ocean container shipping
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Trade and Compliance
Commentary: COVID-19 severely impacts the ‘Blue Economy’
Lori Ann LaRocco illustrates the disruption to global trade by profiling what has happened at the Port of Miami since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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American Shipper
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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American Shipper
Seafarers still stranded at sea — and more test positive
Shipboard COVID cases will make it even harder to roll back travel restrictions that block crew changes.
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American Shipper
Need for speed drives ships toward Pacific ports
E-commerce and coronavirus fallout are buoying container services from Asia to the West Coast.
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American Shipper
CBP makes it easier for shippers to obtain manifest data confidentiality
For years, exporters and importers have been frustrated by the former U.S. Customs and Border Protection process to withhold their names and addresses in manifest…
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American Shipper
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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American Shipper
Cracking the case of the containerized cocaine
New court documents shed light on a shipboard drug ring.
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American Shipper
FMC identifies San Pedro Bay container challenges during COVID-19
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has rolled out guidance on how the ocean shipping industry can collaboratively improve the flow of containers among ocean carriers,…
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Fewer trans-Pacific cuts signal 3Q demand on the mend
New data reveals third-quarter ocean schedules still largely intact — a positive sign on cargo bookings.
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American Shipper
Crew crisis is on verge of becoming global trade crisis
Ships could be idled as thousands of seafarers refuse contract extensions.
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