Maritime

Coronavirus and tariffs blamed for lowest total in more than a decade.

Cargo flows face worst hit in a century but have potential to bounce back fast.

Third-party logistics providers engaged in international trade are facing the difficult decision of whether to thin staff or even close altogether in the face of a prolonged economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

New CEO named to lead Alabama State Port Authority and senior VP appointed to head Latin American sales.

No collapse yet for ocean container spot rates. In fact, they’re up.

World Shipping Council issues reminder that seafarers are the backbone of international supply chains.

Plunging demand on land has yet to be fully felt by ocean shipping

“The coronavirus is delivering a shock to the supply chain,” said port chief Mario Cordero.

Members of the Washington, D.C.-based National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America interviewed by American Shipper this week generally praised CBP for permitting the flow of legitimate trade across the continent.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said there has been no shortage of container-shipping industry members willing to participate in its initiative to identify ways to overcome supply chain obstacles caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

VC funding has evaporated, wooing new customers is extremely difficult and existing customers’ focus has changed.

Carriers slash even more ocean services in bid to prop up rates as demand crumbles.

The Justice Department said joint logistics operations among five American medical supply distributors to provide protective medical gear to virus hot spots does not violate antitrust law.

Tanker shares fall back as crude-oil prices surge. What comes next?

Bob Costello expects many trucking companies to go out of business before the economy recovers from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

In an interview with FreightWaves, TRAC Intermodal President and CEO Jennifer Polli describes how her company is handling its business operations against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mayor taps Gene Seroka to locate and deliver medical supplies critically needed during coronavirus pandemic.

Despite COVID-19 concerns, the Port of Alaska and ocean carriers calling Anchorage insist that ships loaded with containers will continue to arrive on schedule.

On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston welcomes Mike Baudensitel of FreightWaves to discuss whether the nation’s rail and intermodal sectors are getting any sort of lift from the trends that have helped the trucking markets since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.  John also discusses the desperate attempts to bring the collapsing […]

No one was prepared for the global shipping disruption caused by COVID-19, but Mike Meierkort said Damco’s resiliency program is “the closest thing to having a playbook.”