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Containers have transformed ports, cities and trade. Now the revolution is reaching a limit
A look at how foldable containers are helping Outokumpu move steel scrap from Mexico to Alabama with fewer truck trips and cheaper shipping costs.
With vessel space increasingly scarce, cargo rollovers on certain premier westbound services out of India’s key gateway ports of Nhava Sheva and Mundra have been as high as 2,000 t...
Resilient global trade is not only driving surprising growth, but volumes of ‘disbalanced’ empty containers, too. The post Empty containers a freighted issue for global trade growt...
The new ships are set to carry offshore wind components and Chinese-manufactured industrial cargoes including Battery Energy Storage Systems.
Ningbo Ocean Shipping, the liner shipping unit of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group, has joined the list of container carriers that have ventured into vehicle transportation. The carrier...
Outokumpu's use of foldable containers simplifies the transportation of difficult to move scrap steel, per a case study from the Alabama Port Authority.
Container shipping costs from Korea to the Middle East continued rising in July, the customs agency said Tuesday, amid protracted geopolitical tensions in the region. The average s...
Ships larger than 12,000 TEUs have contributed two-thirds of the 10 million TEU added since early 2021.
Surging Chinese vehicle exports are continuing to drive a global shortage of pure car and truck carriers, a leading CEO says. The post China growth straining global auto shipping c...
Potential pitfalls, from tighter Panama Canal restrictions to stronger-than-expected import volumes, should send a warning to shippers importing from Asia to the Americas, writes J...
The Canxport facility has opened three years after it broke ground, providing British Columbia’s bulk commodity exporters a new container gateway.
These days companies are constantly seeking innovative solutions to enhance efficiency, cut costs, and reduce environmental impact. One such solution gaining traction in various in...
Forwarder sources say the lead services operated by European carriers are already sold out through the end of the month or even until early September on certain sailings.
Murmansk marked a key milestone in its efforts to develop the port into a logistics hub, taking advantage of the growth on the Northern Sea Route. The...
Shipping container colors serve distinct purposes, meant to enhance efficiency in global freight operations.
Sallaum Lines has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Shipyard for one 8,600 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC), with an option for a second vessel. The newbuild...
Ocean shipping is navigating an increasingly unpredictable market as tariff uncertainty, shifting sourcing patterns, geopolitical disruption and aggressive carrier capacity managem...
A string of major port investments this summer highlights how ocean carriers are increasingly locking in marine terminal capacity.
But the growth is overwhelming the port and inland logistics infrastructure needed to support it as enormous volumes from Asia flood the continent.
The larger of the two orders is for a dozen 22,000-TEU ships that the carrier said will “boost [its] competitive advantage” on routes such as the Far East to Northwest Europe.
The World Bank wants the region to double its container capacity by 2040. The harder problem is that nobody knows wha...
The revamped service from Southeast Asia and South China will also be notable because the vessels will completely discharge their inbound containers in Long Beach and reload for th...
The $750 million CANXPORT facility adds capacity to move up to 400,000 containers a year from railcars to ships at Prince Rupert.
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