Maritime

Fifth largest global carrier is responding to customer interest in greater container visibility.

Japan’s leading boxship carrier becomes seventh to join NYSHEX’s platform for guaranteed slots.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control warns U.S. companies to exercise due diligence against entanglements with sanctioned transportation services providers.

After adjusting for Lunar New Year distortions, the growth rate for Chinese exports to the U.S. in November was the lowest since January 1996.

When demand falls, prices fall too — or they should. Yet on the southbound Asia-Oceania trade lane rates are up but volumes are down.

Index data appears to show that IMO 2020 fuel costs are being passed along to box shippers.

Latest round of DERA grants allots up to $4 million per project.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, says many analysts believe the impacts of IMO 2020 will be less than what was projected just a year ago.

Despite extensive general reporting to the contrary, a trio who imported a massive quantity of illegal drugs were not customs brokers or trusted traders.

An exclusive interview with Scorpio President Robert Bugbee on shipping stocks and what lies ahead.

Longtime Capitol Hill legislative counsel and policy consultant completes the five-person commission.

The fast growing forwarder Flexport was awarded sixth place in FreightWaves 2020 FreightTech 25 competition.

Losses in Europe are estimated to now be costing businesses billions of euros a year.

Port operator TasPorts allegedly sought to block a rival towage operator from offering a new service, according to new court filings.

Move to establish green bona fides comes as the liner operator is called out for its carbon output.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said excluding ocean cargo from the Section 321 pilot program reduced “a substantial number of relevant shipments of potential participants.”

Container industry veteran John McCown argues that the shift toward East Coast ports is inexorable.

Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (JPX: 9101) has taken out a 50 billion yen ($456.7 million) loan with an adjustable interest rate based on the company’s corporate social performance.

California ports already face high energy costs, a situation that is likely to continue as the ports pursue clean air goals.

Carriers are “jacking up” spot rates to improve their negotiating hands with shippers as they agree pricing for IMO 2020 fuel bills and long-term Asia-Europe contracts.