You would think the trade war between the U.S. and China would be nothing but bad for transpacific shipping; however, it may have just saved the year for ...

Something about international shipping has countries worried. And they’re considering legislating it, which makes shipping industry professionals nervous. ...

Big news hit in January when it was announced Maersk and IBM were forming a joint venture. The giants in international shipping and information ...

Transpacific freight rates are soaring high right now and not just because it’s peak season. Shippers have been rushing to beat tariff increase dates on ...

China’s Ministry of Transport announced a while back upcoming changes to the country’s fuel regulations in regard to sulfur content and emissions. We’re ...

‘Tis the season for congestion. No, I’m not talking about whatever bug your kid brought home from school, although there is plenty of that. I’m talking ...

This is a guest post by Florian Frese. Demurrage and Detention quickly become a shipper’s nightmare and can result in thousands of dollars in per diem ...

Shippers will start seeing random container inspections from Maersk on U.S. imports and exports. Gavin van Marle reports in the Loadstar: Maersk Line is ...

This is a guest post by Cory Levins. If you are a manufacturer, the owner of a distribution company, or anyone else who ships freight on a regular basis, ...

A couple years ago in San Francisco, the world’s major ocean freight carriers were holding a biannual Box Club meeting when the U.S. Department of Justice ...

On Sunday, a ConRo ship caught fire, and it is now sunk. Jon Shumake reports in American Shipper: The fire-stricken Italian-flagged ConRo vessel Grande ...

International shipping spot rates are, not surprisingly, falling at the moment. But they have been falling massively. Freight rate pricing tends to fall ...