American Shipper

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.

Moscow-based Grand Service Express began offering service to the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula in December.

In return, the South American country wants the U.S. to recognize singani as its national alcoholic beverage in strengthening bilateral trade ties.

Liners confront higher ship-lease rates at the very time fuel prices are spiking.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a revamped pact with Mexico and Canada that replaces the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) “overhauls” the rules for trading agriculture, manufacturing and services with Mexico and Canada, Trump said. “Today we’re finally ending the NAFTA nightmare and signing into […]

Liner delays put billions in inventory and assets on hold, leading to more efforts to quantify impact.

U.S. Justice Department announced the arrest of Harvard University’s chemistry department chair on charges of lying about financial and research connections to the Chinese government.

Trans-Pacific container volumes face escalating coronavirus risk.

Group aims to establish common vocabulary to make digital communications easier in ocean freight.