Ocean shipping

Media coverage increasingly links consumer price inflation to container shipping and supply chain chaos.

It’s no coincidence that spiking trans-Pacific trade coincides with more boxes overboard and more shipping accidents.

Ocean cargo shippers are paying more than they ever have before for the worst service they’ve ever experienced.

California port congestion is as bad as ever. Some imports have been stranded offshore for over a month.

The global supply chain visibility platform is seeking to take some pressure off carriers at the ports with more precise ETAs.

The ocean shipping boom is spreading across vessel types. Spot LNG shipping rates just topped $150,000 per day.

More public shipping companies go private as IPOs remain rare. Here’s why exits outpace new listings.

Liner deals in the ship-leasing market imply strong confidence in high freight rates for the foreseeable future.

As America struggles with a growing supply chain crisis, ocean carriers rake in even more profits.

Pullback in trans-Pacific shipping rates: beginning of the end or brief reprieve with end still not in sight?

Steve Ferreira recaps his favorite OceanWaves moments on this episode of Navigate B2B.

Cost of fuel consumed by container ships, bulkers and tankers is effectively at a seven-year high.

Shipping Asia-U.S. via regular ocean service and rail? “I would bet your goods will not arrive in time for Christmas,” says Flexport’s Nerijus Poskus.

FreightWaves’ Anthony Smith talks about the ways shippers are building reliant supply chains with Nate Shutes, VP of global fulfillment and logistics at Blu Dot, during FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit.

Amazon aggregator Perch’s international transportation manager John Esborn explains how the company secures shipping capacity during FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit.

Los Angeles is at the front line of the port congestion crisis. Its executive director outlines his strategy to clear anchorages.

How will public view ships anchored off Los Angeles/Long Beach if one of them is tied to Huntington Beach spill?

Capesize bulkers haven’t earned this much since 2009, and freight futures just made “monstrous” move up.

With no end in sight for global supply chain crisis, importers warned to brace for high costs throughout next year.

Containerized exports continue to struggle but overall, U.S. exports are rising. Sales are at record levels for some commodities.

As some Chinese factories go dark, more delays for container imports but bullish sign for coal, LNG and oil shipping.

Costco is going boating. Unwilling to wait for space on commercial vessels, it is now renting its own ships to haul exports from Asia.

Trans-Pacific traffic snarl is bicoastal: More container ships waiting off Shanghai and Ningbo than Southern California.

Southern California ports would need two weeks with zero vessel arrivals to clear logjam — but the ships keep coming.

Dry bulk shares suffer double-digit declines, with tanker and container stocks also caught up in the sell-off.

Liner profits still rising: second half looks stronger than first and Deutsche Bank sees even higher earnings next year.

Supply chain crisis deepens as more imports snared in historic ship queue off Los Angeles/Long Beach.

Container ships named The Brady, The Belichick and The Gronk just sold for six to eight times their purchase price, spurring a nine-figure payday.

Dry bulk and LNG shipping stocks now at 52-week peaks with container stocks not far from the top.

Demand for container ships is so extreme that some operators are paying unprecedented sums to rent them.

Two of China’s main ports are preparing for the arrival of Typhoon Chanthu, which could slam Taiwan first.

In unprecedented move, CMA CGM unilaterally halts rate increases until February amid rising global supply chain chaos.

New details on record 2019 cocaine haul aboard MSC Gayane — which may not have been the first run — as U.S. wraps up convictions.

Supply chain disruptions and the growth of e-commerce have forced Seko Logistics to think differently about its logistics network.

Virginia’s competitive advantages: a naturally deep harbor, semi-automated terminals and its own, newer chassis pool.

Cosco and MSC fight back against accusations that they inflated rates, violated contracts and broke U.S. law.

More container ships are stuck at anchor off California than ever before. The gridlock is about to get even worse.

As stimulus-fueled demand overwhelms trans-Pacific capacity, a widening freight spread leaves small shippers behind.

The New York Shipping Exchange, a digital trading platform for two-way committed ocean contracts, announced it raised $15 million in its latest funding round.

Container mega-spike recalls epic dry bulk run over a decade ago. Here’s a look back at the last time shipping had it this good.

Demand for new containers has been historically high. Even so, the Chinese factories that build the world’s boxes are churning them out efficiently.

Extreme measures to contain delta variant create unprecedented backlog of dry bulk ships off China.

You can’t blame carriers for refusing to stick by a handshake agreement to sell service at pre-negotiated rates or at a discount.

Ocean carrier ZIM now expects to earn $4.8 billion-$5.2 billion this year — five times what it earned in 2020.

Port of Los Angeles boss warns: ‘Anchorage and dwell times are trending in the wrong direction.’

Ocean carriers adjust to the partial port closing in Ningbo, China, with minimal disruption so far. Operations could soon return to full speed if COVID remains at bay.

Queue of container ships off U.S. ports keeps building, with months’ worth of peak-season cargo still to unload.

Moving temperature-sensitive foods using ocean shipping containers takes a collaborative effort in technology.

Maersk results offer more evidence that capacity constraints and U.S. — not worldwide — demand drive rates.

