The number of import containers sitting at LA/LB terminals for nine days or more has more than doubled since February.
A shipping researcher dubbed July 1 “Bloody Friday” due to a large drop in stock prices for several shipping companies.
Spot freight rates are easing, but in a sign of resilience, container-ship charter rates remain near all-time highs.
A flood of newly built container ships will be delivered by shipyards in 2023-25. Can liners maintain pricing power?
Container shipping rates remain far above pre-COVID levels, yet there are more signs of prices easing.
The first half has been phenomenal for product tankers. How much of shipping upside is due to the war?
The drowning of over 15,000 sheep off Sudan is just the latest in a very long line of black marks for livestock shipping.
Retail sales are still up double digits compared to pre-COVID. Inventory-to-sales ratios have yet to fully recover.
America’s peak cargo importing season will start early this year, by the end of this month, says the Port of Los Angeles boss.
Bulk commodity shipping stocks held up well before this month. Now they’re falling alongside container shipping stocks.
May was one of the busiest months in history for the container ports of Long Beach and Charleston.
Major retailers like Target, Walmart and Amazon are suddenly packed with inventories. It’s a whiplash that’s spooking investors.
EU sanctions on Russian petroleum exports could have much more serious repercussions than earlier U.S. moves.
CMA CGM, the world’s third largest liner company, froze spot rates in September-January, yet its revenue per container kept rising.
It took longer than expected, but the IMO 2020 investment pitch — save on ship fuel by installing scrubbers — is paying off big time.
An expert reveals what’s wrong with ocean shipping giants. Consumers are footing the bill for their massive profits.
The number of container ships waiting off Los Angeles/Long Beach recently sank to 25, the lowest tally since July 2021.
Tankers are loading up on American crude, diesel and gasoline exports. Can the free market withstand political pressure?
Without sanctions, tankers will keep loading Russian oil. ‘We’re not taking a moral high ground,’ says Frontline’s CEO.
Safety stats show resilience despite aging ships, cut corners on maintenance and rising pressure on seafarers.
