Maersk

Website and the online booking platform of MSC have gone offline but fallout appears contained.

New CEO named to lead Alabama State Port Authority and senior VP appointed to head Latin American sales.

Canceled sailings surge, schedule reliability sinks and import demand evaporates.

Sick seafarer has been isolated on board the container ship off the coast of Spain.

More booking cancellations equal more ocean-service cancellations equal more delivery uncertainty.

If confirmed, these would be the first reported cases of COVID-19 on board a container ship.

Alabama facility operating normally during coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus left containers scattered in the wrong ports. Liner companies are trying to get them back into position.

Unprecedented uncertainty will likely delay annual contracts between shippers and ocean carriers.

Misdeclared cargo blamed for container ship fires, including last year’s blaze on the Yantian Express.

Outlook of world’s largest container line hinges on timing of coronavirus containment.

Acquisition of California-headquartered Performance Team designed to strengthen the shipping giant’s ability to meet customers’ end-to-end supply chain needs.

Inland trucking slowdown in China leaves port reefer plugs full, blocking refrigerated food imports.

Patrick Jany, Michael Mitchell and Giovanni Ravano are appointed to C-suite roles.

Asia-Europe trade sees five sailings cancelled due to coronavirus as global shipping companies remain on lockdown for another week.

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Liner delays put billions in inventory and assets on hold, leading to more efforts to quantify impact.

Group aims to establish common vocabulary to make digital communications easier in ocean freight.

Singapore surge is “trigger” for Maersk to add fuel new surcharge.

Oceangoing vessels challenge scale of newly introduced carbon-free power technologies for short-sea shipping and ferries, World Shipping Council CEO John Butler tells U.S. lawmakers.