What’s Shipageddon & Do You Need to Know About It?
There's a new 2020 doomsday word floating out there: shipageddon. NBC, New York Times, and the Washington Post – none of which is my favorite news source – have all been throwing the word into [...]
In 2M, carrier alliances, carriers, FMC, freight rates, Global Business, Global Economy, International Shipping, ocean freight, ocean freight rates, P3 Network
Posted FMC & Chinese Regulators Address Ocean Carriers About Freight Rates
It looks like the practices of ocean carriers during the pandemic and the resulting record-high freight rates have caught the attention of American and Chinese maritime regulatory [...]
Container Shortages, Record Freight Rates, & Fees, Oh My!
The peak season continues to be strong, especially for transpacific ocean freight shipping. And surprise, surprise, equipment shortages are reported to have come with the strong peak [...]
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Transpacific Freight Rates Hitting Record Highs
Online shopping is way up. Physical shops and stores around the country have reopened or are reopening. This is the time of year retail typically stocks for holiday shopping, and this year is no [...]
In carriers, Container Shipping & Transport, economy, Global Business, importers, importing, International Shipping, ocean, ocean freight, ocean freight rates
Posted What Will the 2020 Peak Season Look Like?
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 [...]
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Posted Freight Rates Drop — Is 2019 Outlook Changed?
In case anyone actually needed more evidence for the volatility of freight rates, ocean shipping prices just swung in the opposite direction again. After blogging just a week ago about a surge in [...]
In business, carriers, container carriers, Container Shipping & Transport, economics, economy, Freight, freight rates, Global Business, Global Economy, Hanjin, Hanjin Shipping, international business, International Shipping, Maersk, ocean freight rates, ocean shipping, ocean shipping lines, shipping companies, shipping rates
Posted Sherlock Holmes Looks Into If Ocean Freight Carriers Really Are Bad at Business
I've seen a lot of headlines this year about various ocean freight carriers losing money. However, it all came to a head for me with Mike Wackett's article in the Loadstar last week with the [...]
