Maritime

Unprecedented uncertainty will likely delay annual contracts between shippers and ocean carriers.

JAXPORT hosts seminar on the often misunderstood and misused International Commercial Terms.

An exclusive interview with SIA Flexitanks CEO Damien McClean on what’s happening right now with Chinese manufacturing, trucking and ports.

Slashed oil production is bad for tankers, but fallout for container ships hinges on price action.

As fewer ships arrive from China, there’s less capacity and equipment for U.S. and European container exports.

The 2019 Protecting America’s Food and Agriculture Act provides funding to help Customs and Border Protection close a shortfall among its agriculture specialist ranks over the next three years.

Baltimore terminal reduces working hours; Georgia ports brace for volume dive

CargoMetrics data reveals that Chinese port activity has recovered much faster than some had feared.

Ships found carrying noncompliant fuel risk detention, monetary penalties.

American Association of Port Authorities says year-over-year cargo volumes in the first quarter could be down by at least 20%.

Misdeclared cargo blamed for container ship fires, including last year’s blaze on the Yantian Express.

“This exception ensures that the declaration requirement fulfills the intent of the Lacey Act while reducing the regulatory burden on importers,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.

A proposed $1.8 billion sale of U.S.-origin air defense systems is expected to open a pathway to increased exports to the South Asian economy.

The National Treasury Employees Union tells House appropriators that Customs and Border Protection requires an additional 1,100 officers and staff to carry out its mission at the nation’s ports of entry.

The chance to connect LA-area drayage drivers and containers energizes Sammi Liu, who just helped the startup raise $10.2 million in Series A funding.

Global market uncertainty weighed down Canada’s largest container port in second half of 2019.

It has been a particularly rough start of the year for tanker stocks despite exceptionally strong results.

Harbor commissions sign agreement to collaborate on common issues.

Unix Line admitted that its tanker, Zao Galaxy, illegally discharged oily bilge at sea while on route from the Philippines to California’s Port of Richmond in late January 2019.

No evidence yet of coronavirus-induced drop in dry bulk rates. Is it coming?