How about a positive headline for 2020? It’s a great year for ocean freight carriers in the international shipping industry. Transpacific cargo volume ...

The last post was about how nobody knows anything about what will happen with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) contract negotiations, ...

Furniture demand shot up in 2020, and the increase in demand does not look like a momentary spike ready to plummet. Demand for furniture should continue ...

Right now, demand for furniture is soaring, but supply chain disruptions are making it difficult for furniture importers and sellers to meet that demand. ...

Shippers importing goods from anywhere in the world – but especially China and other Asian countries – should expect to experience delays and fees. ...

What’s happening with freight rates, and shipping costs in general, in 2021? Are they finally coming down after soaring to record highs in 2020, staying ...

We continue today with a series taking a deep dive into the outlook of international shipping in 2021. Part 1 focused on high ocean freight rates, cargo ...

The way ocean freight rates have skyrocketed in 2020 and into 2021, it became expected that the big U.S. shippers – the beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) of ...

If you thought freight rates couldn’t get any higher, carriers responded with, “Hold my beer.” We often focus on transpacific freight rates, with ...

As the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hit record volumes of imports for March and freight rates reached a new peak, experts are telling us that the ...

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) made a regulation move concerning ocean freight carriers. It’s actually a bit of deregulation when it comes to ...

From the West Coast to the East Coast, congestion has been a problem at the ports all year. Congestion at the country’s busiest ports – the Ports of Los ...