According to an MSI analyst, a key mainline container trade hardly bumped this summer – and the forward outlook for carriers is less than upbeat.
Carriers are set to withdraw more Asia-Europe sailings in Q4 as excess capacity drags on freight rates.
A recent inspection found that over half of containers had at least one deficiency.
Does container shipping have a drug problem? After a string of busts in the U.S. in recent months, attention has now switched to the U.K., where authorities have seized 1,279 kilograms of heroin with a street value of £130 million ($148 million). The drugs were found Aug. 30 by officers from Border Force and the […]
A Chicago startup has proposed using crane rails to move containers in and out of terminals to ease congestion in the era of mega-ships.
Seaspan says high demand for containerships has shielded it from the U.S.-China trade war.
Shippers in the maritime market can choose between a carrier-owned container or a shipper-owned container, with each business model holding certain advantages over the other based on availability and the freight corridor in question.
Rates are rising for bulkers and gas carriers, while container pricing on the trans-Pacific is showing signs of life.
On April 4 , President Trump said he is giving Mexico a “one-year warning” before closing the southern border. This is an overview of what a closed border might look like.
MatchBack Systems provides an innovative approach to manage shipping container costs and improve efficiency optimization through the use of matchbacks.
A senior representative of CAI International Inc. spoke on the company’s focus on refrigerated container units in the retail supply chain at the 2019 LINK supply chain conference.
Foxconn Technology Group (OTC US: FXCNY) created more uncertainty for its suppliers on Friday when it announced that it’s recommitting to building a liquid crystal display monitor (LCD) factory in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin according to the Wall Street Journal.
A look at just how many shipping containers are lost at sea each year.
Amid sluggish freight rates and oil prices, overcapacity issues, and the Baltic Dry Index pointing to a looming slowdown in global trade growth, finding innovative ways to solve repositioning problems is now a major part of a wider effort to reduce costs in the container-shipping industry.
