Container Shipping News

Shippers beware: Your just-in-time inventory could be in jeopardy. The shipment you're counting on t

After four years of litigation that's not over, Evergreen America Corp. and the International Longsh

For months, U.S. importers had been looking forward to this year's contract negotiations with trans-

It was a good run while it lasted, but the three fat years for ocean carriers have come to an appare

A funny thing happened on the way to the widely forecast vessel overcapacity in the first quarter. S

Carriers and European regulatory authorities are inching toward a compromise that would allow liner

If Panamanian officials have their way, there will be additional reason to celebrate the 100-year an

Whenever there is a calamity at sea and hazardous cargoes are even remotely suspected as the cause,

Shippers who had containers on the Hyundai Fortune when it caught fire March 21 off the coast of Yem

Shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific are bracing for a decline in freight rates this spring as th

While hysteria over possible terrorist infiltration resulting from DP World's acquisition of P&O con

While hysteria over possible terrorist infiltration resulting from DP World's acquisition of P&O con

Shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific are bracing for a decline in freight rates this spring as th

The growing popularity of all-water routes from Asia to the U.S. is raising two big questions this y

Friday afternoon traffic jams in Southern California are legendary, but congestion on the freeways c

Don't worry if you can't remember all of the new changes by major container ship lines to their east

Succession of leadership at any company presents enormous challenges. It can be especially tricky at

It ain't over till the fat lady sings," the saying goes. But in Europe the fate of the European Comm

The Suez Canal looms large in the outlook for the Mediterranean trade lanes these days. The introduc

Conventional wisdom states that a U.S. carrier cannot compete in the cutthroat trans-Pacific trades

Just when it seemed like European shippers and ocean carriers would never agree on how much informat

At the start of last year, marine containers were in tight supply. Now they're starting to pile up a

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

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

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

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

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

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

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