Container Shipping

KYIV, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A container ship left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday morning, the government said, using what it

Trade activity at the Port of Long Beach fell by more than a quarter in July as adjusted routes, full warehouses and consumers’ shift to travel impacted

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Mid-sized ocean carriers are losing money and the outlook is particularly bleak for the smaller lines, obliging them to

U.S. container imports climbed more than 5% last month, in-line with more typical peak shipping season levels before the pandemic’s impact on trade,

Import cargo volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to reach its highest level in nearly a year this month as retailers prepare for the winter

COPENHAGEN, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk warned on Friday of a steeper decline in global demand for shipping containers by

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container leasing companies reported a slowdown in the return of boxes by ocean carrier customers in the second

Chinese Shipping Company COSCO Shipping Development launched their new 700 TEU electric container ship.  COSCO launched the 700TEU vessel, dubbed N997, from

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Transatlantic container rates from North Europe to the US east coast have fallen below pre-pandemic levels after ocean

Global long-term freight rates have fallen to a two-year low, with little respite on the horizon for carriers as new capacity hits the water, according to

(Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest shipping companies are plowing their pandemic windfalls into orders for new vessels on an unprecedented scale, making

PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) – French shipping group CMA CGM expects container freight demand to improve from next year but the

The Georgia Ports Authority reported a record Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) volumes in FY2023 as container volumes slumped at of Port of Savannah, but are still

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates from Asia to the US spiked this week, while carriers managed to halt the decline in short-term

By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – Global container freight rates are still – marginally – exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to

Trade passing through the Port of Long Beach slowed down in June, as retailers continued to clear out their warehouses, the port said Thursday. Dockworkers and

U.S. container import volumes decreased slightly in June compared to May, but were markedly higher than pre-pandemic 2019, according to Descartes Systems

U.S. container imports are expected to peak in August at a little over 2 million TEUs before slowly backing off, according to the National Retail

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates on the transatlantic took a hammering this week, losing over 20% of their value, and the

Seaspan Corporation and Hapag-Lloyd have partnered with MAN Energy Solutions to retrofit up to 60 containerships to use green methanol as marine fuel. MAN