Early this morning, a container ship called the Dali left the Port of Baltimore for Sri Lanka, but things went horribly wrong. About a half hour later, the ship lost power and crashed into the [...]
CEO of Hapag-Lloyd Rolf Habben Jansen told CNBC that he thinks international shipping’s peak season is going to come early this year. Lori Ann LaRocco reported: “I would also expect that [...]
Time is ticking... All the way back in November, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) warned its members to prepare for a strike in October of this year. ILA's contract, which [...]
This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Supply chains have not had it easy for the past few years. Disruptions have grown in frequency and severity, and while issues may have come down from their [...]
A boy waits for his mother to pick him up. But she doesn't show. She doesn't call. No one can get a hold of her. The woman is reported missing, and the police investigate. Nothing. There's no [...]
The situation in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, forcing ocean freight carriers to route ships away from the Suez Canal, got worse yesterday (Wednesday, March 6th). Antisemitic, Iran-backed Houthi [...]
Even though the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) was passed a couple years ago, I keep saying in these introductions that we're just beginning to see the legislation's results. Case in [...]
Earlier this week, on the 26th of February, the Federal Maritime Commission issued its final rules for demurrage and detention billing as set up for it to create by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act [...]
As we continue to see the beginnings of how the recent and ongoing changes to U.S. shipping law affect businesses’ imports and exports as well as carriers’ and other industry stakeholders’ [...]
"How can it be a spy satellite if they announce on television that it's a spy satellite?" --George Carlin If you're ever at a major U.S. port, take a look at the cranes looming over the [...]
Shippers should make no plans for a return to ocean freight routes through the Suez Canal in the near future. Perhaps the most damaging attacks in the Red Sea area so far happened on Sunday. [...]
It's been a while since our last entry in this series, where we go through the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) section by section, but we haven't forgotten. We’re still only beginning to see how [...]
You wouldn't know it by watching the news, but the water conditions at the Panama Canal have improved. More ships can transit the canal than restrictions had been and were planning to allow. With [...]
Maybe this will finally be the last time I write about this story. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) will at last pay one of the parties it wronged at the Port of Portland, [...]
Many shippers feel like ocean freight carriers are unfairly taking advantage of recent global events for financial gain. In particular, many believe the Red Sea-related surcharges carriers are [...]
Shippers are waiting for someone to do something about the Iran-backed Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, which have escalated, disrupted international shipping, and catapulted freight [...]
This is a guest post by Juan Turcios. Smoothly navigating international trade requires mastering your approach to using Incoterms to define your shipping terms and responsibilities. Therefore, [...]
Big changes are happening in the international shipping landscape, or waterscape (?), as the 2M, Ocean, and THE carrier alliances are reshuffling. These three carrier alliances, tying all of [...]
This is a guest post by Diana Zheng. The seamless movement of goods across international boundaries is crucial for businesses involved in global commerce. Among the many terms and regulations [...]
Embarking on the global trade journey brings unparalleled opportunities, but it's not without its challenges. International shipping comes with its own set of risks that can jeopardize your [...]