Maritime

Earnings calls shed new light on how ocean shipping bosses view coronavirus crisis.

Florida port CEO says inclusion in Trump’s budget “speaks volumes about the significance of this project.”

An exclusive interview with Matt Heider, CEO of voyage-optimization platform Nautilus Labs.

The District Court of Hawaii said Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Singapore) PTE Ltd. will implement an environmental compliance plan for all of its 38 vessels calling U.S. ports.

Terms of the court-protected restructuring of American Commercial Lines have already been agreed to and no disruptions are expected.

The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey also announces hall of fame inductees.

From container shipping to tanker transport, markets are awash in coronavirus fallout.

When responding to requests for proposals in the contract bidding process, rail and intermodal service providers should tout not only their competitive pricing but why shippers should diversify their modal options.

Momentum builds for decarbonization of ocean shipping but it’s far from a done deal.

Darren Prokop writes about the future of data in for-hire transportation. Data is information and can become knowledge.

It has become even harder to determine what the prevailing bulk ocean freight rate really is.

Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the impact of coronavirus on maritime trade between China and the U.S.

More tariff and sanction risks lie ahead for ocean shipping.

GPA ups 2030 target as it plans to convert part of existing terminal to containers along with all new site.

Big one-day drop comes on heels of more restrictions for vessel calls, and concerns about slower demand.

What ‘The Path Between the Seas’ teaches us about leadership and the need for a backup plan

Eight-year-old company working with storied shipping group to make indices available for financial products

Nippon Cargo Airlines’ parent company is taking a $144 million charge against earnings.

“As long as there continues to be a lack of cargo and documentation handling in the ports due to the virus, our exporters and importers shouldn’t be on the hook for per diem or demurrage charges,” AgTC Executive Director Peter Friedmann said.

Dry bulk rates were already terrible — then came the coronavirus, and they’re getting even worse.

Ships recently in China considered a “hazardous condition”

The U.S. International Trade Commission, in response to a recent request from the House Ways and Means Committee, will investigate the integrity of the country’s seafood import supply chain.

Asia-Europe trade sees five sailings cancelled due to coronavirus as global shipping companies remain on lockdown for another week.

Pricing data implies pendulum is swinging even more toward East Coast ports at expense of West Coast.

Still too early to confirm coronavirus fallout in trans-Pacific freight pricing data.

Chinese carrier’s formerly idled VLCCs return to a transport market already suffering from falling rates, Stifel Maritime analyst said.

Blasting out underwater “speedbumps” last hurdle for $485 million project.

Kirby, already America’s largest river-barge transporter of petroleum, gets bigger still.

Tanker giant Euronav warns of fallout from coronavirus crisis.

Ben Thrower writes about the increased use of cargo ships to smuggle drugs.

Darren Prokop writes about the implementation of IMO 2020 and how its costs will be absorbed and/or passed along…

Union Pacific opens lanes, while Norfolk Southern talks lane opportunities to take market share from trucks.

Over the years, hundreds of tankers were employed in the grain trades.

Liners confront higher ship-lease rates at the very time fuel prices are spiking.

Liner delays put billions in inventory and assets on hold, leading to more efforts to quantify impact.

Trans-Pacific container volumes face escalating coronavirus risk.

Group aims to establish common vocabulary to make digital communications easier in ocean freight.

When the clock is ticking on a seemingly impossible assignment, take a page from the story of John Harrison’s determined quest to solve a maritime problem.

The Stamford, Connecticut-based shipowner agreed to pay a $1,125,000 civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for Burma sanctions violations.

One of the first names in chassis provisioning continues to evolve as it gets folded into new industry entrant.

Scorpio Bulkers on virus threat: Prepare for the worst and hope for the best

Singapore surge is “trigger” for Maersk to add fuel new surcharge.

Chinese epidemic could curb ocean shipping demand.

Crowley Maritime Corp., part of Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley Holdings Inc,. has realigned its marine services organization and introduced new leadership. Crowley Marine Services, part of the company’s shipping group, will […]

FreightWaves’ maritime Market Expert Henry Byers provides insight regarding the Phase One trade deal between the United States and China.

Ocean carriers not looking at additional trans-Pacific services as Phase One deal unlikely to stem trade slowdown.

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition has developed service contract guidance its members can use to set parameters for when ocean carriers should issue or withhold detention and demurrage charges.

Commissioner Carl Bentzel said the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will have an increasing role in the development of shoreside activities that impact international container shipping.

Geopolitical tides, e-commerce and technology are today’s “disruptors” in freight transportation, say panelists at Transportation Research Board convention.

High number of canceled sailings butts up against post-holiday restocking demand in the U.S.

Everything from driverless trucks, the U.S. tariff war with China and the growth of ocean ports was discussed during the opening day of the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) Transportation […]

The story of two bicycle mechanics from Ohio can provide inspiration for an industry facing a multitude of challenges.

