According to the European Commission, international shipping accounts for 2 percent to 3 percent of all global greenhouse gases emissions, a number that is projected to rise along with the […]

About 2,400 sheep died from heat stress while being transported to the Middle East from Australia in August 2017, triggering an investigation by Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, […]

The Mississippi State Port Authority has signed a letter of intent to evaluate a private-public partnership with terminal operator Yilport Holding that it says could lead to substantial investment in […]

The ocean carrier’s “Eagle GO. Guaranteed Service” will be extended to the westbound transatlantic and routes from Asia to Australia/New Zealand.

The 180,000-square-foot warehouse is now equipped with a Foreign Trade Zone, as well as a devoted receiving area to meet the demands of the booming e-commerce market.

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. turned a profit in 2017 and sharply increased revenues during the year amid higher volumes and improved freight rates.

The South Korean government will help local shipping firms place orders for 200 ships by 2020, including 140 bulk carriers and 60 containerships, according to a report from KBS World […]

Honolulu-based ocean carrier Matson said two of APL’s vessels should not be eligible for Maritime Security Program payments.

Container shipping demand growth in 2018 and 2019 is likely to outpace fleet growth, resulting in slightly higher freight rates and profits for carriers, but, recent escalation in trade hostility […]

A tanker transiting the Bab al-Mandab, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, was attacked by Houthi rebels Tuesday.

Miami-based Ryder System, Inc. said the $120 million deal positions it to become the second largest last-mile delivery provider of big and bulky goods across the United States and Canada.

NYK, MOL and “K” Line, which make up the Ocean Network Express, completed an aggregate investment of $3 billion into the container shipping joint venture, which commenced operations on Sunday.

U.S. courts wrestle over whether the Montreal Convention’s liability provisions apply to air cargo damaged while in a warehouse near the Miami airport.

The proposed Harbor Performance Enhancement Center on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles is designed to speed the flow of containers.

South Korea’s largest ocean carrier revealed its planning to secure ultra-large containerships, expand service coverage, enhance cost-competitiveness and prepare for new environmental regulations.

Under the terms of the preliminary agreement, global port operator Gulftainer Group would lease the Port of Wilmington for 50 years and invest more than $580 million in the port […]

Container volumes from Asia to the United States will grow 6.8 percent in 2018 if there is not a trade war, according to a projection from Drewry Senior Economist Mario […]

The $126.7 million Mason Mega Rail Terminal at the Port of Savannah “will open a new corridor for American commerce to and from the Midwest” Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said.

TOTE Inc.’s president and chief executive officer announces retirement, as well as the Global Shippers’ Forum’s secretary general.

Without compromise, there is a risk of no agreement on a meaningful strategy to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions, the International Chamber of Shipping said.

The Texas port has pushed for more funding for its channel project as the booming energy industry in the area continues to grow.

The board of the Diamond State Port Corp., which oversees the Port of Wilmington, is scheduled to consider Gulftainer’s proposal April 6, John Haroldson, director of marketing and trade development […]

Thanks to its merger with UASC last May, Hapag-Lloyd has strengthened its presence on routes between Asia and North Europe, and now has the strong fleet it needs to prosper, […]

The Taiwanese ocean carrier turned a profit in 2017 amid significant increases in consolidated revenues and volumes as it encountered tailwinds from a recovering shipping market.

The Dubai-based port terminal operator will establish the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s first deep-water port, with the first phase of construction starting this year and taking about 24 months […]

The CMA CGM subsidiary will use space on an existing loop between Asia, Mexico and the West Coast of South America, effective April 6.

Negotiators from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the labor union representing dockworkers at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) spent Thursday and Friday […]

The ocean carrier introduced a new loop connecting Hong Kong, China and Vietnam, deploying one 1,200-TEU vessel.

The sweeping $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package signed by President Trump Friday, which contains funding for various landside and waterside projects, tripled the budget for the Transportation Investments Generating Economic […]

A high-rise condominium complex overlooking the Port of Miami that is currently being built has a very extensive construction supply chain.

The 15,262-TEU containership, which caught fire earlier this month, killing five crew members, is expected to arrive at the Middle Eastern port in a few weeks.

U.S. tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports will have a limited impact on most international bulk trades, but could hinder containerized shipping, BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst Peter Sand said.

The Ocean Network Express – the joint container business of NYK, MOL and “K” Line – will use Union Pacific to handle all intermodal shipments for vessels calling U.S. West […]

The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s year-over-year increase in international container volumes in February offset a decline in domestic container traffic.

