Container Shipping News

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The world supply of lithium-ion batteries for chips and power-supply capacitors may be the worst-hit technology industries following last week's e

Supply chain disruptions from Japan's earthquake could force Chinese firms to delay imports of key components, especially for digital prod

Trans-Pacific spot rates fell 4.9 percent in the week ended March 14, dropping to $1,693 per 40-foot equivalent unit of containers from $1,781 a week earlier, according to the Drewry Hong Kong-to- Los

Japan's major shipyards escaped the full impact of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeastern coast of the country w

Three Asian container lines formally opened a container terminal Wednesday in Cai Mep, the port that serves Vietnam’s industrial heartland.

Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines and Taiwan's EVA Air began bringing rescue workers into areas of Japan devastated by the earthquake and tsunami a

Frank Larkin rejoined Crowley Maritime as vice president of sales and customer care for the company's liner services and logistics groups.

Hutchison Port Holdings, the world's largest port operator, said it priced an initial public offering for its South China region's port operations at a value of $5.5 billion.

The Federal Maritime Commission announced Tuesday that it had reached compromise agreements with four non-vessel-operating common carriers after investigations of alleged violations of the Shipping Ac

Israeli commandos March 15 boarded a CMA CGM chartered container ship bound for Egypt allegedly carrying weapons for militant groups in the Gaza Strip.

Container volume at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach increased modestly in February compared to last year, with the Chinese New Year celebration taking a toll on imports from Asia.

Shipping lines suspended service to three Japanese ports that were hit by Friday's tsunami but continue to serve six other ports where rol

The volume of containers handled by major ports in India grew 11 percent year-over-year in the April-February period, the Indian Ports Association said in a statement.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics opened a processing center at the Port of Galveston, Texas, for storage and processing of heavy construction, agricultural and mining equipment.

The earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands of people in Japan also disrupted the nation’s automobile industry and will affect supply chains worldwide, IHS Automotive said.

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Members of the ALAN logistics aid network are on alert to provide relief services to the region of Japan devastated by the earthquake and tsunami as the country's needs become clearer in coming days.

CSX Transportation set new export coal rates as of April 1 that are higher than expected, said an industry research firm, in a short-term tariff that could permit more rate hikes in the third quarter.

Orient Overseas Container Line reported a profit of $841.6 million last year, after a loss of $376.9 million in 2009 and said it expects supply and demand to be near balance this year.

Japanese ports and airports suffered minor damage in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern par

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is trying to put a friendlier face on its new regulatory powers.

Alberto Aleman Zubieta had no illusions about what he was facing when he presided over the Panama Canal’s transition from U.S. jurisdiction to Panamanian control at the end of 1999.

It took years for ocean carriers to follow through on their desire to get out of the chassis business. Now it may take the rest of the industry years to find a new model that works.

Sitting on the sidelines at The Journal of Commerce’s Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference, two shippers said their solution to the troubling questions over services and rates sounded simple but wa

The massive earthquake that struck Japan on Friday closed all ports and airports there, and coastal regions across the entire Pacific Ocean were blanketed with tsunami warnings and bracing for the imp

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Horizon Lines said its lenders agreed to cancel a default triggered by the company's guilty plea to price-fixing in the Puerto Rico trade and to relax loan covenants.

OOCL and Yang Ming plan to expand the port coverage of their joint China-Pakistan Express service and launch a new service on the trade lane.

Mediterranean Shipping Co.

Container volumes moving through the Panama Canal will certainly increase when the canal is enlarged in 2014, but that does not necessarily mean West Coast ports will lose market share simply because

The Justice Department said it allowed Horizon Lines to pay a back-loaded $45 million fine for price fixing in the Puerto Rico trade because a stiffer penalty would have threatened the carrier's viabi

The three carrier members of the Grand Alliance plan to overhaul their trans-Pacific services to the U.S. West Coast in advance of the peak season.

The port of Rotterdam said container traffic with Russia surged 40 percent in 2010 from the previous year, sharply narrowing the gap with Hamburg, the market leader in Baltic feeder traffic.

Clarksons, the world's largest ship broker, reported 2010 profit grew 44 percent from a year ago as shipping markets benefited from a "slow but emerging recovery" in global trade.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. plans to raise freight rates for cargo moving westbound from Italy, Spain, Portugal, the south of France and Israel to the U.S. as of April 1.

President Obama named Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the next U.S.

Hong Kong Port container volume grew 5.7 percent in January, a much slower growth rate than the average for 2010, indicating the massive recovery is gradually running out of steam.

Hanjin Shipping, CNC Line and KMTC Line are teaming up to launch an intra-Asia service connecting Japan and Indonesia later this month.