The trans-Pacific container trade is vastly different than pre-pandemic, with more ships, more competition, and a new leader: Maersk.
Russian imports via ocean, truck, rail and air are now being simultaneously squeezed. Shipping data shows growing pressure.
The U.S. Maritime Administration issued a final environmental impact statement for the Pier B on-dock rail facility at Long Beach and approved the project.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of the latest Chinese lockdowns on the supply chains between China and the U.S.
Five hundred containers were removed from the Ever Forward to lighten its load and help salvage crews refloat the vessel stuck in Chesapeake Bay.
Mario Cordero, Port of Long Beach executive director, says there have been “notable improvements across the supply chain,” but lockdowns in China could change that.
A torrent of backlogged cargo in China is expected to overwhelm global ports once Chinese authorities end widespread COVID lockdowns.
The company participated in a public-private sector short-sea shipping trial program.
Tanker, bulker and LNG shipping stocks rise as domestic freight and container stocks face pressure.
The future of global supply chains is in flux. The pandemic was a game changer. Then came the war.
America’s largest container port, Los Angeles, just posted the best March and best first quarter in its history.
Deputy director for the past three years, Beth Rooney will become leader of the Port of New York and New Jersey on May 2
SC Ports handled 264,334 TEUs in March, up 6% year-over-year.
Major logistics platform E2open’s heavy debt load can be handled by the company’s free cash flow, S&P Ratings says.
Zero-COVID policies seem effective only in creating widespread supply chain disruptions.
Cargo is piling up at the Port of Shanghai because a citywide quarantine means most trucks can’t reach the port to pick up loads and keep commerce flowing.
The debate heats up on whether this is the beginning of the end of container shipping’s bull run.
Maersk is one of the world’s dominant container shipping lines. Now it is making a play to be a major cargo airline.
The ripple effects on logistics from Shanghai’s quarantine are being felt beyond the city as companies try to redirect freight to alternative import/export gateways.
Relief efforts are ‘proving extremely challenging’ for those stuck on 140 vessels in the conflict zone.
