Ocean Alliance
- Maritime
How COVID transformed trans-Pacific container shipping
The trans-Pacific container trade is vastly different than pre-pandemic, with more ships, more competition, and a new leader: Maersk.
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ILA lawsuit throttles South Carolina container terminal traffic
In the next two weeks, only two container ships are slated to berth at the new Leatherman Terminal. Forty are scheduled at the Port of…
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Scores of container ships waiting to transit Suez Canal
“Strong winds” are blamed for causing the 20,000-TEU Ever Given to get stuck and block Suez Canal traffic in both directions.
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The Stockout: West Coast ports are jammed, but for how long?
Reefer capacity is extremely tight across the country and especially out of port markets.
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Five vessels diverted from Port of New Orleans
Some ships bypass calls at Port NOLA this week, although Port Houston reports no schedule changes.
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Commentary: When is a carrier price gouging?
Darren Prokop's commentary concerns whether price gouging is taking place on container shipping between Asian ports and the U.S.
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Are trans-Pacific carriers guilty of price gouging?
“Optics” are bad but freight pricing doesn’t appear to meet regulatory bar for intervention.
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Carrier capacity cuts send trans-Pacific rates into orbit
By artificially restricting capacity, carrier alliances have engineered rates higher and may book a profit this year.
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Q&A: Inside the early warning system of global trade
An exclusive interview with Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy on how canceled sailings can signal future demand.
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Scheduled third-quarter sailings sinking
Two space-sharing alliances already have canceled 75 voyages through September
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