“Be careful what you wish for,” warns industry expert Lars Jensen of proposals to rein in container shipping’s boom.

Los Angeles’ port boss speaks to American Shipper about congestion challenges — and potential release valves.

Container giant earned $5.1 billion in the second quarter and expects earnings of $18 billion-$19.5 billion for the year.

U.S. inventory-to-sales ratio still historically low as key import source — China — faces growing delta variant risk.

The “trapped” crews found many ways to pass the time, including holding their own Bitter Lake Olympiad, in celebration of the Tokyo Olympics of 1968.

Almost no container ships were stuck at anchor when 2020 peak season began. This peak season, terminals are pre-clogged.

We have a new winner in the ocean shipping game of “How High Can Rates Go?” — about 15 times higher than before the COVID crisis.

Disparities between container index prices wider than ever after big course correction by Freightos.

Despite all-time-high container production, demand continues to outpace supply and new box prices keep rising.

Matson is adding a seasonal express service to help deal with the upcoming peak shipping season from China. But will it help with freight transportation delays?

Good news for dry bulk shipping stocks, bad news for decarbonization: The global coal trade is thriving.

Despite epic container rates and hefty dry bulk profits, stocks fell by double digits over the past three weeks.

Container ships in the congestion-plagued trans-Pacific trade have stepped on the gas, with some vessels now topping 20 knots.

Wave of cargo delayed by COVID outbreak in Yantian, China, is starting to hit California’s already strained terminals.

An in-depth look at CEO compensation in container shipping, bulk shipping and the cruise industry

More than 3 months after getting stuck in Suez Canal, container ship, cargo and crew are moving again

New disclosures by lines point to massive ocean-carrier profits in the second quarter.

IRIS is GEODIS’ eye-in-the-sky ocean and air shipments visibility platform for booking and managing exports in real time.

More box ships, bulkers and tankers are changing hands than ever before — good news for ship values and stocks.

The biggest container shipping line in the world says container traffic at the massive Port of Yantian in China is moving much better after COVID restrictions were recently lifted. But exporters have a long way to go before ocean shipments go smoothly again.

Ocean carriers could make up for two decades’ worth of losses in a single year as demand overwhelms vessel supply.

California offshore traffic jam, Ever Given, Yantian closure, skyrocketing rates and volumes … what’s next for container shipping?

More problems loom for importers of Asian containerized goods and tanker slump could last even longer.

Rates for smaller bulkers remain at decade highs with most dry bulk stocks up triple digits since November.

A year and a half after COVID emerged in Wuhan, China’s exporters, liners, shipyards and container factories are all booming.

There has never been a better time to own container ships and lease them to liners. But some owners are selling ships and cashing out.

Americans are spending more on services. Contrary to predictions, this has yet to curb demand for containerized goods.

Spot pricing has surged even higher, propelled by carrier rate hikes and China congestion fallout.

Former chief mate of MSC Gayane gets seven years behind bars for lead role in massive 2019 smuggling operation.

Decision to secure dedicated vessel highlights unprecedented strength of container shipping and risks faced by importers.

Container spot rates spiked again, with new records set. For importers, the worst is yet to come.

Rising fuel costs are yet another woe for containerized cargo shippers, while widening spreads should benefit ships with scrubbers.

Consolidation in the liner sector is already extreme. Newbuild orders will further concentrate market power in fewer hands.

Congestion is cutting liner capacity just as freight rates are at all-time highs, incentivizing carriers to buy or charter more ships.

Environmental regs could extend future dry bulk and tanker upside, while consolidation could change curve of container-shipping cycle.

Retailers at increasing risk of not getting goods from Asia on shelves as ocean transport system hits limit.

Freight forwarder will pay “absolute historic high” to secure container ship as “people are panicking” amid “out of control” market.

Ships at anchor are unlikely to clear by peak season. Congestion is forcing wide-scale voyage cancellations.

The containers that U.S. shippers need are all built in China, where factories could set a new production record this year.

How bad is it? A Vietnam-New York slot was just offered at $19,000 per FEU, reveals Flexport’s Nerijus Poskus.

ZIM is the liner most exposed to upside from America’s import binge. It’s taking full advantage of the situation.

With the retail inventory-to-sales ratio still falling, U.S. importers are urged to move fast on their holiday import plans.

Container rates are in uncharted territory. If demand continues to outpace supply, there’s little to stop them from ascending further.

The situation for importers is getting even more dire. Already extreme container rates are ascending to even higher peaks.

Danaos will stockpile cash from the current boom and spend it on new ships when environmental regs are clearer.

Trans-Atlantic product tanker rates have spiked, but a quick pipeline restart would curb future upside.

Formerly containerized cargoes are being loaded onto bulkers. Box-ship orders are keeping future bulker growth in check.

Tanker execs explain lack of distress sales and scrapping this time around, and why new orders will be more curtailed.

Maersk reveals more details on its shift toward long-term contracts at the expense of spot exposure.

Importers are scrambling as demand sails past ocean transport supply. The numbers paint an ominous picture for cargo shippers.

COVID has been great for stocks. In ocean shipping, container and dry bulk shares rode the wave. Tankers stocks sank.