Craig Fuller explains the impact of higher diesel prices on the U.S. economy and consumers.
Some importers are rethinking how to move their products due to the Ever Given’s “very sorry situation.”
The first of a two-part regime imposing new pollution control standards on ships has been released for public comment.
Lori Ann LaRocco illustrates the disruption to global trade by profiling what has happened at the Port of Miami since the coronavirus pandemic began.
CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the impact of COVID-19 on U.S.-China trade, particularly in regard to the trade war between the two nations.
The companies that control the bulk of ocean cargo opearte under different rules than most companies. Read Darren Prokop’s explanation of why that is…
CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the ramping up of manufacturing in China, and the subsequent ramping up of cargo headed to the U.S. via ships.
Guest columnist Sri Laxmana writes about the impacts of IMO 2020.
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…
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.
The Jones Act has been in effect for nearly 100 years. Read about its pros and cons in this commentary by Darren Prokop.
Cargo on board a ship has frequently been the cause of damage or total loss.
Darren Prokop writes about the benefits of economies of scale in maritime shipping; he also writes about the dangers of diseconomies of scale.
Learn about the six most common reasons cargo gets delayed during the customs process.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection marks the 230th anniversary of the first customs processing of a ship in the new United States.
The Port Report focuses on another vessel being seized in the Strait of Hormuz.
Goods like clothes and toys are on the proposed tariff list.
The U.S.-China trade war has dropped trade volumes between the two countries to date in 2019. One result – Mexico is now the #1 trade partner of the U.S.
Automotive carrier Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) has been convicted of being in a criminal cartel and has been fined nearly US$23.4 million in Australia.
Japans K-Line shipping company reported its fiscal first quarter earnings.
Japanese shipping company NYK;s fiscal first quarter earnings are covered in this article.
An overview of Japanese shipping company MOLs fiscal first quarter earnings is covered in this article.
Jim Wilson reports on Hong Kong-listed dry bulk ocean shipping company Pacific Basin’s earnings.
OOCL reported its second quarter 2019 earnings while also announcing that it was canceling several Asia-Europe sailings for a three-month period.
In this commentary by Ekim Saribardak, he writes about new track and trace technologies that can revolutionize the shipment of ocean freight.
In the wake of Hurricane Barry, Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains that hurricanes and flooding can do. In particular, the state of Louisiana and its ports are critical to the U.S. agriculture and energy industries.
Investors are risk-on for Europe, putting money into Italian, Greek, and junk bonds, and equities.
