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The way seems clear for the Federal Maritime Commission to lift the last restriction on non-vessel-o

The other shoe was expected, but the way it dropped caught the container shipping industry by surpri

Ocean-carrier alliances are picking up the pace. During the last decade, they've become dominant on

In recent years, the peak season in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade followed a predictable pattern

This time last year, David Walker had big problems. Like many other shippers, the executive vice pre

If Hapag-Lloyd's parent company completes its announced acquisition of CP Ships Ltd., the German car

Teddy Roosevelt became a public hero for "trust-busting," wielding the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act ag

Orders for new container ships have plummeted from all-time highs in the past month, fanning fears t

Non-vessel-operating common carriers are no longer the red-haired stepchildren of the Federal Mariti

What does it take to negotiate a freight rate? It helps to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the dif

It's beginning to look as if Ray Miles will have to eat his words. The chief executive of CP Ships o

Here is the language listing various surcharges that are either included in or excluded from the bas

Shippers beware! There are all kinds of hidden dangers lurking in the ocean trades you're using to s

Each summer, customers of West Coast ports brace for the announcement of how much they'll have to pa

Stung by a new study that predicts that the Panama Canal will have to double, or perhaps even quadru

Fears of overcapacity are beginning to weigh on shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific, and some li

Jerry Lucey knows that wastepaper is a low-value export, but he still would appreciate better commun

For H.E.B. Co., the import peak season is off to a rough start. The San Antonio-based company says i

Shippers can expect problems during this year's peak season for Asian imports, but obtaining contain

Shippers hankering for new ocean capacity can look forward to several new all-water alternatives to

The Port of Halifax has been trying to reposition itself to capture some of the expected surge in As

A wave of optimism ran through non-vessel-operating common carriers after a federal appeals court ru

The Hampton Roads Chassis Pool is the only one covering an entire port but is not the only chassis p

When a harbor driver for Gilco Trucking pulls into a marine terminal at Hampton Roads, he's usually

U.S. exporters are discovering that low freight rates are a mixed blessing. Some trans-Pacific carri

If you're shipping next winter, here's something to consider: There's growing scientific evidence th

CP Ships was in the middle of carrying several shipments for a relatively new customer this year whe

Shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific found the recently completed 2005 contracting season to be s

Container shipping, still more fragmented than most global industries, is likely to see a wholesale

The proposed $3 billion acquisition of Royal P&O Nedlloyd by A.P. Moller-Maersk has sent shockwaves

Thomas DeMarino says he believes in long-term relationships with a select group of ocean carriers. B

By the end of this year, the seven CP Ships' container lines that sail under their own flags will be

The minute hand is ticking toward high noon. That's the moment when enough new container capacity wi

May 1 isn't the big day it used to be. The traditional starting date for annual contracts between sh

Shippers beware: Marine terminals and carriers are getting serious about reducing the backlog of con

Liner carriers are waiting with bated breath for some idea of what kind of system the European Union

Evergreen International's $25 million penalty last week for concealing the illegal dumping of oily b

U.S. importers will have a choice of a half-dozen new services from Asia this year, provided they sh

There's more than one way to make money in shipping. Besides selling space on their vessels, contain

Boom and bust, boom and bust. That's been the pattern in container shipping, where rebounding rates