Cargo owners are shouldering the huge increase in transportation costs, which are pushing up consumer prices and threatening to undermine the global economic recovery, according to UNCTAD’s annual maritime and trade report.

Not all Christmas goods will be available in Germany as ongoing congestion at the country’s ports disrupts supply lines and delays deliveries for retailers and manufacturers.

Shippers of refrigerated (reefer) cargo say ocean carriers have been favoring bookings for dry containers that are generating higher rates, compounding difficulties in securing equipment and vessel capacity.

Rising inflation and interest rates could put the brakes on consumer demand and lead to a rapid slowdown in global demand for container shipping, despite carrier “hype” over lasting congestion levels, according to the Global Shippers’ Forum.

Ports in Europe are stuck in a situation where terminals cannot improve their utilization as long as vessels arrive late, and vessels cannot keep reliable schedules unless terminal utilization improves.

HMM joined its peers in delivering record third-quarter results, with rising demand, increasing rates, and continued supply chain disruption set to keep the profitability spigot gushing.

The plan to include shipping in Europe’s cap-and-trade emissions trading is drawing strong condemnation from global shipping groups.

No let-up in US demand, and no easing at congested trans-Pacific ocean gateways, is keeping pressure on the capacity challenged air cargo market and pushing rates to levels never seen before.

The current decarbonization framework for global shipping will fall way short of 2050 targets and requires significant investment in zero emission technologies backed by government, shipping executives say.

Port congestion at major European hubs and supply-side disruption across the regional logistics chain continues to put the brakes on factory production.

The World Shipping Council is keeping the pressure on the European Union to reduce the scope of its emissions cap-and-trade system to cover only voyages within the region.

CMA CGM is reinvesting record profits by regaining full control of a terminal in the most congested port complex in the world.

Maersk reported a record quarterly result as the heavily disrupted container shipping market pushes shippers to lock in contract rates on the major trades rather than brave the soaring spot market.

Maersk’s acquisition of Senator and its securing of new and leased aircraft allows the carrier to add controlled air freight capacity for customers, in line with its expanded integrated logistics strategy.

The world’s largest container ships are deployed on the Asia-Europe trade, and port omissions by carriers to recover schedules are leading to sometimes dramatic increases in call sizes.

The pathway to decarbonization for the polluting shipping industry was outlined in several reports released on the eve of the COP26 global climate change summit in Glasgow.

DSV has banked a highly profitable third quarter and is expecting an equally positive full year, with executives unconcerned about potentially losing business to a certain integrated carrier.

The lifting of a trans-Atlantic travel ban on non-US citizens from Nov. 8 comes at a time of peak demand, but is unlikely to address severe space constraints on the busy trade lane.

In a move aimed at accelerating the decarbonization of global shipping, some of the world’s mega shippers have signaled their intention to work only with carriers and logistics providers that support their zero-carbon targets.

Rotterdam and Antwerp enjoyed a solid nine-month performance, but ongoing European port congestion continues to cause significant disruption to regional supply chains.

An early Chinese New Year and shippers trying to get ahead of the growing Asia-North Europe port congestion could push up demand and freight rates through December.

Three ocean carriers have decided to temporarily switch US calls to Charleston instead of Savannah as more than 20 vessels are anchored off the Georgia port.

The congestion at North European hub ports is growing despite relatively flat volume growth compared to pre-pandemic 2019.

IATA has moved to standardize the handling procedures of lithium batteries as rising global demand raises concerns over misdeclarations or incorrectly handled shipments.

The cost of missing online shopping or Christmas deadlines is mounting for air cargo shippers forced out of the congested ocean markets.

Third-quarter operational results from OOCL provide an early indication that carriers are firmly on course to reporting another highly profitable period in what will be a record-breaking financial year.

A revised estimate of container shipping profitability through 2022 reveals no slowdown in the immense earnings being raked in by carriers in a heavily disrupted shipping environment.

Global air cargo volumes in August and September were up just 1 percent compared to the same months in 2019, but the shortage of capacity has shippers fighting to secure capacity ahead of holiday season.

Zim believes the efficiencies provided by its digital forwarding offering will help North American small and medium-sized businesses better manage shipments in the heavily disrupted trans-Pacific market.

Planned increases in capacity to be deployed by carriers in the fourth quarter on Asia-Europe look impressive, but the extra space is being significantly reduced by port congestion that is delaying ships and upending schedules.

SEKO’s takeover of Bansard is the latest in a string of high-profile acquisitions across the fragmented global logistics industry, where scalability offers a key competitive advantage.

Transport associations, unions, and other industry groups have made an urgent call to the United Nations to lift restrictions that limit the cross-border movement of supply chain workers.

The trans-Atlantic trade lane heads into its busy fourth quarter facing the same capacity-cutting port congestion issues as the larger trades out of Asia, leaving little room for rates to drop from record highs.

The two widebody freighters ordered by CMA CGM Air Cargo will expand its direct access to air freight space, most likely in the tightly constrained trade lanes out of Asia.

An alliance of 150 industry giants is urging governments to get behind a global initiative that aims to decarbonize shipping by 2050.

There is a growing spread between the highest and lowest spot rates as cargo owners fight for limited space on the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe trades.

Delays in Vietnamese production amid sky-high consumer demand in North America could create a surge in volume when factories reopen, putting even more pressure on already overwhelmed trans-Pacific supply chains.

Worsening port and inland logistics bottlenecks are driving shippers from ocean into the air, increasing rates and kickstarting an early air freight peak season.

Chinese state-owned Cosco Shipping Ports has expanded its European footprint with the addition of a minority stake in a Hamburg terminal.

CMA CGM has raced to patch a leak in its customer information data, the second data breach the carrier has had to deal with in a year.