American Shipper

Maryland congressman was staunch supporter of the Jones Act and U.S. flag shipping.

West Coast forwarders and customs brokers discussed blockchain, e-commerce, big data and Section 321 at their annual WESCCON gathering.

The Hong Kong Human Right Rights and Democracy Act, which unanimously passed the House of Representatives on Oct. 15, puts pressure on Hong Kong to uphold U.S. export controls.

Could new tariffs derail solid rate performance in the trans-Atlantic trade?

Industry veteran picked to head one of the largest U.S. East Coast terminals, which is undergoing upgrade.

Port of Oakland has seen an uptick in volumes this year and is optimistic about remainder of 2019.

VLCC rates have rapidly fallen from over $300,000 per day to around $125,000 per day.

A U.S. Coast Guard investigation in February discovered the Nederland Reefer’s chief engineer had devised a scheme to illegally dump oily bilge into the sea.

September saw China record its lowest monthly export growth to the U.S. since 1996 as the trade war inflicted more damage.

World’s second largest container fleet continues push with ultra-large container ships.

The Trump administration takes aim at financial assets of Turkish government agencies and officials linked to military strikes in Syria, but Congress may legislate broader sanctions in the days ahead.

European shippers have joined with leading container line analyst Drewry to bring order to the “who pays what” implementation of IMO low-sulfur fuels.

Although Super Typhoon Hagibis has caused catastrophic floods, mudslides and at least 68 tragic deaths in Japan, FreightWaves understands from local sources that Tokyo’s critical freight infrastructure – seaports and airports – are undamaged. Japan’s wider logistics network is suffering from a miscellany of damage such as flooding.

The announcement by President Donald Trump not to increase tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports to the U.S. and boost U.S. agriculture exports did not address other structural issues.

Headlines may proclaim “$300,000 per day” but most crude tankers are not making anything close to that.

Market Voice Darren Prokop writes about automation at ports and the progress – and disruption – that will bring.

Petitions must be filed to the U.S. International Trade Commission by no later than Dec. 10 to be considered for inclusion in the next miscellaneous tariff bill.