Container Shipping News

There's no love lost between John Bowers, president of the International Longshoremen's Association,

European regulatory authorities are casting a critical eye at longstanding rules that permit shippin

After 16 years as president of the International Longshoremen's Association, John Bowers was ready t

The universe is expanding, the prevailing theory of physics says, and so are container ships. A new

Despite the growing number of large ships scheduled to enter service during the next three years (St

What's remarkable about the new Maritime Security Program is the expedited treatment that Congress i

Evergreen Marine and its customers will be weeks recovering from an International Longshoremen's Ass

Does the Federal Maritime Commission really mean business? The federal agency that oversees liner sh

Since John Bowers became president of the International Longshoremen's Association in 1987, the unio

Six years after its founding as an amalgam of British and Dutch shipping lines, P&O Nedlloyd is the

Sweeper ships" was industry jargon that became widely used during last year's trans-Pacific peak shi

The Federal Maritime Commission says it's just an adjustment in its procedural rules, but the action

Trans-Atlantic carriers say they're optimistic that they'll secure a substantial portion of the gene

The economy is sluggish. The nation is at war. Consumers are anxious. Retail stores and warehouses a

With several marine terminals in the U.S., Stevedoring Services of America suffers every time one of

Last year, carriers in the eastbound Pacific had a shortage of space but failed to seize the opportu

When Sean Quinn heard the rate increase that trans-Pacific carriers are seeking this year, his react

Imagine a stack of paper more than 4,100 feet tall - three times the height of Chicago's Sears Tower

Once denigrated for putting price above value, the online auction business is an auction in name onl

Reduced capacity, cost cutting, increased attention to yield management and growth in logistics - th

As Mark Twain might have said if he were dropped into the body of a modern-day shipping industry ana

Look for a possible public stock offering and a major acquisition by the Anglo-Dutch container shipp

Within the business of ocean shipping, few stories stand out more than the growing relevance of the

In 1999, Flemming R. Jacobs stunned many in the shipping industry with his decision to leave A.P. Mo

Marian Duntley, corporate customs manager at Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., is confronting the same issu

service-contract negotiationsTrans-Pacific shippers and carriers pay close attention to U.S.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is finally living up to its name. For years, the company relayed cargo to

Six thousand miles long and heavily dependent on refrigerated cargo requiring specialized equipment,

Four decades after it opened, the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes navigation system remains one

How big of a deal was the European Commission's decision this month to grant the Trans-Atlantic Conf

As the queues of ships outside West Coast ports have diminished following the 10-day lockout of long

Senator Lines, the shipping company formed in 1994 after the unification of Germany through the merg

The shutdown of West Coast ports last month has created tremendous congestion and additional costs f

Less than 24 hours after West Coast ports reopened following the 10-day lockout of longshoremen, a H

When trans-Pacific carriers announced proposed rate increases for westbound shipments, U.S. exporter

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Hanjin Shipping Co. announced Tuesday that it will enter the North Atlantic trade on Jan. 1 in partn

Crowley Maritime Corp. announced the election of Thomas B. Crowley Jr. as chairman and chief executive.

Shipping lines that fled the French port of Le Havre last month because of labor stoppages are expec

South Korean container shipping lines face the prospect that many of their vessels will be activated