Fight China’s shipping practices and revive U.S. shipbuilding, commenters tell the U.S. trade representative, but don’t punish domestic industry in the global market.
Maersk subsidiary APM Terminals has signed a 33-year lease with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the longest in port history.
Port fees on Chinese ships are aimed at boosting U.S. shipbuilding but could have follow-on effects for intermodal traffic, too.
A top-secret group chat of U.S. officials discussing details of attacks aimed at reopening Red Sea shipping inadvertently included a journalist.
The National Transportation Safety Board said proper risk assessment by the state of Maryland could have averted the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge that killed six road workers in 2024.
Cosco Shipping Holdings, China’s largest container carrier, saw heady improvement in revenue and profit in 2024.
The Port of Seattle says a controversial plan to rezone part of downtown for residential development will chip away at the city’s industrial base.
Ocean container rates on trans-Pacific routes to the U.S. continued to decline in the latest survey from Freightos.
The Port of Long Beach saw double-digit gains in overall container volumes in February.
Red Sea diversions hit liner operator Hapag-Lloyd’s profits despite higher revenues in 2024.
Rail traffic in the U.S. is staying ahead of 2024 levels, according to the Association of American Railroads.
The leading U.S. container gateway saw overall volume climb in February.
Fresh off a year of recovery and stabilization, chassis manufacturers are counting on upgraded technology and revitalized fleets to maneuver through challenges in 2025.
Canadian ports on both coasts are grappling with extended dwell times, according to forwarder DHL’s March ports update.
Wan Hai Lines, one of the Big Three Taiwanese container carriers, saw record revenue and profit in 2024.
President Donald Trump’s tariffs are creating uncertainty for the automotive manufacturing industry, an expert on supply chain risk says.
Evergreen Marine Corp., the world’s seventh-largest box carrier, saw revenue and profits climb in 2024.
Yang Ming Transport Corp. said the Red Sea crisis and emerging Asian markets helped profit soar by nearly $2 billion in 2024.
Container terminal operator DP World reported record revenue in 2024 but weaker overall profit.
Operational expansions and a strategic move to leverage earnings against the trans-Pacific spot market helped Zim to massive profits in 2024.
The parent of Orient Overseas Container Line said 2024 earnings grew on higher revenue from supply chain disruptions that pushed up ocean rates.
The Federal Maritime Commission wants to know whether foreign countries and their shipping companies are causing supply chain constraints around the world.
Tariff fears will continue to drive higher volumes of containerized imports this spring, according to the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker.
The latest Drewry World Container Index finds ocean container rates down from pandemic highs but still above pre-pandemic levels.
Shippers and carriers watch and wait as Trump trade policy whipsaws supply chain strategies.
The International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance signed a new six-year master contract covering U.S. Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports.
An oil tanker operating as a U.S. military support vessel was on fire off the coast of England Monday after it was hit by a Portuguese-flagged container ship.
While manufacturers initially sought tariff relief by relocating production to Southeast Asia, trade compliance experts say these “tariff-friendly” locations are increasingly vulnerable to reciprocal tariffs.
The logistics arm of the U.S. military wants to buy 10 cargo vessels to shore up its aging fleet of ships.
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey saw continued strong container volumes in January.
A major U.S. shipyard has deployed 3D printing to create a key systems component during the construction of a new aircraft carrier.
While Red Sea conflict and the U.S. trade war depress container shipping rates, logistics services providers advise short-term flexibility to leverage emerging opportunities.
The French shipping and logistics conglomerate CMA CGM said it is investing $20 billion in its U.S.-based shipping, port and supply chain capabilities, using pro-American language that might appeal to President Trump.
Months of frontloading by importers has further weakened trans-Pacific container rates amid a seasonal lull.
Many major retailers are sounding the alarm about the potential impact of tariffs on their businesses and consumers, but some hope for benefits from the trade disruption.
President Donald Trump told Congress that the United States plans a range of incentives to revitalize domestic military and commercial shipbuilding.
A consortium led by U.S. private equity firm BlackRock has agreed to purchase the Panama port terminals owned by CK Hutchison of Hong Kong.
