American Shipper

“As long as there continues to be a lack of cargo and documentation handling in the ports due to the virus, our exporters and importers shouldn’t be on the hook for per diem or demurrage charges,” AgTC Executive Director Peter Friedmann said.

Ships recently in China considered a “hazardous condition”

The U.S. International Trade Commission, in response to a recent request from the House Ways and Means Committee, will investigate the integrity of the country’s seafood import supply chain.

Asia-Europe trade sees five sailings cancelled due to coronavirus as global shipping companies remain on lockdown for another week.

Pricing data implies pendulum is swinging even more toward East Coast ports at expense of West Coast.

Still too early to confirm coronavirus fallout in trans-Pacific freight pricing data.

Chinese carrier’s formerly idled VLCCs return to a transport market already suffering from falling rates, Stifel Maritime analyst said.

Dive into this week’s flashback from 54 years ago.

The Swiss government will serve as the go-between to manage financial transactions involving medical and other exports to Iran and ensure Iranian sanctions are not violated.

Blasting out underwater “speedbumps” last hurdle for $485 million project.

Breakbulk refers to (almost) every cargo that’s not containerized or shipped in bulk.

Kirby, already America’s largest river-barge transporter of petroleum, gets bigger still.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the 73% collected-duty increase over last year was mostly the result of ongoing punitive import duties on steel, aluminum and Chinese goods.

Tanker giant Euronav warns of fallout from coronavirus crisis.

Ben Thrower writes about the increased use of cargo ships to smuggle drugs.

Darren Prokop writes about the implementation of IMO 2020 and how its costs will be absorbed and/or passed along…

Over the years, hundreds of tankers were employed in the grain trades.