’s Seagirt Marine Terminal will not move cargo Monday and Tuesday.

If confirmed, these would be the first reported cases of COVID-19 on board a container ship.

Some believe Capesize rates will remain depressed. Others see light at the end of the tunnel.

Second Navy ship expected to arrive in New York on Monday to provide relief to hospitals overburdened with coronavirus patients.

Carrier generates $815 million in cash with sale of stakes in eight port terminals.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s legal staff is expected to deliver its final demurrage and detention rulemaking assessment to the commissioners in the next several weeks.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen laying off 2,500 workers in the United States and Mexico, retiring and recycling about 15 vessels.

Social distancing will wreak havoc on trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe box volumes.

Critical cargo initiative launched to quickly process imports needed in the fight against the coronavirus.

Best February ever recorded despite challenges from coronavirus pandemic.

An exclusive interview with Nerijus Poskus, global head of ocean freight at Flexport.

The second-shift change will provide time to clean handling equipment to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

One of the world’s largest suppliers of disposable rubber gloves may resume exports to the U.S. after resolving forced labor concerns, Customs and Border Protection said.

International Maritime Organization secretary-general stresses that world trade during the coronavirus pandemic depends on the mariners who move goods.

China-to-U.S. box rates are losing steam after last week’s rise.

Once America’s largest merchant ship, oil tanker, icebreaker and research vessel.

“It’s important for us to keep the supply chain fluid” during the coronavirus pandemic, Executive Director Gene Seroka says.

The contractor dismantling the capsized Golden Ray car carrier responds to vice president’s plea to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.

Washington governor also asked Trump for hospital ship’s help during coronavirus pandemic.

“This agreement will help our farmers and ranchers by maintaining export markets, which will reduce the overall impact of an outbreak to our agriculture industry,” USDA said.

“Vessel-sharing is the backbone of the global liner shipping network,” John Butler, the World Shipping Council’s president and CEO, said.

Ports of Seattle and Tacoma still operating normally but handling less cargo.

“IT strength and capability” helping Orient Overseas (International) Limited service customers during coronavirus crisis.

Ocean shipping has functioned well during the outbreak but pressures are mounting.

Petchem shippers are keeping inland barge owners busy, but upside could be temporary.

UNIX Line’s tanker, Zao Galaxy, discharged the contaminated water overboard in early 2019 during a voyage between the Philippines and California’s Port of Richmond.

The Chinese government is using the reason “Acts of God” to void many contracts due to coronavirus. Darren Prokop explores whether that is hurting current trade and will impact trade in the future.

Alabama facility operating normally during coronavirus pandemic.

Hall of fame induction and trade conference postponed until September.

The administration has not announced West Coast destination of Navy hospital ship being deployed to assist during coronavirus pandemic.

“Regulated entities remain obligated to comply with all filing requirements and deadlines,” the U.S Federal Maritime Commission said.

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency issues guidance on critical industries as millions of Americans ordered to stay home.

America had been on track to become the world’s largest propane exporter until Saudi Arabia opened its crude spigot.

Blanked sailings blamed for two terminals scheduling one- and two-day suspensions of operations.

The United States has plunged into a recession and imports may never recover, says the former Trailer Bridge CEO.

The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control adds five U.A.E. companies to SDN List for facilitating embargoed Iranian oil sales.