We live in a global economy where about 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the ocean freight shipping ...

It’s coming: the cleaner fuel mandate. The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) o.5% sulfur cap hits in 2020. Carriers know their fuel costs are ...

We’re finally seeing news on how carriers will pass higher fuel costs, which are on the way, to shippers. IMO Cleaner Fuel Mandate Histeria It seems that ...

In only 5 months, starting on January 1st, 2020, cargo ships have to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new 0.5% sulfur cap on ...

U.S. government released satellite image drone attack on saudi arabian oil facility In case you missed the big news this weekend, a drone attack hit two ...

Before 2020 hits, let’s take a look back at 2019. What happened in international shipping this year didn’t happen in a bubble. Just like events of ...

IMO 2020 went into effect on January 1st, requiring sea vessels, including container ships, to abide by a 0.5% sulfur cap on fuel or use scrubbers ...

Freight rates in the international shipping industry are always volatile, especially for small to medium shippers who play the spot market for their ...

We promised to blog on this, so here it is… the controversy surrounding low sulfur surcharges. Big news events affecting the international shipping ...

This is a guest post by Sandy Burkhart. Have you already started planning your shipping activities for the year that’s just started? Then you might want ...

This is a guest post by Arslan Hassan. With the rise of a global pandemic, the world economies are on the verge of fall. By the world economy, we mean the ...

A couple weeks ago, we posted a blog about how ocean freight carriers, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, went from being projected to lose as ...