containerships

By Eric Martin (Bloomberg) — The U.S. trade deficit widened to the third-biggest on record in January as imports surged to the highest since mid-2019.

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Major port and landside congestion at US west coast ports could last until the summer peak season, according to ocean

Seaspan Corporation has announced plans to acquire a pair of 15,000 TEU scrubber-fitted containerships. Seaspan, a wholly owned subsidiary of global asset

By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — Flip this ship. A variation on that buy-low, sell-high strategy is exactly what some container shipowners are opting

The Maersk Eindhoven has departed Japan for the U.S. West Coast after operations to remove damaged and dislodged containers after its cargo loss last month.

By Thomas Black (Bloomberg) — A cargo traffic jam on the world’s roads, seas and air corridors could easily continue into next year, continuing to

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — A surge of imports into the U.S. economy shows little sign of slowing down, clogging American ports and highlighting

By Eric Martin (Bloomberg) — The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit widened in January as imports climbed to a record high, signaling a continuing recovery

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Higher fuel costs are triggering increases in ocean carrier bunker surcharges, adding more misery for shippers

By Kim Bhasin, Jordyn Holman and Henry Ren (Bloomberg) — Overwhelmed U.S. ports, elevated freight costs and accidents that sent goods plunging to the

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Containership charter rates have hit 13-year highs and shipowners are locking these in with carriers on three- and

French shipping giant CMA CGM has announced plans to deploy six new LNG-powered containerships dedicated to the China-U.S. market. Group Chairman and CEO

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container freight and charter markets are continuing to boom post-Chinese New Year, and analysts expect favourable

By Enda Curran (Bloomberg) — An ongoing surge in the cost of shipping goods around the world is prompting manufacturers and their customers

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers are determined to keep container spot rates at their highly elevated levels for as long as possible, as

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers and containership owners are in the midst of the richest vein for the liner sector in over a

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is ordering ocean carriers and marine terminal operators to supply information to determine if legal obligations related

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The trade gateways in the U.S. Pacific Northwest that handle the flow of containers, cars and commodities are standing

By Brendan Murray and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Some of the world’s largest container-shipping lines are ordering new vessels amid surging demand

Hapag-Lloyd expects operating profit to more than triple in the first quarter of 2021 on “exceptionally” strong demand for container transportation