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U.S. importers now paying three times more per mile than Europeans for transport of Chinese goods.

After decades of safety improvements, a deadly stretch of casualties for ocean shipping.

CMA CGM bonds that traded at 55 cents on the dollar in March are now trading near par.

Crude-tanker rates on the benchmark Middle East-Asia run are now deep in the red.

McKinsey warns that global shocks will become more frequent and shippers must improve the resiliency of their supply chains.

Layoffs loom. Maersk maintains changes are not about cutting costs amid COVID, but about improving service.

U.S. importers turn to Chinese sellers in the wake of COVID.

Good news: Ocean volumes are recovering from COVID.

New normal for container shipping: active capacity management and digital spot bookings.

COVID-19 could ignite geopolitical clashes and cause “meltdown” in U.S. consumer demand.

Will Iran retaliate after America commandeers four Iranian gasoline shipments?

Asia crude drawdown slashes both the “tons” and the “miles” in the ton-mile equation.

Asia-U.S. ocean freight rates are hitting record highs as import demand outpaces vessel supply.

When times get tough, crude-tanker owner DHT starts buying. Times are getting tough.

M&A is being blocked by weak share pricing among buyers and lack of desperation among sellers.

Euronav and Scorpio Tankers highlight attractive fundamentals after floating storage wraps up.

Ports on the Atlantic are losing imports from Europe as well as Asia.

New data reveals just how far ship orders have sunk. The fewer ships ordered, the higher future rates could climb.

Robintrack.net data reveals what retail traders are buying and when. The question is: Why?