The Rise of Port Alliances
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
During these trying times for ocean carriers in the international shipping industry, carrier alliances dominate the shipping lines, sharing ship operations to reduce costs. On the outside looking [...]
Guest Post By Kevin Hill The freight management industry witnessed some massive changes in 2016 and some of these are likely to last beyond 2017. Shipping services and logistics providers are now [...]
It came out over Thanksgiving weekend that the major carrier Hamburg Süd could be up for sale. Immediately, speculation began about who would acquire the company with the names of other carriers [...]
The holiday season is here. That means we’re approaching the end of 2016 and projections are being made about what 2017 will look like for the international shipping industry. Drewry, the [...]
The news out of Beijing at the end of last week on mp.weixin.qq.com is that the carriers of the OCEAN Alliance signed a document laying out the vessel sharing agreement’s planned network of [...]
Tuesday (November 1st, 2016), the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) met to discuss a contract extension. Well, they met to discuss the [...]
As of Monday, the OCEAN Alliance has been cleared for business–at least as far as the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is concerned. However, the vessel sharing agreement between CMA CGM, [...]
Drip, drip, drip… You can just hear the sounds of liquidation. It’s still possible that Hanjin could survive as a small carrier in South Korea, but it’s looking more and more [...]
As if the Hanjin Shipping collapse hasn’t been bad enough for shippers, especially those who are customers of the bankrupt carrier, imagine the company or its creditors suing its shippers [...]
Well, this might be a little bit early–notices are reported to start going up tomorrow at the earliest–but Hanjin Shipping’s Asia-U.S. operations are going up for sale. The [...]
With all the bad news for international shipping that came with the collapse of Hanjin Shipping, how about a little good news for the industry? U.S. agricultural exports look to get a huge bump [...]
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) are officially going to meet to discuss an early contract extension. Sort of. In a joint press [...]
The typical person generally thinks of international shipping as a boring topic, if he or she even thinks of the topic at all. However, this industry–which profoundly but invisibly impacts [...]
There could not have been a worse time for one of international shipping’s major ocean carriers to sink than peak season. However, that’s exactly what’s happened with Hanjin [...]
Hanjin Container Ship Photo by: Flickr user Ingrid Taylar There could not have been a worse time for one of international shipping’s major ocean carriers to sink than peak season. However, that’s [...]
Shipping internationally is much more inherently challenging than shipping domestically; therefore, it is vitally important beforehand that you do the necessary research and strategic planning to [...]
Shipping internationally is much more inherently challenging than shipping domestically; therefore, it is vitally important beforehand that you do the necessary research and strategic planning to [...]
Uh oh… your container has been flagged for an exam. You insist you haven’t done anything wrong! We believe you. Exams are just a part of the international shipping world that we’ve all [...]
If you haven’t heard yet, the Californian fire season has gotten off to a hot and unfortunate start with what’s been dubbed the Blue Cut Fire. To get a feel for just how bad this fire [...]