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Maritime
Container shipping’s 2022 outlook: The bulls, bears and wild cards
How could the consensus — that container spot rates will remain extremely high — be wrong?
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Maritime
2021’s top shipping stories: From Ever Given to epic California port pileup
There has never been a year like this for container shipping. Here are the biggest stories of 2021.
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Maritime
Los Angeles import volume sinks as shipping traffic jam worsens
Import demand remains exceptionally strong but volumes through America’s largest port are falling.
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American Shipper
DSC chat: Monroe sees supply chain squeeze ‘through most of 2022’
SoCal port crunch “has really become as bad as it's ever been,” reports industry veteran Jon Monroe.
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Maritime
About that rate relief … ocean shipping costs are rising again
After brief reprieve, trans-Pacific shipping rates head back up, pointing to ongoing supply chain pressure.
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Maritime
California ship pileup still piling up — but out of sight, over horizon
Record number of container ships waiting but they’re harder to see, as new plan spreads queue across Pacific.
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Maritime
No relief from ‘ridiculously expensive’ container shipping rates
Trans-Pacific container shipping rates remain exceptionally strong despite a dip earlier this month.
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Maritime
Import boom side effect: More container-ship accidents in Pacific
It’s no coincidence that spiking trans-Pacific trade coincides with more boxes overboard and more shipping accidents.
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Maritime
Shadow inflation: Shipping costs are up way more than you think
Ocean cargo shippers are paying more than they ever have before for the worst service they’ve ever experienced.
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Maritime
$25B worth of cargo stuck on 80 container ships off California
California port congestion is as bad as ever. Some imports have been stranded offshore for over a month.
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