American Shipper
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Ocean shipping on Wall Street: the sound of silence
Capital-market sentiment is so bad in New York that ship owners may end up raising more money in Oslo this year.
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FMC extends comment period for container availability rule
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission set the new comment deadline for its notice of proposed interpretive rule to address demurrage and detention practices to Oct.…
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Container shipping growing more slowly than in 2018
BIMCO says there are "several indications" that goods are being shipped from the Far East to Europe and then transhipped to the U.S. East Coast…
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Latest US sanctions take aim at Iran’s banks
The Treasury Department adds two banks to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List in response to Iran’s alleged involvement in missile attacks against…
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Weighing trade imbalance
Academics look at the trade imbalance between the United States and China and weigh in on possible fixes.
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Shippers must foot the bill for post-Saudi fuel hikes
FIATA warns that higher air, ocean and trucking fuels costs will be passed directly on to customers.
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Port Report: Barge business goes digital with blockchain
Blockchain to be deployed by VAKT to smooth the post-trade process
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CBP builds momentum for electronic export manifest
Through the continued development of automated processes, U.S. Customs and Border Protection foresees the day when paper export manifests will no longer be necessary.
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WTO deputy director-general optimistic on future of world trade
In a wide-ranging speech, the deputy director-general of the WTO, Alan Wolff, sets out the challenges and issues for the body. But he's generally optimistic…
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Typhoon Tapah to menace southern Japan and Korea
After several days of dithering in the Philippine Sea, tropical storm Tapah (also called Nimfa) has transformed into a typhoon. It has also started accelerating…
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