A look back at 2020’s shipping roller coaster: how container sector emerged as ‘surprise rock star’ and tankers peaked early, then plunged.
Chances slim for 2021 shipping equity offerings, but a container-liner IPO prospect remains on the table.
Container imports far exceed sales, raising concerns that 2020’s transport binge could lead to a big headache in 2021.
Will your cargo ship arrive on time? Globally, the chances are now 50-50. In the Asia-U.S. container trade, it’s less than one in three.
Shipping containers are known for their long-term durability — here’s a closer look.
Container flows into U.S. ports have grown faster over the past three months than they have at any other time in the past decade.
The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.
Vaccine distribution won’t delay deliveries of your Honey Baked Ham and toilet paper, says CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco.
The trans-Pacific surge will persist through Q1 and January could see all-time-high container volumes, predicts Flexport’s Nerijus Poskus.
Trans-Pacific spot index rates haven’t budged from the same peak band for the past 10 weeks. How is this possible in a competitive free market?
Container shipping stocks are back to pre-COVID levels whereas many tanker and bulker stocks are down by double-digits year-to-date.
There will be no letup in booming container imports in 2020. The only question now is how long it lasts into 2021.
First, Spire collects the ship-movement data from orbit. Then algorithms use that data to reveal the patterns of global shipping.
The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.
Panama Canal congestion is not impeding transits of container ships but it is pumping up spot rates for LNG and LPG carriers.
The total market capitalization of U.S.-listed ocean shipping stocks has plunged 34% in 2020, but there are reasons for hope in 2021.
Ocean Audit founder and CEO Steve Ferreira talks latest maritime shipping trends on Black Friday.
Bulk soybean and corn exports are way up, but containerized ag exports are waylaid by equipment shortfalls and Chinese inspections.
Mirroring bullish comments by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, container line CMA CGM reports a strengthening market in the fourth quarter.
As COVID hospitalizations surge and business restrictions mount, could U.S. importers be overshooting the mark?