Theft of cargo cost Class I railroads more than $100 million in 2024, according to the Association of American Railroads.
A ONE container ship hit the bow of a Maersk boxship in Hong Kong.
The Trump administration said tariffs will be imposed Tuesday on goods imported from Canada and Mexico.
Marseilles, France-based CMA CGM saw shipping revenues and earnings improve on assorted geopolitical stresses in 2024.
Flexport founder Ryan Petersen and FreightWaves discuss the reasoning behind Flexport’s massive product release, the role of AI in global logistics and the evolving landscape of international trade regulations.
U.S. intermodal chassis manufacturers are again asking the federal government for protection against chassis made in Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand.
The Port of Baltimore saw its second-best year for cargo, as it continued to recover from the Key Bridge disaster.
Gulf Coast ports’ January cargo volumes were up in Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, but mixed in New Orleans.
After months off frontloading by importers that boosted prices, container rates on the trans-Pacific are declining following Lunar New Year, said analyst Freightos.
Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association voted overwhelmingly to
approve a new six-year contract with employers at Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports.
Proposed U.S. port charges aimed at China are the latest undercurrents roiling the global container market.
In another aggressive move against China’s shipping dominance, the Trump administration has proposed fees on Chinese ships calling U.S. ports.
A plan to promote U.S. maritime interests by penalizing China shipping only complicates supply chain woes, say experts.
In a move targeting China’s maritime interests, the United States is proposing a range of fees that could cost ocean carriers millions of dollars each time they call a U.S. port.
An incorrect check valve led to the shipboard fire that killed two and injured one at Port Houston in 2024, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Frontloading of consumer goods through the Port of Long Beach ran volume to a record in January.
The leader of the International Longshoremen’s Association is urging rank-and-file members to approve a tentative contract with port employers in a ratification vote on Tuesday.
Despite an uncertain outlook for trade, the Port of Los Angeles saw its busiest January for container shipments.
The Federal Maritime Commission announced that it is eliminating a half-dozen DEI-related elements from its 2022-2026 strategic plan.
The OOCL Iris on Tuesday became the largest-ever container ship to call the Port of Charleston.
Shippers have won a reprieve from levies on the United States’ largest trading partners, but tariff threats are boosting frontloading.
The Jacksonville Port Authority has completed the first of two vehicle berth projects to handle additional vehicle vessel calls.
A crew of 20 was safely rescued from the container ship MSC Baltic III after it ran aground off Nova Scotia.
India plans a wide-ranging maritime initiative that includes the launch of a new container line.
U.S. rail traffic has risen for the fifth time in the first six weeks of 2025.
The developing U.S.-China trade war will likely keep eastbound trans-Pacific container rates elevated as shippers pull imports forward.
Gaia Dynamics is arming customers with AI-driven tools to accelerate the tariff code classification of products.
Retailers will continue to bring shipments forward, elevating imports through major container gateways, according to the last Global Port Tracker forecast.
While the head of the Suez Canal expects shipping to normalize by late March, container shipping lines see a longer timeline.
HydroFleet and 3PL Hyundai Glovis announced plans to build a hydrogen production and truck fueling station near Georgia’s Port of Savannah.
International Longshoremen’s Association members will vote Feb. 25 on a new six-year master contract with East and Gulf Coast port employers.
A ceremony marked the opening of CPKC’s new Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge crossing the Rio Grande, at the busiest rail gateway connecting the United States and Mexico.
A suspect has been arrested after Los Angeles port and city police broke up a crime ring that had stolen $600,000 worth of container chassis.
Container throughput at Georgia’s Port of Savannah was 11.4% higher y/y through the first six months of fiscal year 2025.
Trans-Pacific container rates will likely remain elevated as importers look to avoid more U.S. import tariffs.
Maersk, the world’s second-largest container line, reported solid gains in 2024 in its ocean, logistics and terminals businesses.
Liner operator Ocean Network Express and LX Pantos are partnering on Boxlinks for U.S. domestic intermodal logistics.
French liner operator CMA CGM announced peak season surcharges for containers moving from Northern Europe to the United States.
