container shipping

A global ocean container index rose 7% amid rate adjustments on key trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe routes.

Port of Long Beach second-in-command Noel Hacegaba is moving up to chief executive as Mario Cordero departs.

American exporters of soybeans, fertilizer, lumber and other agricultural products are looking to a better year after being caught in a geopolitical squeeze in 2025.

Container ships sailing through the Suez Canal marked the second-lowest weekly level amid talk of a return by the largest box carriers through the Mideast trade route. 

U.S. ports urge strict evaluation by Surface Transportation Board of proposed transcontinental rail merger, cautioning on impact to the supply chain and economy.

Container rates on the benchmark Asia-U.S. container trade route fell due to overcapacity, while a Red Sea return may pressure rates, and congestion.

Maersk denied reports that it has set a timeline to resume services through the Red Sea-Suez Canal route.

CMA CGM has expanded barge service for containers moving from North Vietnam to the port of Haiphong and connections to the United States.

Alpha Augmented Services says global logistics providers are accelerating their shift toward AI-driven automation — driven by labor shortages, data gaps and tariff volatility.

More than a hundred firefighters and emergency personnel were battling an electrical fire aboard a ONE container ship that shut four terminals at the Port of Los Angeles.

Maersk is moving its North American headquarters to North Carolina after many years operating out of northern New Jersey. 

Investigators said an improperly placed label on a wire caused a container ship to lose power and crash into the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore in 2024.

Steady October volume has put the Port of Los Angeles within reach of 10 million TEUs for a record third consecutive year.

Now-paused port fees on Chinese ships were a misguided attempt to revitalize U.S. maritime fortunes at the expense of American exporters, a trade group leader says.

The Port of Oakland saw loaded containers improve 2.2% October from September as global shipping rebalanced.

The world’s third-largest container carrier said Q3 profits fall 72.6% on geopolitics and heightened trade tensions.

A Trailer Bridge barge that was looted after it grounded in the Bahamas is on the way back to Jacksonville. 

Declining container volumes are aiding port and terminal operations, but trucking issues could impact the supply chain in 2026, a new report finds.

Hapag-Lloyd saw profits tumble as global trade uncertainty hurt container rates despite higher revenue.

Descartes: U.S. container imports in October posted only the second month-over-month decline in the past decade.