I read something very disturbing this week. According to a brief from Supply Chain Dive, most cargo imported to the U.S. travels uninsured. In fact, according the brief, 9 out of 10 shipping [...]
It’s actually happening. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) is extending its contract before the current one expires. This might be one of the most exciting news items [...]
In this age when people and businesses are more and more dependent upon technology, it seems no company–no matter how big–is invulnerable to cyber attack. Or is it cyberattack? Or [...]
It looks like carriers are jumping onboard for issuing fees on container cancellations and no-shows from shippers, as Hapag-Lloyd is now adding such a fee to their practices, according to a Gavin [...]
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have given a name to their upcoming joint venture. In a joint press release [...]
CMA CGM Launches New Fee CMA CGM just made a move that we could see ripple through the international shipping industry. The carrier will charge a fee to shippers who are “no-shows” [...]
The “Tripartite Agreement” is what it was called–an agreement between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (K Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) that included [...]
Despite the reshuffling of ocean carriers into just three alliances–the 2M, Ocean Alliance, and THE Alliance–being described as a disaster, U.S. shippers have seen little impact on [...]
Shippers were worried about potential delays or disruptions that April first’s carrier alliance reshuffle might bring. It turns out, those fears were well founded. Major congestion is [...]
Despite all the worries of slowed U.S. imports because of a potential protectionist policies from the Trump administration, strong growth is projected for U.S. imports over the next six months. [...]
As of today (March 30, 2017), the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) approval of the cooperation agreement between Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and the 2M alliance members, Maersk and MSC [...]
On Thursday (March 23, 2017), legislation was introduced to stop labor slowdowns at U.S. ports. The legislation is aptly called the Prevent Labor Union Slowdowns Act (PLUS). It was introduced [...]
Shippers are worried about more than just their March Madness brackets right now. What has them so worried? The risk of next month’s big carrier alliance reshuffle causing freight [...]
Word from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) was that it planned to shut down East and Gulf Coast ports last week and hold a protest march in Washington. Obviously, the [...]
The Port Newark Container Terminal is spending big bucks to more than double its capacity. Hugh R. Morley reported in the Journal of Commerce: The installation of a new computer [...]
The current East and Gulf Coast labor contract between the International Longshore Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) expires next year. While shippers and the [...]
The Emergence of SM Line It sounds like the story of the phoenix: SM Line rising “from the ashes of Hanjin.” But perhaps the better mythological creature to describe this story is the [...]
Hanjin Container Ship Photo by: Flickr user Ingrid Taylar The Emergence of SM Line It sounds like the story of the phoenix: SM Line rising “from the ashes of Hanjin.” But perhaps the better [...]
With all the alliances of carriers in the international shipping industry, it was inevitable that ports and terminals would begin forging alliances too. A little less than a month ago, we posted [...]
“Five large terminal companies and one European port authority have joined together to file a discussion agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in attempts to establish a [...]