BIMCO, BOLT, Commercial Jet and Kane Is Able also announce executive appointments.

Ship owners failing to prove compliance face criminal fines and penalties.

A new book places IMO 2020 in the context of a potential “third revolution” for shipping.

Los Angeles port signals efficiency gains as the third-largest container alliance plans additional SE Asia stops.

The rules will clarify licensing and financial responsibilities of ocean transportation intermediaries and streamline the hearing procedures related to denial, suspension and revocations of licenses.

New pact is a plus for tankers, bulkers and box ships, but less so for equities.

Report to address market competition and sealift capacity.

The amount of fuel carried on a container ship varies based on the engine capacity and size of the ship, which themselves are a function of the particular trading route […]

The mayor and city council of Richmond, California, have voted phase out and prohibit the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke in the city.

Major U.S. 3PL and dray provider looks to go where the containers are as it lays out 2020 expansion plans.

Oceangoing vessels challenge scale of newly introduced carbon-free power technologies for short-sea shipping and ferries, World Shipping Council CEO John Butler tells U.S. lawmakers.

Few freight forwarders currently offer shipper-owned containers due to the lack of market transparency in their sourcing.

Phase One of the U.S.-China trade deal is scheduled to take effect Wednesday. Read CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco’s take on how that trade has changed since the tariff war began — and how it may never be quite the same.

All shipping interests through Panama Canal face new fees as water levels drop to ‘historic’ lows.

“The Box – How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger” by Marc Levinson makes the case that the shipping container and its global intermodal use was one of the most important innovations of the second half of the 20th century.

Tanker rates haven’t shot up further on new Iran tensions, yet they remain extremely high.

The shipping consultants Drewry predicts carriers should be able to return “solid if unspectacular results”in 2020.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is required by the 2015 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Improvements Act to annually adjust its civil penalty amounts in line with inflation.

The Port of Monroe says its efforts to increase international business has been stymied by the Detroit office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The transport of cargo from China to Europe by sea is likely to remain more important than Eurasian railway routes, says the CEO of the German forwarder DACHSER.

2018 high-water mark for container volumes makes it ever tougher for 2019 to come out on top.

Buttigieg proposal part of candidate’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan.

New Platts indices offer bird’s-eye view of rough IMO 2020 transition for dry bulk.

McLean Trucking is one of the pioneers of the less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking industry. The company’s founder eventually became one of the pioneers of the global logistics and trade industry.

Road, rail, port environmental permits to be completed in two years.

Companies from Amazon to Zulily agree to help Customs and Border Protection figure out how to identify and target high-risk shipments.

Lunar New Year marks traditional ocean shipping slowdown, but U.S.-China trade tiff means extra slack.

There are plenty of individual interests likely to want enforcement of IMO 2020. But is the market incentivizing noncompliance?

Despite all the mergers and all the alliances, ocean container rates are still lower than they were seven years ago.

California is proposing to require more ships, including tankers and roll-on, roll-off vessels to use shore power when docked.

Investors in U.S.-based FreightGuru.com bilked out of $800,000, authorities allege.

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced more than $7.5 million in grants for nine “marine highway” projects.

Traditional U.S. import rush prior to Chinese holiday is subdued in 2020.

Is IMO 2020 fallout for dry bulk shipping a warning sign for container sector?

The use of drones and other technology will help ports streamline operations, increase safety and vigilance for drugs and pollution.

The Jones Act has been in effect for nearly 100 years. Read about its pros and cons in this commentary by Darren Prokop.

The high-stakes wild cards to watch in what promises to be a volatile year.

Overseas shipping – particularly during the holidays – can be difficult. Here are some tips for making the process easier and more successful.

California’s effort to restrict owner-operators in trucking would create havoc for farm and forest product exporters, says the Agriculture Transportation Coalition.

The International Longshore and Harbor Workers Union (ILWU) wants a judge to reverse or reduce a $93.6 million jury award against it or order a new trial.

Killing of Iranian general and Iranian retaliation could spark another tanker rate spike.

MSI expects bunker surcharges to also be a factor in container rates.

U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, has introduced three related bills in Congress to modify the Jones Act, saying that the law is “one of the key drivers of our astronomically […]

President Trump said he plans to travel to Beijing sometime this year to start the next round of trade negotiations with China.

Two industry groups have announced a program to prevent the accidental release of pre-production plastic pellets.

Trans-Pacific container rates continue to fall as Asia-Europe rates continue to rise.

IMO2020 is an environmental rule effective January 1, 2020 that regulates how much sulfur a ship can give out in its exhaust.

For all containers moving in and out of the U.S., rates (both contract and spot rates) are required to be filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) 30 days in advance of the containerized cargo being shipped. This adds an additional layer of complexity to the way ocean container rates are negotiated and governed.