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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has expanded its ocean transportation service from Veracruz, Mexico.

Demand in the container shipping segment is “hobbling forward,” as a “healthy level” of demolition counterbalances the inflow of new and larger ships, according to the BIMCO Shipping Market Overview & Outlook report for August.

A maritime attack from al-Qaida or other affiliate terrorist groups is increasingly likely, according to Gulf of Aden Group Transits.

The world’s fleet of operationally leased containers rose annually by almost 11 percent throughout 2011 and 2012, according to a “Container Leasing 2013/14” report published by Drewry Maritime Research.

China has begun its first commercial transit of the Northeast Passage, with the Yong Sheng, a 19,000-ton multipurpose cargo ship, heading for Russia’s Arctic waterway en route from Dalian to Rotterdam.

Typhoon Utor is causing transport chaos as southern China and Hong Kong prepare for the impact of heavy rain, strong winds and waves of up to 10 meters later today.

Neptune Orient Lines Group reported a net loss of $35 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared with a net loss of $118 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Shippers in Asia are shifting as much marginal cargo away from air freight as possible to further cut supply chain costs even though air freight rates ex Asia are now at historic lows, according to leading 3PL executives.

The U.K. has issued the highest possible security alert to British shipping companies operating off the coast of Yemen, according to an expert, BigPond News reports.

Drewry Maritime Research’s East-West Air Freight Price Index rates slipped by 2.7 points in June to 94.3 points, bringing the index down to its lowest level since it was launched it May 2012...

North Europe’s import volume is projected to fall by 8.9 percent to 12.2 million 20-foot-equivalent units in 2013, despite a 3.9 percent increase in Europe’s overall import volume...

CAI International reported its profit in the second quarter of 2013 was $16.9 million, increasing 12 percent from $15.1 million in the second quarter of 2012.

A federal court again rejected challenges to the U.S. cross-border trucking program with Mexico, which has seen traffic increase this year but remains small.

The Canadian government needs to devote greater policy attention and resources to Arctic maritime areas, such as Nunavut, the northernmost territory in Canada...

TAL International Group reported a profit of $37.9 million for the second quarter of 2013, a jump of 29.4 percent from $29.3 million in the second quarter of 2012.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Maritime Commission allowing CBP to share its Automated Commercial Environment data with the ocean transportation agency.

After more than 30 years as the leader of the Wine and Spirits Shippers Association, Geoffrey Giovanetti will retire on Sept. 1, 2013.

The U.S. Coast Guard has presented a public service award to the crew of the Panama-flag container ship Hyundai Unity at the Port of Singapore...

Trading in container freight contracts on Shanghai’s Shipping Freight Exchange has collapsed to the lowest level since the platform was launched just over two years ago, as extreme volatility on the spot market has forced traders to shun futures, industry analyst Alphaliner said.

Yusen Logistics has enhanced its less-than-containerload portfolio with a new direct service from Hong Kong to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The Suez Canal remains open amid unrest in Egypt, but some transport operations around the country are closed.

Cargo from Asia to the Mediterranean rose 10 percent in April, jumping from a monthly average of 366,000 20-foot-equivalent units in the first quarter of 2013 to 401,000 TEUs...

Direct ChassisLink, an intermodal marine chassis provider in North America, has acquired Hyundai Merchant Marine’s U.S. chassis fleet, comprising more than 23,000 chassis...

The outlook for U.S. container trade volumes this year is improving, according to Journal of Commerce Economist Mario Moreno, who is raising his forecasts for overall imports and exports for 2013 after reviewing first quarter container volume results from PIERS, a JOC sister company.

Paranapanema, a refined copper producer in Brazil, is switching its domestic shipments from trucks to ocean freighters after 15 of its truck loads were hijacked in 2012...

Wallenius Lines has ordered two post-Panamax car carriers at the Tanjin Yingang Shipyard for delivery in 2015 and 2016.

INTTRA, an e-commerce shipping platform, has appointed Gary Ito as CFO.

Univan has opened its new office in Manila, reflecting the important role the Philippines plays in the company’s global operations.

Visibility in the waters around Kertih Port in Malaysia could be significantly reduced as a result of haze coming from forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia, according to Inchcape Shipping Services.

STX Pan Ocean, a South Korean shipping company, has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection, according to court records, Bloomberg reports.

The Singapore Shipping Association is “gravely concerned” about the effects of worsening hazy conditions on the safety of ship navigation in the Malacca and Singapore straits region.

For years, Peter Friedmann has touted the idea that exports can regain their long-lost dominance over imports in U.S. container trade. Now some economists say the executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition may be onto something.

Shippers aren’t only scaling back how much freight they plan to move this year and in early 2014, but also how much they plan to pay to transport their goods by rail, truck, air and sea.

The outlook for the global container shipping industry is “grim,” as carriers’ finances continue to be severely strained and shareholder value erodes...

From March to May, overall confidence levels in the shipping industry increased to their highest level in 2 1/2 years, according to Moore Stephen’s latest Shipping Confidence Survey.

Some agriculture shippers say they'd consider paying slightly higher rates if container lines could provide better reliability and service.

The Nicaragua National Assembly has ratified the government’s commercial agreement with HKND Group to develop the Nicaragua Canal and Development Project.