container shipping

Ocean container shipping holds its collective breath as Trump threatens new EU tariffs over Greenland purchase.

Soybeans and retail goods fueled a 33% bump in container volume at Inland Port Dillon in 2025. 

A return of major liners to the Red Sea could return massive capacity to shipping and further pressure rates in an uneven market, an analyst says.

Maersk is returning to the Red Sea for the first time since Houthi rebels began attacking shipping in 2023.

The Port of Oakland saw container volumes finish narrowly down in 2025 amid uneven trade conditions.

Trans-Pacific shipping rates have been increasing since mid-December, rising by approximately 5% in the last week.

Canada’s Port Saint John and DP World completed the eastern maritime hub’s $178 million West Side Modernization Project.

Iran protests could signal a positive change for shipping as Maersk makes another successful voyage on the contested Red Sea-Suez Canal shipping route. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved construction of the Sparrows Point Container Terminal project backed by Mediterranean Shipping Co.

Global container demand grew 7.2% y/y in November, except in North America, where it fell 3.9%.

The Port of Portland has re-opened Terminal 6 under private management in a move to give new life to the troubled facility.

Container rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific are climbing, but several factors are likely to weigh on a rebound.

The Port of Oakland saw agricultural and refrigerated exports post November gains while overall volumes were seasonally weaker.

The Trump administration delayed planned tariff hikes on furniture, while sharply reducing proposed 90% duties on Italian pasta.

The Maduro regime left Venezeula’s busiest port “in shambles,” as an international port services consortium seeks to reclaim its concession there. 

Rising trans-Pacific ocean freight rates are expected to climb further as demand picks up in anticipation of the Lunar New Year holiday.

Maersk has promoted its Asia Pacific chief and former Schenker executive to lead its North America business.

That shift from passive tracking to active intelligence is what separates Portcast from the crowded field of logistics visibility tools.

Israel-based Zim said it is evaluating multiple acquisition proposals reported to include Maersk, MSC and Hapag-Lloyd but has ruled out a buyout by its CEO.

The Asia-U.S. container market continued its Q4 volatility, with climbing West Coast rates offset by a dip in East Coast prices.