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In Hong Kong, 76-year-old Li Ka-shing is called Superman, or K.S. The soft-spoken, mild-mannered Li

If carriers in the westbound trans-Pacific market are ever going to raise rates, this would seem to

The Coast Guard recognizes there is a lot of anxiety in the maritime community about implementation

In an Atlantic dominated by the boom-and-bust business of container shipping, Atlantic Container Lin

When markets are strong, shipping lines do what companies in other industries do - they start thinki

Asia-U.S. ocean logistics is being upended by a shortage of marine containers, severe rail congestio

It's getting harder and much more expensive to charter the smaller container ships that can provide

Rob Shepard, director of transportation at Reebok, isn't worried about whether he'll be able to secu

We're New Yorkers," says Capt. Nicola Arena, president of Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA). "Other c

Trans-Pacific shippers and carriers are at the peak of their annual contract-negotiation season, and

When Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta told the National Industrial Transportation League

Capt. Wei Jiafu is a man who knows where he's going. He should; he's a former deck officer who now i

Newly privatized Zim Israel Navigation Co. is formulating growth plans that include new businesses,

Shipping lines in the eastbound trans-Pacific market are seeking another rate increase this year, an

Container shipping is an up-and-down business, and Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. has been riding a wave

This was shaping up as a good year for U.S. exporters of beef and poultry. The softening dollar and

Psst! Wanna charter a container ship? Have we got a deal for you! Only double last year's rates! Bet

Organizers for the Inter-national Longshoremen's Association were optimistic when Evergreen America

Evergreen America is still smarting from its experience last summer when a dispute over unionization

Ray Miles expects the good times to last a while longer. The chief executive of CP Ships Ltd., which

Shaul Cohen-Mintz, president of Zim Israeli American Shipping Co., didn't hesitate when asked to ide

When Bob Weiss was pursuing his graduate studies in China 20 years ago, most consumers shopped each

Small shipping lines have fared poorly in the trans-Pacific trade, where global carriers dominate. N

The charter market for container ships has good news and bad news - good news if you're an owner off

They say the only sure things in life are death and taxes, but shipping lines have a third unavoidab

Half a loaf is better than none. That's the stand that non-vessel-operating common carriers are taki

Shipping lines in the trans-Pacific trades enter the New Year brimming with confidence. Cargo volume

The steep increase in the number of Panamax vessels transiting the Panama Canal in the last two year

There's one loose end to the new Maritime Security Program, and carriers that move food under U.S.

In its petition seeking authority to sign confidential ocean container contracts with shippers, UPS

Shippers' associations, which pool members' cargo to negotiate volume discounts from ocean carriers,

When shipping lines in the westbound Pacific announced in early December that they intend to raise t

As commercial arguments for a U.S.-flag merchant marine have waned, the main rationale for the fleet

Stacks of empty shipping containers stand as high as eight-story buildings outside the Port Newark-E

Bright spots are hard to find for carriers serving the U.S.-Mediterranean trade. It's a mature trade

It worked last year, so eastbound trans-Pacific carriers are trying it again. Now that the annual su

Before one of Orient Overseas Container Line's new 8,000-TEU ships could make its first call last su

When Bill Cronin entered the shipping business 45 years ago, New York harbor bustled with tugs and b

Bob Weiss has his own way of tracking the growth in market opportunities for U.S. food products. He

Billions of dollars will eventually be funneled into Iraq to rebuild its war-ravaged infrastructure,