American Shipper

Phase One of the U.S.-China trade deal is scheduled to take effect Wednesday. Read CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco’s take on how that trade has changed since the tariff war began — and how it may never be quite the same.

All shipping interests through Panama Canal face new fees as water levels drop to ‘historic’ lows.

“The Box – How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger” by Marc Levinson makes the case that the shipping container and its global intermodal use was one of the most important innovations of the second half of the 20th century.

Tanker rates haven’t shot up further on new Iran tensions, yet they remain extremely high.

The shipping consultants Drewry predicts carriers should be able to return “solid if unspectacular results”in 2020.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is required by the 2015 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Improvements Act to annually adjust its civil penalty amounts in line with inflation.

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute, EROAD and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock announce board appointments.

The Port of Monroe says its efforts to increase international business has been stymied by the Detroit office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The transport of cargo from China to Europe by sea is likely to remain more important than Eurasian railway routes, says the CEO of the German forwarder DACHSER.

2018 high-water mark for container volumes makes it ever tougher for 2019 to come out on top.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Iranian metals industry generates billions of dollars for the regime, contributing to its nuclear weapons program.

Buttigieg proposal part of candidate’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan.

New Platts indices offer bird’s-eye view of rough IMO 2020 transition for dry bulk.

All the latest ocean news including imports and Iran plus what is Chinese Year and how does it work in shipping?

A bipartisan group of U.S. House and Senate lawmakers see export controls as a means to punish those Chinese officials and companies involved in human rights abuses in western China and Hong Kong.

Road, rail, port environmental permits to be completed in two years.