Container Shipping

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – For the first time since the beginning of this year it is now more expensive to ship a 40ft container from Asia to

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Despite ongoing reports and warnings of worsening port congestion levels in North European ports, container shipping

By Lori Ann LaRocco – Ocean freight spot rates from Shanghai to the Arabian Gulf’s largest port, Jebel Ali, are surging. Xeneta average spot rates

The Port of Long Beach experienced a significant 8.2% decline in cargo throughput in May, processing 639,160 TEUs as tariffs continue to impact global trade

By Lori Ann LaRocco – A key supply chain data point is flashing red, warning that the pullback in freight orders will continue. Empty container exports

Imports to the busiest U.S. seaport at Los Angeles dropped 9% year-on-year in May and could remain muted through the remainder of 2025, after companies

Commercial shipping in the Middle East may face a new threat after a wave of Israeli attacks against Iran’s military and nuclear leadership further

The global container shipping industry is experiencing unprecedented levels of fleet utilization, with commercial idle capacity hitting a remarkable low of

Four people remain missing after a major fire on a Singapore-flagged containership off the southwest coast of India. Multiple explosions and fires erupted

Import cargo volumes at major U.S. container ports are expected to surge through the summer months as retailers rush to take advantage of temporarily reduced

Container spot freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades saw a massive jump this week, as a series of 1 June general rate increases (GRIs) took

Container shipping rates continued their climb this week, fueled by the temporary tariff pause between the U.S. and China, but there are signs that demand

Container spot freight rates on the transpacific trade saw another week of double-digit gains, as carriers forced prices with the détente in the US-China

Importer uncertainty ahead of the vital holiday ocean shipping season remains high, the executive director of the busiest port in the U.S. said on Thursday, as

(Bloomberg) — The ceasefire in the tariff fight between the world’s two largest economies is encouraging trade across the Pacific, holding up freight

The container shipping industry is set for more market volatility following a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade that deemed President

The container shipping industry recorded a net profit of $9.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025, marking a significant decrease from previous quarters while

Container spot freight rates on the transpacific continued to trend upwards this week, albeit at a far gentler pace than last week’s GRI-induced double-digit

General rate increases (GRIs) give a “clear indication of ocean carrier intentions”, and raise alarm bells for their clients with long-term

Despite strong growth in early 2025, U.S. container ports are bracing for significant volume declines due to new tariffs and planned shipping fees. The ten