We're fast approaching what's known as the peak season for international shipping. Traditionally, August and September are huge months for the international shipping industry as retailers stock [...]
Less than half a year away from the IMO 2020 cleaner fuel mandate, the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) put out a media release raising safety concerns around the [...]
Imagine going into a restaurant, being seated, and when the waiter asks to take your order, you request the check. Seems kind of odd right? Like maybe a few steps were missed? Well, that’s a lot [...]
Breakthrough in Search for El Faro At the beginning of October we blogged about the El Faro, a cargo ship that was lost in Hurricane Joaquin. Now, at the beginning of November, we share that the [...]
Ocean Search for Missing Crew A desperate search is underway for the crew of the cargo ship El Faro. A crew of 33 people were transporting 391 shipping containers when their ship lost power [...]
Guest Blog by Mitch from Kensington Van Rental International ocean cargo shipping has its advantages and disadvantages, but when used wisely it can be your main and most useful method for [...]
China Shipping Holding Company recently revealed parts of a $206.5 million expansion project at the Port of Los Angeles. Only $47.6 million worth of improvements were recently unveiled. These [...]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Import Trade Trends Mid-Year Report for 2010 may show some evidence that the economy is taking a turn to the bright side. Signs of recovery: 13 [...]
Global trade has been one of the major factors that have helped Georgia’s economy during the recent years of economic downfall. However, this recovery could stall if the port of Savannah is not [...]
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) rises above Maersk Line and serves as number 1 in export volumes in the U.S. On the other hand, the standing for the number 1 spot in the U.S. for import [...]
A Russian weapons company, Morinformsistema-Agat, is marketing a cruise missile system that is hidden inside an ordinary 40’ cargo shipping container and can be launched from inside the container [...]
Key Points: Vietnam’s economy has experienced rapid growth since the 1986 economic reforms and growth in international exports to Europe and the United States has accelerated in the past 5 years. [...]
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