Container Shipping News

Canada came out of the gate last year with stronger economic growth than its huge neighbor to the south, so its ports benefited from trade volume that rebounded from a mostly dismal showing in 2009.

Cotton exporters feared the worst. The largest U.S. crop in years was hitting the market just as overseas buyers were bidding up prices and demanding rush delivery.

Ocean carriers are losing their bet that they could keep freight rates high this winter during the post-holiday season without cutting capacity, and they could risk losing their antitrust immunity und

The 1998 Ocean Shipping Reform Act redefined the Federal Maritime Commission from a regulator of tariffs to one of the shipping industry.

Why should anyone worry about improving bridges between the U.S. and Canada? U.S. imports plummeted 33 percent between from 2008 to 2009, and U.S. exports slid 21 percent.

National retailers and importers call the idea of spreading use of major North American gateways around the continent a four-corners strategy of supply chain management. That puts U.S.

It’s generally accepted that the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences is a good thing — good for developing countries’ exports and good for U.S.

A threatened conflict over chassis repairs in Atlantic and Gulf ports appears to have been settled in favor of the International Longshoremen’s Association.

Crowley and Seaboard Marine, members of the Florida-Bahamas Shipowners & Operators Association, will increase their bunker surcharges on all imports and exports carried under all tariff and service co

India’s Port of Chennai, which is struggling to cope with increased congestion, broke ground on the Chennai-Ennore road connectivity project, a long-standing demand of trade and user associations.

French dockworkers Jan. 21 began a four-day nationwide strike amid warnings of further stoppages as port employers resist union demands for improved working conditions and early retirement.

CSAV, CMA CGM and China Shipping, are upgrading the size and number of ships they operate under a vessel-sharing agreement between Asia, Mexico, Central America and the West Coast of South America.

DHL launched a direct less-than-containerload service from India’s largest container port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru) to Durban, South Africa.

Dry bulk cargo rebounded 33.4 percent in the 2010 season at the Port of Duluth-Superior, driven by strong surges in iron ore and grain that helped other Great Lakes ports as well.

Several current and former International Longshoremen's Association officials were among 18 waterfront figures charged as part of a federal crackdown that U.S.

U.S. steel exports posted a month-to-month increase of 2.2 percent in November despite a decline in shipments to the largest U.S. export markets, Canada and Mexico.

National Container Company, Russia's biggest container stevedore, increased traffic 13 percent in 2010 to 1.3 million 20-foot equivalent units from 1.15 million TEUs in the previous year.

Container ship owner-charterer Seaspan said it plans to issue preferred stock to raise money for general corporate purposes that may include vessel acquisitions or investments.

French ports are bracing for four consecutive days of nationwide strikes from Friday, Jan.

The Port of Oakland in 2010 reported strong growth in containerized imports and in total container volume, and a slight decrease in exports.

President Obama and President Hu Jintao of China, opening a state visit in Washington amid growing complaints from U.S.

Zim American Integrated Shipping, a subsidiary of Zim Integrated Shipping Services, is launching a direct container service between Mexico and Tampa, the Tampa Port Authority said Wednesday.

Thailand is delaying implementation of a new insurance requirement that had sent U.S.

Ocean container carriers face overcapacity for at least another 12 months as the supply of new ships outpaces slowing cargo demand, an industry analyst forecast.

The Port of Seattle had a banner year in 2010, with containerized imports increasing 46.6 percent, containerized exports up 19.3 percent and total international containers up 34.9 percent.

The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority is slashing its request for a federal rail program loan to $83.7 million from an earlier $553 million, in a bid to lock in the federal credit to help rest

Nordana will add regular calls at Savannah’s Liberty Terminal to its Mediterranean-Americas service, beginning with the sailing of the Schackenborg on March 5.

Container volume at the Port of Charleston increased by 9.7 percent in December from the same month last year.

Container volume at the Port of Long Beach in 2010 increased 1.2 million TEUs, or 23.6 percent over 2009, the largest one-year gain in the port’s history.

French port employers and dock leaders are holding talks in a bid to avert a fresh round of strikes at major ports later in the week.

After falling for 15 months in a row, Japanese export ship orders rose for the 13th consecutive month in December on a year-on-year basis, soaring 162.1 percent to 1,236,270 gross tons, according to f

Stefan P. Weber is now head of carrier management for Damco in North America, the company said. Weber assumed his new position role as of Jan.

Trade groups are launching a new effort to get Congress to repeal ocean carriers’ immunity to antitrust laws.

OT Africa Line restructured its roll-on, roll-off service from Europe to Africa by adding a fifth ship to the service line, the company said Tuesday, in an effort to offer more frequent sailings depar

Pirates took a record number of 1,181 hostages in 2010 and killed eight seafarers as attacks on merchant vessels hit a seven-year high despite increased naval patrols of the seas, the International Ma

Ocean shipping lines that have kept vessel capacity at peak-season levels through January are starting to announce cuts to take effect after the Lunar New Year.

Hanjin Shipping took delivery of two new post-Panamax containerships with capacities of 8,600 20-foot-equivalent units of containers, the South Korean liner company said Tuesday.

Hutchison Port Holdings, the world’s largest port operator, plans to spin off the majority of its port operation business and list it on the Singapore stock exchange.

The International Longshoremen's Association won assurances its members will still maintain and repair chassis previously provided by ocean carriers but now rented to truckers by leasing companies.

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, moved a step closer to entering Africa as a 51 percent shareholder of a large South African chain.