container shipping

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

Virginia’s competitive advantages: a naturally deep harbor, semi-automated terminals and its own, newer chassis pool.

Cosco and MSC fight back against accusations that they inflated rates, violated contracts and broke U.S. law.

More container ships are stuck at anchor off California than ever before. The gridlock is about to get even worse.

C.H. Robinson announces a drayage surcharge at most of the nation’s biggest container ports as international drayage carriers have implemented congestion fees.

Discount chain Dollar Tree expects the positive impact from heightened consumer demand to be totally offset by elevated transportation expenses this year.

As stimulus-fueled demand overwhelms trans-Pacific capacity, a widening freight spread leaves small shippers behind.

The New York Shipping Exchange, a digital trading platform for two-way committed ocean contracts, announced it raised $15 million in its latest funding round.

Container mega-spike recalls epic dry bulk run over a decade ago. Here’s a look back at the last time shipping had it this good.

Port Houston’s year-to-date container traffic increased 15% in TEUs compared to the first six months in 2020.

As this year’s peak season gets underway, dislocations in the supply chain are increasing. However, this is really nothing new as the industry has been in peak mode for a year.

Demand for new containers has been historically high. Even so, the Chinese factories that build the world’s boxes are churning them out efficiently.

Ocean carrier ZIM now expects to earn $4.8 billion-$5.2 billion this year — five times what it earned in 2020.

Port of Los Angeles boss warns: ‘Anchorage and dwell times are trending in the wrong direction.’

Ocean carriers adjust to the partial port closing in Ningbo, China, with minimal disruption so far. Operations could soon return to full speed if COVID remains at bay.

Queue of container ships off U.S. ports keeps building, with months’ worth of peak-season cargo still to unload.

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

Canadian Tire is acquiring a 25% stake in Ashcroft Terminal in a deal that will allow the retailer to move containers from the Port of Vancouver more efficiently, while securing rail capacity.

Plaquemines Port announced it has found the site for its state-of-the-art container terminal that will be able to handle vessels carrying up to 22,000 TEUs.

Port Houston’s biggest international trade partners were China, Mexico and Brazil during the first half of the year.