American Shipper

2002: The Port of Oakland gears up intermodal capabilities to catch up with in-state rivals Los Angeles and Long Beach.

On National Maritime Day, let’s not forget those at sea who are key to sustaining our economy and delivering essential supplies.

How bad is it? A Vietnam-New York slot was just offered at $19,000 per FEU, reveals Flexport’s Nerijus Poskus.

The ICS hopes its Seafarer Vaccination Roadmap will create vaccine hubs in various ports.

Shippers call on lawmakers to expand government oversight of contracts between ocean carriers and their customers.

ZIM is the liner most exposed to upside from America’s import binge. It’s taking full advantage of the situation.

The Energy Observer is on a seven-year cruise to publicize the role alternative energy could play in the shipping industry.

LATAM Airlines will add 10 767 passenger planes with a repair shop licensed by Boeing so they can be retrofitted to carry cargo on the main deck.

Major e-commerce growth led DHL Express to change aircraft and routes in Southeast Asia for package delivery.

Container activity was 275,840 TEUs at the port in April, an increase of 25% year-over-year for the month of April.

With the retail inventory-to-sales ratio still falling, U.S. importers are urged to move fast on their holiday import plans.

1974: Administration opposes HR-8193, but House sub-committee gives it an OK. Mountainous Bolivia asks 50% for its ships; others get 100% share of their own trade.

Finding cargo space on aircraft these days is a challenge. Now comes another layer of demand from U.S. fruit growers looking to export from the West Coast.

The capsized roll-on/roll-off vessel has been on its side near Georgia’s Port of Brunswick since early September 2019.

There have been no reported injuries, pollution or cargo losses aboard the vessel deployed on a ONE Atlantic service.

Container rates are in uncharted territory. If demand continues to outpace supply, there’s little to stop them from ascending further.

American Maritime Partnership warns the Biden administration to guard against waiver manipulation by refineries in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.

SmartLynx Airlines is leasing passenger aircraft to fly cargo before using them for their traditional role.

“This was by far the busiest April in the port’s 114-year history, outpacing the previous record set just back in 2019 by a hefty 29%.”

The situation for importers is getting even more dire. Already extreme container rates are ascending to even higher peaks.