The International Longshoremen’s Association’s wage scale committees this week will review the tentative contract with port employers ahead of a vote by union members.
Container operator Hapag-Lloyd said preliminary results for fiscal year 2024 were improved over the previous year.
The Ocean Network Express alliance of K-Line, MOL and NYK saw profits skyrocket in the fiscal third quarter.
A new report from the Intermodal Association of North America found international volumes helped intermodal freight author a turnaround in 2024.
Here’s what you need to know as ocean carrier alliances prepare to deploy new and reorganized container services.
“We’re partnering with over three times the number of freight forwarders that we [anticipated] by this time,” said Bryan Lacaillade, co-founder and CEO of Freightmate Ai.
Maersk has won an additional two years for domestic container transshipments between ports in China. China’s Transport Ministry this week announced an extension of the pilot cabotage program through December 2027. The program aims to improve domestic export and import container flows between Yangshan port in Shanghai and select ports in northern China. It will […]
Trans-Pacific container rates eased in the most recent week as Chinese manufacturing and logistics activity wound down for the Lunar New Year holiday, which began Wednesday. Asia-U.S. West Coast ocean rates fell 7% to $4,938 per forty-foot equivalent unit for the week ending Jan. 24, according to the Freightos Baltic Dry Index. Asia-U.S. East Coast […]
A strong shipping market helped secondhand container prices grow to an above-average finish in 2024, but it’s unclear whether that will be sustained heading into the new year. “With inflationary pressures persisting and central banks maintaining higher interest rates for longer, container owners will face increased total asset costs,” said Christian Roeloffs, co-founder and chief […]
While the global supply chain seemed whipsawed on a daily basis in 2024, one thing remained constant: a veritable tsunami of ocean containers moving through the Port of Los Angeles. The busiest U.S. maritime trade hub moved 10.3 million container units in 2024, a record 1.7 million TEUs or nearly 20% higher than a year […]
CMA CGM, the French container line that has continued to transit the Red Sea despite attacks on shipping, said it will continue to route most of its affected services away from the region.
CSX Corp. today reported fourth-quarter 2024 operating income of $1.11 billion that fell compared to $1.32 billion in the prior year period. Revenue totaled $3.54 billion for the quarter, off 4% year over year as declines in fuel surcharge and coal revenue offset higher pricing, merchandise volume and volume growth in intermodal. Net income was […]
Union Pacific reported profit 7% higher from a year ago, as rail freight volumes gained and operating margin improved.
An investigation by the United States trade representative found evidence of wide-ranging plans by China that have helped it dominate the global ocean shipping and shipbuilding industries.
There are no major bottlenecks for North American container port drayage and rail ramps, according to ITS Logistics’ January U.S. Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index.
Louis Sola has been designated by President Donald Trump as chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. Sola, a Republican, has served as an FMC commissioner since 2019 when he was nominated during the first Trump administration. The FMC is an independent federal agency responsible for regulating international ocean commerce as it relates to U.S. interests. […]
Weaker container rates for Asia-U.S. volumes could give way to increases, but that depends on carriers’ plans in the coming weeks, said analyst Freightos.
Houthi rebels said they will end attacks on Israel and on merchant shipping in the Red Sea in the wake of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
The International Longshoremen’s Association expects to shortly take the next steps toward ratifying a new contract with East and Gulf Coast port employers. Union leadership will be scheduling meetings “in the next few weeks” with ILA wage scale delegates to review the tentative agreement with terminal operators and ocean carriers of the United States Maritime […]
Intermodal volumes boosted weekly U.S. rail traffic even as overall carloads slipped compared to the same week in 2024.
Washington added China’s Cosco shipping line and two of its largest shipbuilders to a blacklist of companies it said were directly tied to the People’s Republic of China military apparatus.
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, raising questions as to when major container lines will return to the Red Sea.
“In mature markets like the U.S., data accuracy and completeness are critical to building trust and delivering value,” said Shippeo co-founder Lucien Besse.
Container rates from Asia to the United States are in a holding pattern after an East Coast longshore strike was averted.
The Port of Los Angeles has appointed Jeffrey Strafford as chief financial officer at the busiest U.S. container port.
