container shipping
Asia’s Port Congestion Could Take 10 Months to Clear
With millions of TEUs tied up in congestion, record Chinese container throughput and Golden Week sailing…
USTR Silent on Extending Port Fee Pause for Chinese Ships as Nov. 9 Deadline Nears
More than 200 trade groups including the NRF, AAFA and FDRA want the suspension extended, warning that…
Container Schedule Reliability Is Cracking as Q4 Approaches
A third straight monthly decline in schedule reliability comes as China works through typhoon-related…
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China-to-US East Coast Freight Tops $10,000 for First Time Since 2022
Drewry's World Container Index shows Shanghai-to-N.Y. spot rates jumped 6.9 percent to $10,394 as shippers…
Long Beach Port Eyes Double-Digit September Growth as Peak Season Stretches On
The West Coast gateway is seeing continued import strength despite earlier expectations that the peak…
Shipping’s Suez Comeback Gathers Steam Despite More Middle East Tensions
Five Cosco and OOCL services will resume Suez Canal transits this week even as the Houthis expand their…
Houthi Red Sea Gains Pose New Risks for Shipping’s Return to Suez Canal
Houthi control of key positions near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could give the Iran-backed group greater…
Ocean Carriers Reroute as Panama Canal, Asian Port Congestion Crater Schedule Reliability
Container vessel schedule reliability fell to 56.4 percent in July, a 6.1-percentage-point decline from June…
China’s Cosco Accused of Using Cargo Ships for Intelligence Gathering
According to Reuters, two senior Trump administration officials allege the ocean carrier has used equipment…
Ocean Carriers Could Face Renewed US-China Port Fees as November Deadline Nears
The one-year suspension of punitive port fees on Chinese and U.S. vessels expires Nov. 9, raising the…
Typhoon Saudel Piles More Pressure on China’s Congested Ports
The storm has shuttered Ningbo-Zhoushan and suspended operations at Shanghai's Yangshan and Waigaoqiao…
Hormuz Shipping Traffic Barely Budges as Tanker Attacks, Mine Risks Persist
Vessel transits on Wednesday stayed below the 10-day average as Qatar mediates talks in Tehran and Iran's…
MSC Joins Carriers Bringing More Cargo Back Through Red Sea
The world's largest ocean carrier is bringing four East-West services back through the waterway, joining…
US Treasury Targets Iran’s Shipping Lifelines in New Sanctions Push
More than 60 entities, individuals and vessels were sanctioned Monday as Secretary Scott Bessent warned…
Panama Canal Slashes Daily Ship Transits as El Niño Threatens Water Levels
The Panama Canal Authority will further restrict vessel traffic from 36 to 32 daily crossings in September as…