container shipping

COVID has been great for container shipping, terrible for cruising. What does this mean to MSC, which is big in both?

Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.

Longshoremen along the U.S. West Coast say they won’t touch any shipments for Russia.

Invasion and price spikes could destroy demand, weaken consumer confidence and curb cargo volumes, warns BIMCO.

The cost of the fuel consumed by the world’s commercial ships has skyrocketed — and it’s still rising.

Kuehne + Nagel is the biggest air and ocean logistics provider and it’s pushing the right buttons for fast growth.

Tanker stocks favored by retail traders post big gains, while most container and dry bulk stocks hold steady.

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

Pandemic gridlock, the Ever Given, COVID outbreaks, container shortages, flooding, Ukraine. The next shoe to drop: a labor dispute.

Container lines and tanker owners rapidly and preemptively suspend business with Russia.

Container lines, shipowners and shippers have a new way to navigate the market chaos: cleared freight futures.

The container port business is booming and the big are getting bigger, particularly in China.

Break bulk cargo with commodities of plywood, steel and rubber boosted volumes at U.S. Gulf Coast ports in January.

The Biden administration has outlined 62 policy initiatives affecting trucking, rail, and maritime in a one-year vulnerability assessment.

There are now more container ships waiting off East and Gulf Coast ports than there are off Los Angeles/Long Beach.

Several trade and transport groups claim ocean carriers should lose special antitrust privileges and face stricter regulatory enforcement of shipping laws.

Tanker and dry bulk trades could be disrupted; container shipping faces heightened risk of cyberattacks.

Port Houston’s steel cargo exports recorded a 1,874% year-over-year increase.

The more ocean shipping is in the news, the more attention it gets from tech founders and investors.

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