ocean container shipping

Congestion could go from bad to worse as liners steer a record number of container ships toward East Coast ports.

California ports make progress on bottlenecks, but Chinese lockdowns could spur “hockey stick” import rise.

COVID lockdowns haven’t closed Chinese ports yet. If they do, U.S. importers face “shockwave” of higher rates and delays.

COVID has been great for container shipping, terrible for cruising. What does this mean to MSC, which is big in both?

Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.

Invasion and price spikes could destroy demand, weaken consumer confidence and curb cargo volumes, warns BIMCO.

The cost of the fuel consumed by the world’s commercial ships has skyrocketed — and it’s still rising.

Tanker stocks favored by retail traders post big gains, while most container and dry bulk stocks hold steady.

Container lines and tanker owners rapidly and preemptively suspend business with Russia.

The Biden administration is backing new legislation aimed at alleged out-of-control market power by foreign ocean carriers.

Container lines, shipowners and shippers have a new way to navigate the market chaos: cleared freight futures.

The container port business is booming and the big are getting bigger, particularly in China.

There are now more container ships waiting off East and Gulf Coast ports than there are off Los Angeles/Long Beach.

Tanker and dry bulk trades could be disrupted; container shipping faces heightened risk of cyberattacks.

The more ocean shipping is in the news, the more attention it gets from tech founders and investors.

After last year’s historic run-up, factories are producing fewer containers and pricing of new boxes is down.

Management from Radiant Logistics said it has several levers at its disposal to boost the company’s valuation.

Jefferies analyst Randy Giveans maintains that container shipping stocks still have a lot more room to run.

Xeneta CEO Patrik Berglund explains how carrier negotiating power has changed the annual contracting equation.

Long-term contract rates are at record highs. Shipping lines hold all the cards at the negotiating table.