Ocean shipping

Maersk plans sudden switch from Staten Island to New Jersey. The Staten Island terminal is fighting back.

Here it comes: Ports will soon feel full force of canceled box-ship sailings.

Bulker rates are rising, but not yet profitable, and market risks abound.

Big April gains at Southern California container terminals are deceiving.

Pandemic yet to heavily impact Caribbean container transshipment but fallout looms.

Pandemic pressures on tourism, oil and textiles squeeze Caribbean cargo demand.

World’s second-largest box carrier resolves its website woes.

Good news for box carriers: Freight rates haven’t collapsed. Bad news: Volumes have.

Ocean shipping post-pandemic: What changes lie ahead for supply, demand, stocks and debt?

Crude-tanker demand should continue to rise. Will stock prices follow suit?

Website and the online booking platform of MSC have gone offline but fallout appears contained.

Cargo flows face worst hit in a century but have potential to bounce back fast.

No collapse yet for ocean container spot rates. In fact, they’re up.

Plunging demand on land has yet to be fully felt by ocean shipping

VC funding has evaporated, wooing new customers is extremely difficult and existing customers’ focus has changed.

Carriers slash even more ocean services in bid to prop up rates as demand crumbles.

Coronavirus will inevitably infect more seafarers. How ports respond will be pivotal.

Canceled sailings surge, schedule reliability sinks and import demand evaporates.

As most of the transport sector suffers, crude-tanker owners haul in boatloads of cash.

More booking cancellations equal more ocean-service cancellations equal more delivery uncertainty.

An in-depth look at coronavirus risks to Panama Canal transits.

Some believe Capesize rates will remain depressed. Others see light at the end of the tunnel.

Social distancing will wreak havoc on trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe box volumes.

An exclusive interview with Nerijus Poskus, global head of ocean freight at Flexport.

China-to-U.S. box rates are losing steam after last week’s rise.

Ocean shipping has functioned well during the outbreak but pressures are mounting.

America had been on track to become the world’s largest propane exporter until Saudi Arabia opened its crude spigot.

Halt of cruise voyages will slash HFO demand, a positive for cargo ships with scrubbers.

Lois Zabrocky explains how two black swans — the outbreak and oil price war — reshaped the market.

Coronavirus has strained supply chains and had a huge impact on the movement of freight.

As the world reels from coronavirus, crude-tanker owners are raking in massive returns.

Coronavirus is having an impact on many industries. One of those impacted is the global seafood industry.

Coronavirus left containers scattered in the wrong ports. Liner companies are trying to get them back into position.

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…

Ship scrubbers no longer equate to big savings on fuel costs. Is this only temporary?

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.

Here’s why tanker stocks are rising as the rest of the U.S. stock market is crashing.

Unprecedented uncertainty will likely delay annual contracts between shippers and ocean carriers.

An exclusive interview with SIA Flexitanks CEO Damien McClean on what’s happening right now with Chinese manufacturing, trucking and ports.

Slashed oil production is bad for tankers, but fallout for container ships hinges on price action.

As fewer ships arrive from China, there’s less capacity and equipment for U.S. and European container exports.

CargoMetrics data reveals that Chinese port activity has recovered much faster than some had feared.

No evidence yet of coronavirus-induced drop in dry bulk rates. Is it coming?

An exclusive interview with Jefferies analyst Randy Giveans on the coronavirus-induced shipping-stock collapse.

As risks surge and stocks plunge, a look at the key coronavirus issues and a rundown of FreightWaves’ coverage to date.

Big data confirms China trade volumes fell off a cliff in the wake of the coronavirus.

Outlook of world’s largest container line hinges on timing of coronavirus containment.

Cost to ship containers from China is down 6-8% but dearth of cargo may limit discounts.

The second half of 2020 is shaping up to be either very good or very bad for dry bulk shipping.

Inland trucking slowdown in China leaves port reefer plugs full, blocking refrigerated food imports.

Trade risks will intensify if the virus spreads from China to the global pool of seafarers.

Shipping bosses warn of huge economic knock-on effects from the coronavirus outbreak.

No evidence yet of a rush to expedite exports ahead of feared price increase.

Guest columnist Sri Laxmana writes about the impacts of IMO 2020.

Coronavirus is not yet affecting rates, but it is influencing where U.S. importers look to source cargo.

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

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

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

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

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

More tariff and sanction risks lie ahead for ocean shipping.

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.

Tanker giant Euronav warns of fallout from coronavirus crisis.

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

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

Trans-Pacific container volumes face escalating coronavirus risk.

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

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

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

A global container index offers a big-picture perspective on the worldwide supply/demand balance.

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.

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

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

All the latest ocean news including imports and Iran plus what is Chinese Year and how does it work in shipping?

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

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

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

Links to 16 exclusive interviews with key decision-makers in ocean shipping.

Capital constraints should keep ocean shipping capacity in check, a plus for rates.

Concerns rise that shipping can’t recoup cost of IMO 2020-compliant fuel.

An exclusive interview with Lois Zabrocky, CEO of tanker owner International Seaways.

As carbon tax on ocean shipping appears more likely, industry lays groundwork for future collection.

U.S.-China deal should boost shipping stock sentiment, assuming investors believe it’ll stick.

An exclusive interview with John Hadjipateras, founder and CEO of NYSE-listed Dorian LPG.

Index data appears to show that IMO 2020 fuel costs are being passed along to box shippers.

An exclusive interview with Scorpio President Robert Bugbee on shipping stocks and what lies ahead.

Container industry veteran John McCown argues that the shift toward East Coast ports is inexorable.

With less than a month until the IMO 2020 regulations go into effect, Ben Thrower writes about the impacts about to hit the maritime industry, importers/exporters and consumers.

After all the trade turmoil, many legacy supply chains may still be in “wait-and-see” mode.

Brazil’s Vale has cut its iron-ore outlook for the first quarter, but revealed higher-than-expected projections for full-year 2020 and 2021.

Darren Prokop writes about the benefits of economies of scale in maritime shipping; he also writes about the dangers of diseconomies of scale.

Crude-tanker rates are staying lofty for a prolonged period, proving that the October spike was no “one off.”

Investors and commodity shippers favor spot contracts, but GHG cuts will require more long-term employment.

Unsurprisingly, listed bulker owners insist fourth-quarter Capesize rate pressure will pass.