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When the 2008-09 global economic and trade recession sent ocean shipping freight rates for U.S. imports of Asian goods spiraling, it drove several carriers to the brink of bankruptcy.

Horizon Lines expects to default on its debt covenants this year, a development the company’s accountant says raises “substantial doubt” about the largest U.S.

A consortium led by APM Terminals, the terminal-operating division of A.P.

A Taiwanese company must pay $1 million in fines and penalties after pleading guilty in U.S.

Danaos secured fresh funding of $818 million to complete a comprehensive financial restructuring of the charter container shipowner.

APL will begin radiation scanning next week of containerized Japanese exports delivered to the shipping line’s marine terminal in Yokohama for transport on APL vessels.

Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, NYK Line and OOCL, together with alliance partner Zim Integrated Shipping Services, are teaming up with Hyundai Merchant Marine to launch an all-water service from

Eight of the 14 container terminals at the Los Angeles-Long Beach ports, pointing to slow cargo volume since the Chinese New Year, have suspended one off-peak gate per week until demand picks up.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is adding $240 to $400 per container to its rates from North America to Europe, the carrier's second general rate increase on the trans-Atlantic in a month.

The port of Antwerp, Europe's second largest container hub, said it is taking "heightened precautions" over ships arriving from Japan that may have been contaminated by radioactive fallout from the

Horizon Lines said it is trying to refinance its debt to avoid an expected default and would not comment on a Bloomberg News report quoting unnamed sources as saying the largest U.S.

Evergreen, Zim Integrated Shipping Services and China Shipping Container Lines will launch a joint Asia-Europe service at the end of April, the carriers announced Thursday.

HHLA, Hamburg's biggest stevedore, forecast 10 percent growth in container traffic this year following a 19 percent increase in 2010.

Having weathered seven years of environmental challenges and the worst economic downturn in the history of containerization, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are ready to grow.

Four Asian carriers are teaming up in a joint service from North Asia to Long Beach in early April.

Horizon Lines has no plans to sell any of its container liner services as it seeks to restructure its finances to avoid an expected default on its debt this year, the company's chief executive said.

Hamburg Sud North America and Hamburg Sud subsidiary Alianca plan to stop providing chassis to shippers moving cargo with merchant's haulage through Baltimore-area terminals and depots as of May 1.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services rebounded to a $54 million net profit in 2010 from a $432 million loss a year ago driven by increased cargo volume and higher freight rates.

Advocates for improved goods movement on Tuesday called for a national freight policy, improved connectors to ports, and a dedicated office within the Department of Transportation.

Crowley Maritime appointed Carl Fox as senior vice president of corporate services as of June 1.

The CMA CGM Columba became the largest container vessel to call at a Vietnamese port when it participated in the inauguration of the new Cai Mep International Terminal.

Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming are adding a new joint weekly service to their networks between Asia and the Pacific Northwest, starting April 22.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke called upon small and mid-size companies to increase their profits and hasten the U.S. economic recovery by becoming more engaged in exports.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics said Tuesday it reduced its carbon dioxide emissions 21 percent last year, compared to 2009.

The role of the customs broker in the supply chain is high on the agenda when COAC members meet on April 12.

Chinese authorities rejected a container ship operated by MOL, Japan's second-largest shipping line, saying they had detected high levels of radiation.

Because of congestion, terminal management closed the export gate at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal in India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Horizon Lines said it expects to default on its loans as the result of a $45 million fine for price-fixing in the Puerto Rico trade and could be forced into bankruptcy if a deal can’t be worked out wi

Restoration work on Japanese transportation systems devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern part of th

The Grand Alliance is resuming service to the Japanese city of Nagoya operated by Hapag-Lloyd on March 31, according to a bulletin by OOCL.

Japan's commerce with the U.S.

A U.S. District Court in San Juan issued a temporary restraining order on Friday in favor of Crowley Puerto Rico Services.

The Indian navy and coast guard captured 16 Somali pirates and rescued 16 hostages after a three-hour running battle in the Arabian Sea, according to media reports.

Crowley Maritime is adding a direct, fixed-day sailing from Port Everglades, Fla., to St. Maarten in the Caribbean that will reduce transit time by one full day.

Maersk Line is taking delivery of the first of a series of 22 container ships called Wafmax that are specifically designed for the limitations of the West African market.

Container ship charter rates are still rallying even as freight rates are falling as ocean carriers seek additional tonnage to defend market share amid strong cargo volume ahead of the summer peak shi

The columns of red and black numbers in the rankings of the Top 40 Container Lines by volume reflect the tenuous recovery from the deep downturn in trade that hit carriers so hard in 2009.

At first glance, the figures don’t appear to add up on the Asia-Europe container shipping trade lanes.

From the bridge of a container ship passing through the Panama Canal, the signs of the canal authority’s huge expansion project are clearly visible.

The U.S. farm sector is on the cusp of an explosion in exports, and the liner shipping industry will be a major beneficiary.