A trio accused of massive drug smuggling allegedly illegally directed customs-controlled shipments away from logistics operators to “unknown” locations.
Production of most Christmas lights has moved Cambodia and other Asian countries from China.
When demand falls, prices fall too — or they should. Yet on the southbound Asia-Oceania trade lane rates are up but volumes are down.
Index data appears to show that IMO 2020 fuel costs are being passed along to box shippers.
Container industry veteran John McCown argues that the shift toward East Coast ports is inexorable.
Carriers are “jacking up” spot rates to improve their negotiating hands with shippers as they agree pricing for IMO 2020 fuel bills and long-term Asia-Europe contracts.
After all the trade turmoil, many legacy supply chains may still be in “wait-and-see” mode.
Trade tensions look like they’ll get worse before they get better, a negative for ocean shipping demand.
Darren Prokop writes about the benefits of economies of scale in maritime shipping; he also writes about the dangers of diseconomies of scale.
Maritime, air and overland trade routes into Europe are being piggybacked by criminal gangs deploying the latest digital supply chain technologies to help meet mushrooming demand for illegal drugs across the European Union (EU), according to a major new report examining the continent’s illicit drugs business. The 2019 EU Drug Markets Report by the EU […]
West Coast freight volumes have been robust in 2019, but empty rail containers signal that the balance is shifting east heading into 2020.
The shift of production from China to southeast Asia is unlikely to stop the trans-Pacific container market from declining this year.
A look at today’s containerized ocean transport of alcohol via bottle, can, keg, flexitank and ISO tank container — and how this mix could change going forward.
CMA CGM reported solid results for the third quarter of 2019. However, those results were weighed down by the costs of financing its purchase of CEVA Logistics.
Freight data confirms that container lines are increasing their flows to the U.S. East Coast at the expense of California ports.
Data reveals how container pricing may have suffered collateral damage from the trade war.
Shippers believe container line consortia are anti-competitive and lack transparency.
Cargo rate platform adds “deep link” to Maersk’s booking portal.
