Maritime

Platform is designed to improve efficiency of returning empty containers.

Tight container market, COVID-19 pandemic concerns and sufficient network capacity are among top concerns of some grain shippers.

Net profit skyrockets by more than 2,800% to $144.4 million.

Where we’re seeing the need for ocean freight-related ingenuity, logistics tech companies are beginning to fill the space, but we are far from seeing the full potential realized.

Maersk confirms that cargo demand looks strong through year-end, bucking the usual seasonal trend.

Former Bethlehem Steel plant site at Sparrows Point, Maryland, attracts shippers and 3PLs to build Northeast distribution centers.

There will be more than 2,400 extra all-cargo aircraft in circulation by 2040 to support growth in global trade and e-commerce, Boeing says.

Earlier Harbor Trucking Association complaints about fees in Los Angeles/Long Beach now extended to New York/New Jersey; FMC commissioner says some action likely

“Winter is Coming” is a warning in House Stark and usually a blessing for tankers. But there’s nothing usual about 2020.

The London-based maritime market data provider will offer subscribers airfreight indices via partnership with TAC.

Air cargo carrier names Yulia Celetaria health care director and forms vaccine task force.

South Korean carrier turns quarterly $103 million loss last year into $20 million profit this year.

Hapag-Lloyd sees strength until “at least Chinese New Year” and a challenge to “get containers where they need to be.”

An increase in consumer demand is causing a container clog, with many ports and carriers running out of space. This surge has caused container prices to sharply increase, forcing automotive suppliers to pay a pretty penny for real estate on these large container ships.

No specifics in shipping company’s statement on request for relief from demurrage and detention charges

Gateway remains cautious and braced “for any shocks still to come.”

“The outlook of container shipping still remains clouded in uncertainties over the possible comeback of the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-China trade conflicts.”

There are not enough containers in China to handle all the U.S.-bound cargo — and box factories are now sold out into Q2.

Freight forwarder guides customers through online shopping shift and transport capacity choke points.

Alibaba is a massive online shopping platform, but it also wants to be a dominant logistics provider around the world. It now covers Japan.