FreightWaves • 5th August 2020Trans-Atlantic shipping sinks as trans-Pacific soars Ports on the Atlantic are losing imports from Europe as well as Asia.
FreightWaves • 29th July 2020Ship orders collapse; will rate boom follow? New data reveals just how far ship orders have sunk. The less that are ordered, the higher future rates could climb.
FreightWaves • 19th July 2020Fresh threat to US food exports: China COVID inspections A new interview with AgTC's Peter Friedmann on how China COVID fears affect U.S. food exports.
FreightWaves • 16th July 2020Sky-high ocean shipping rates may have finally peaked U.S. shippers importing cargo from Asia are getting some price relief.
FreightWaves • 7th July 2020Are trans-Pacific carriers guilty of price gouging? “Optics” are bad but freight pricing doesn’t appear to meet regulatory bar for intervention.
FreightWaves • 30th June 2020Need for speed drives ships toward Pacific ports E-commerce and coronavirus fallout are buoying container services from Asia to the West Coast.
FreightWaves • 22nd June 2020Carrier capacity cuts send trans-Pacific rates into orbit By artificially restricting capacity, carrier alliances have engineered rates higher and may book a profit this year.
FreightWaves • 18th June 2020Cracking the case of the containerized cocaine New court documents shed light on a shipboard drug ring.
FreightWaves • 17th June 2020Fewer trans-Pacific cuts signal 3Q demand on the mend New data reveals third-quarter ocean schedules still largely intact — a positive sign on cargo bookings.
FreightWaves • 16th June 2020Crew crisis is on verge of becoming global trade crisis Ships could be idled as thousands of seafarers refuse contract extensions.
FreightWaves • 10th June 2020COVID second wave would slam ocean shipping Global trade could be the next casualty if the virus resurges, warns OECD.
FreightWaves • 9th June 2020China has become an even bigger US import source post-COVID COVID effects far from over, but more positive news on the trans-Pacific.
FreightWaves • 4th June 2020Q&A: Inside the early warning system of global trade An exclusive interview with Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy on how canceled sailings can signal future demand.
FreightWaves • 1st June 2020Remember the trade war? It’s back and at risk of escalating What the war of words between the U.S. and China means to ocean shipping.
FreightWaves • 28th May 2020New York terminal operator sues Maersk for ‘tens of millions’ Operator of Staten Island terminal spurned by container giant is not giving up without a fight.
FreightWaves • 22nd May 2020Import cuts could trigger more shortages as states reopen Fewer sailings will be canceled starting in July but that won’t help restock shelves in June.
FreightWaves • 19th May 2020Container-ship owners in crossfire as liners slash service The more sailings cancelled, the more risk to companies leasing container ships to carriers.
FreightWaves • 15th May 2020Container import roller coaster: down, up, down … up? Box import volumes may be falling fast, but there are glimmers of hope.
FreightWaves • 14th May 2020IMF develops real-time intel on container, tanker, bulker moves “Nowcasting” platform uses ship-tracking data to detect coronavirus fallout.
FreightWaves • 13th May 2020Maersk: Container volumes could fall 25% World's largest box carrier expects capacity cuts to mitigate volume downside.