The Israeli ocean carrier will drop a call at Halifax on its ZIM Container Service Pacific loop, but will launch a feeder service, dubbed the Canada Florida Express, which will […]

Volkswagen Group Logistics will charter the two roll-on/roll-off vessels capable of handling 6,500 vessels each from Siem Car Carriers AS.

Domestic container carriers ramped up capacity by adding vessels, containers and manpower to carry cargo for emergency relief and rebuilding efforts.

With low post-Lunar New Year volumes resulting in skipped sailings on transpacific services, some terminals at the Southern California seaports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are closing during daytime […]

Ocean Network Express CEO Jeremy Nixon said the three major consortia that dominate the deep-sea container trades may undergo a period of “setting down.”

A Hapag-Lloyd containership struck a Gold Star Line vessel on Monday while berthing in Karachi.

The acquisition of Peruvian logistics provider Cosmos Agencia Maritima (CAM) extends DP World’s reach in Latin America and continues the firm’s diversification into third-party logistics offerings.

The port terminal operator subsidiary of conglomerate C.K. Hutchison Holdings Co. posted an annual container throughput of 84.7 million TEUs last year, 4 percent more than in 2016, and expects […]

According to the members of the 2M Alliance vessel sharing agreement, Maersk Line and MSC, a reduction in the number of port calls in its services connecting Asia with Europe […]

The French ocean carrier turned a profit in 2017, partly due to its acquisition of APL in mid-2016, and expects volumes to continue to hold strong this year.

Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert indicated his intent to sign a bill that would allow for an inland port in the northwest quadrant of Salt Lake City, which would be […]

The Dubai-based container terminal operator increased its profits, revenues and throughput in 2017 from the prior year.

Medway will introduce a freight rail service between Spain and Portugal, expected to begin April 4.

PierPass President John Cushing said he suspects marine terminal operators at the two ports will make a decision within the next few weeks.

House members expressed concern about the stability of the Coast Guard budget, as well as the cuts to the Maritime Security Program and PL-480.

Seaspan is increasing the size of its fleet by 29 percent through the acquisition of the remaining 89 percent of Greater China Intermodal Investments it did not already own.

The California port handled 14.9 percent more loaded import containers in February from 12 months prior, reaching 174,902 TEUs.

The logistics arm of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines formed a partnership with California-based NEXT Trucking to make it easier for overseas companies to ship cargo to final distribution […]

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and World Shipping Council said current rules create an unnecessary workload.

A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s container terminal operating arm will make new investments to help shippers with landside connections.

The Port of Oakland on Monday released a plan for the next five years, dubbed “Growth with care,” that envisions more jobs and economic stimulus, as well as 8 percent […]

The union and employers revealed Friday they will resume master contract discussions, saying that issues and concerns regarding automation, which caused the talks to come to a halt in December, […]

Sources say little headway was made last week in talks between the union and New York Shipping Association where employers are attempting to bring costs and productivity more in line with other […]

Orient Overseas International Ltd., the parent company of container carrier OOCL, reported a profit attributable to equity holders of $138 million in 2017, as OOCL experienced “tremendous” growth in both […]

The global port operator entered into a subscription agreement for Navis’ N4 terminal operating system.

The union and employers revealed Friday they will resume master contract discussions, saying that issues and concerns regarding automation, which caused the talks to come to a halt in December, […]

Lars Jensen, chief executive officer of Seaintelligence Consulting, said that although consolidation among the largest carriers is likely coming to an end, smaller, niche carriers are just getting started.

The new Eagle Express X (EEX) service, scheduled to launch in July, will offer 11-day transits from Shanghai to Los Angeles, which BlueWater Reporting shows is faster than any other […]

RK Logistics Group has found success by targeting high-tech companies in the San Francisco Bay area, growing revenues from about $16 million five years ago to $65 million.

Over 110 associations representing shippers and logistics providers called on the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance to resume labor contract talks, which broke off in December […]

As of Thursday, CenterPoint was only awaiting permits to start on the long-anticipated Seaport Logistics Complex at the California port.

Gov. Phil Murphy said he wants to help reduce diesel truck pollution at ports, calling it vital to disenfranchised communities surrounding the ports.

Montreal-based Logistec has gained a stronghold in the U.S. Gulf through its purchase of non-union stevedoring company Gulf Stream Marine.

The Western Canadian port handled a record 142.1 million metric tons of cargo in 2017, with containerized cargo and bulk grain movements hitting new highs.

