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  • Ocean Shipping Held Hostage: How one region, one conflict can impact a global industry
  • Shipping's 'Biggest Geek' to Explore Supply Chain Frontier
  • Inchape launches US forwarding service

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 month ago

Ocean Shipping Held Hostage: How one region, one conflict can impact a global industry

The conflict in the Middle East, rising fuel costs, and ongoing tariff uncertainty are disrupting global ocean shipping networks and driving freight rates higher across major trade...

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ttnews.com /1 month ago

Shipping's 'Biggest Geek' to Explore Supply Chain Frontier

Container shipping analyst Lars Jensen on July 1 sets out for an 18-month trip to scope out opportunities and risks to better connect Africa’s economies to the global trading syste...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Inchape launches US forwarding service

Leading global port agency provider Inchape Shipping services is moving into the US freight forwarding sector after receiving its Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) license fr...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Shippers say renewed tax on Chinese ships could put some U.S. ag producers out of business

Shippers of American agricultural commodities say a push by Democrats to tax Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports could put some crop producers out of business. The post Shippers sa...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Peak indicator: $2,600 increase on one U.S. shipping service

A liner drops one of the biggest recent surcharges as demand surges for the peak shipping season. The post Peak indicator: $2,600 increase on one U.S. shipping service appeared fir...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

White Paper: Q2 2026 Shipper Rate Report

The Shipper Rate Report — presented in partnership with Trimble — is a quarterly publication using SONAR datasets to create the most in-depth rate and demand outlook for shippers....

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logisticsmgmt.com /2 weeks ago

37th State of Logistics: Ocean

Ocean shipping remains under pressure as geopolitical conflicts, port congestion and rising fuel costs continue to disrupt global trade flows and drive higher transportation rates...

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 month ago

WWEX Group and Auctane complete merger, begin operations as ShipStation Global

Following a March announcement, in which Austin-based parcel- and freight-focused third-party logistics (3PL) services provider WWEX Group and Auctane, a global technology company...

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freightwaves.com /1 day ago

Jaxport adds new Asia-LatAm-Med container service

The Port of Jacksonville has broadened its reach as two liner operators add the Florida port gateway to a three-continent service. The post Jaxport adds new Asia-LatAm-Med containe...

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qchron.com /4 weeks ago

IQAX Pioneers eBL for High-Volume LCL Operations with Tianjin Consol and EZShipping

The collaboration helps reduce documentation friction, strengthen cargo control and improve efficiency in high-volume LCL operations

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Like trucking and railroads, shipping struggles in fight for talent, aging workforce

Shipowners are confronting a crisis in how to sustain a workforce of 2 million crewing the global commercial fleet. The post Like trucking and railroads, shipping struggles in figh...

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 week ago

July U.S. import volumes are poised to hit record high as shippers race ahead of expected tariff hikes

For May, the most recent month for which data is available, U.S. imports, for the ports covered in the report, handled 2.24 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increasing 1...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Swearing-in of commissioner returns U.S. maritime regulator to full strength

The Federal Maritime Commission regulator filled its remaining vacant seat with yet another Florida native. The post Swearing-in of commissioner returns U.S. maritime regulator to...

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maritime-executive.com /3 weeks ago

DHL Partners with Under-Development Vela Wind-Powered Cargo Ship

The freight forwarding arm of global shipping giant DHL is partnering to offer customers the option of transporting goods transatlantic on a wind-powe...

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ttnews.com /1 month ago

WWEX Group and Auctane Merge to Create ShipStation Global

WWEX Group and technology company Auctane announced the completion of their merger into ShipStation Global on June 1.

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Mid-term money-saver: DOT wants to pre-screen containers to speed supply chain

The Trump administration unveiled a program to pre-screen import containers and streamline connections through the supply chain. The post Mid-term money-saver: DOT wants to pre-scr...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Carriers keep the price pressure on – a ‘shock and awe’ PSS the standout

Container spot freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades rose for the sixth consecutive week, although the sharp increases seen last week have tapered a little. As h...

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joc.com /2 weeks ago

US shipper group seeks to change notification rules for ocean freight tariffs

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition said its members have not received timely notice of new surcharges on ocean freight, and that the online tariffs posted by carriers are too...

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insurancebusinessmag.com /3 weeks ago

Damaged pillow shipment sends Liberty Mutual after an ocean carrier

A clean bill of lading sits at the heart of the recovery battle

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

US shippers warn revived China ship fees could ‘eliminate’ ag exports

US agriculture exporters are gearing up for another fight over Washington’s plans for penalties on Chinese-built ships, warning the measures could add as much as $900 per container...

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joc.com /1 month ago

US ag shippers navigate creaky supply chain not built for modern disruption 

Ag exporters have always faced logistical challenges because their crops are grown in the interior US and shipped through ports located hundreds of miles away; those challenges see...

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freightwaves.com /6 days ago

2M+ import containers to set new record, say retailers

Retailers are frontloading imports to beat expected August tariff increases, pushing major U.S. container ports toward a new all-time record in volume this month. The post 2M+ impo...

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maritime-executive.com /6 days ago

American Mariners Protest Chinese Ship Working in U.S. Domestic Trade

On Thursday, a crowd of American mariners traveled to Garyville, Louisiana to meet a Chinese asphalt tanker at a refinery pier. That the vessel was Ch...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Frontload frenzy? New tariffs fueling early trans-Pacific peak season

A year after analysts predicted a fundamental shift to a late peak season, trans-Pacific rates are surging on frontloading by importers as the U.S. hits dozens of countries with ne...

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