container shipping

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

Ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd sees consumer demand and spot rates slipping, with market highs in the rearview mirror.

First came a pause in cargo bookings to Russia. Now, ocean carriers have halted almost all of their Russian port calls.

Shares of ocean shipping companies have given back much of their 2022 gains after another big sell-off.

‘Right now, we don’t see a huge buildup of volumes because of the closedown in Shanghai,’ reports Maersk CEO Soren Skou.

New container prices, new production, lease rates, lease durations and used container prices are all down.

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

Container-ship transits of the Panama Canal are up as liners favor the East Coast. LNG transits are down as U.S. gas heads to Europe.

Craig Fuller explains the impact of higher diesel prices on the U.S. economy and consumers.

Gulf Coast ports got a boost in March from imports of steel and plywood, and exports of petroleum and crude oil.

New reports from Maersk, Kuehne+Nagel and Drewry point to an ongoing boom for container shipping lines.

Container ship freed from Chesapeake Bay more than a month after it ran aground

Retail stock pickers seem increasingly nervous about shipping. Shares of dry bulk, tanker, container and mixed-fleet owners all fell.

The Shanghai lockdown isn’t following the same supply chain script as the big Chinese disruptions of 2020 and 2021.

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 Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

A torrent of backlogged cargo in China is expected to overwhelm global ports once Chinese authorities end widespread COVID lockdowns.

Tanker, bulker and LNG shipping stocks rise as domestic freight and container stocks face pressure.

STG Logistics has made nearly a dozen acquisitions over the last five-plus years. However, its latest deal for XPO’s intermodal unit is its most transformative yet.