container shipping

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

Globalization isn’t just driven by comparative advantage. It is skewed by subsidies and mispricing of risk, according to author Marc Levinson.

It’s not just small and midsized importers that face massive contract rate hikes. Even the biggest shippers will feel the pain.

AgTC’s Peter Freidmann highlights the hurdles U.S. food exporters confront as they vie for containers to transport their goods.

Steve Ferreira talks container losses, carrier assets and freight rates on this episode of Navigate B2B.

Cargo shippers hamstrung by the global container shortage should not expect a box building spree in China to come to their rescue.

It’s not just container stocks rising. Shipping stocks are up for everything from bulkers to tankers to gas carriers.

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

Here’s a helicopter view courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard of container-ship armada off Los Angeles and Long Beach (WITH VIDEO).

ZIM, newest Wall Street shipping entrant, is riding wave of record-high freight rates. Shares fully recovered from rocky start.

Maersk, the world’s largest container carrier, just reported record quarterly results. And its next quarter looks even better.

1988: The U.S.-Far East container trade will undergo a significant drop in growth over the next few years, according to a study recently completed by the research firm of Temple, Barker & Sloane Inc.

California calls on feds to protect exporters. Shipping groups claim California export cure will worsen congestion — including for importers.

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

Container lines score huge negotiating advantage as spot-rate surge set to persist through annual contract season.

Wall Street volatility is top of the headlines, but what about maritime shipping volatility? Steve Ferreira breaks down what you need to know before the ocean market gets flooded too.

ZIM just completed the first U.S. shipping IPO in over five years. Here’s a look back at shipping’s wild multidecade ride on Wall Street.

Asia-U.S. liner sailings are now being canceled because too many container ships are stuck at anchor off California.

In Africa, one seafarer is dead and 15 have been kidnapped. Worldwide, more seafarers are being barred from travel as COVID fears rise.

Nearly 700 dockworkers in California have COVID. Hundreds more are out due to quarantines. Pleas for fast-track vaccinations intensify.