The Japanese shipping company will restructure April 1, which happens to be the same day its container shipping joint venture with “K” Line and NYK, referred to as the Ocean […]

The German ocean carrier increased its operating result, revenues and volumes from 2016 figures, largely thanks to its acquisition of United Arab Shipping Co., which closed May 24, 2017.

The class-action lawsuit filed in California on Monday alleged that the port drayage arm of XPO Logistics is misclassifying truck drivers as independent contractors.

The Federal Trade Commission said the $400 million deal would violate antitrust laws by significantly reducing competition in an important market for marine water treatment chemicals and services.

DP World said its Doraleh Container Terminal was illegally seized Friday by the Djibouti government in attempts to force the terminal operator to renegotiate the terms of its concession.

The purchase of Pinnacle Rail Operations, which operates seven automobile terminals in the United States for Class I railroads, will result in about a 10-fold increase in Rail Management Services’ […]

The French container carrier said its logistics facility at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park is expected to commence operations in early summer next year.

BIMCO, a Copenhagen-based international shipping organization, said 2018 could be the year in which container shipping growth and demand growth come out equal.

The vessel owner and operator will use the proceeds from the offering for general working capital purposes, including vessel acquisitions.

The South Korean ocean carrier’s U.S. Premium Service that launched last May, which allows shippers to pay an extra 10-20 percent to get guaranteed space on ships and rapid discharge […]

Japanese ocean carrier MOL received immunity for revealing the cartel, while the fines for CSAV, “K” Line, NYK and WWL-EUKOR were reduced for their cooperation with the investigation.

S&P Global’s acquisition of the global trade data company is expected to close in the coming weeks.

A.P. Møller -Maersk CEO Søren Skou said the company is striving to become a “global integrator of container logistics” so that shippers can make arrangements by “just dealing with Maersk.”

The global port and terminal operator said it will continue its organic growth in the next three years and that it is currently engaged in negotiations to acquire ports and […]

The Taiwanese ocean carrier will charter 10, 11,000-TEU ships and purchase 10, 2,800-TEU ships to replace outgoing vessels in its current fleet over the course of the next few years.

“Eagle GO. Guaranteed” service, which is designed to protect shippers from having containers “rolled” to the next voyage, is expanding from four to 29 Asian origin ports.

Although overall cargo tonnage through the port inched up a modest 1.7 percent in 2017 from a year prior, container tonnage rose 10.9 percent.

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. and CAI International both improved profits in 2017 compared to the prior year.

SeaIntel Maritime Analysis highlighted how utilization and rates on both the Transpacific and Asia-Europe container trades fell in late 2017 when carriers failed to limit capacity.

Despite the Southern California port’s container volumes falling 2 percent in January 2018 from 12 months prior to 808,728 TEUs, it was only the seventh time it had eclipsed the […]

The port said its increase in exports, which increased 2.1 percent to 74,883 TEUs, were boosted by a weak dollar.

Lower sulfur fuel is expected to reduce deaths and illness from small particulate matter, but its use could also contribute to global warming.

The Japanese shipping company revealed Tuesday that employees at its car carrier unit subsidiary in China may have “committed unlawful expenditure or embezzlement.”

The National Transportation Safety Board last week released its final report on the investigation of the El Faro, a cargo ship that sank in October 2015 during Hurricane Joaquin while […]

However, the South Korean ocean carrier recorded a deeper net loss for the year, partly due to a 479.5 billion won loss in the book value of 10 containerships sold […]

The Southern California seaport handled 657,830 TEUs of containers in January, 12.9 percent more than in January 2017, and an all-time high for the month.

Omron Adept’s mobile robots are already hard at work in warehouses around the world, but as sales increase, lithium ion battery transport regulations are becoming more strict up and more […]

The U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico held Inter-Island Ferry was within its rights in filing suit against Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) and the Maritime Transport Authority (MTA) for […]

California is setting ambitious new environmental goals, but questions remain about whether truckers, marine terminals, and other links in the supply chain will be able to reach those goals, let […]

The management board of HSH Nordbank AG has “surprisingly denied” approval of the term sheet for Rickmers Group’s planned financial restructuring, according to a statement from the company.

Despite a $16 million aggregate financial loss for ocean carriers in the first quarter, London-based maritime consultant Drewry is projecting a $1.5 million profit for the industry and may even […]

The Athens-based shipowner attributed a sharp decline in earnings primarily to the impact of ocean carrier Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy, which resulted in $22 million in lost operating revenue, as well […]