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If additional carriers go bankrupt, the lines that remain will quickly consolidate their power, enabling them to dictate pricing.

Sweden’s top port of Gothenburg must invest in deepening its access channel and container berths to remain a leading Nordic hub amid increased competition.

DP World dramatically slashed its container dwell times at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in December.

PSA has terminal operations in 15 countries, including multiple operations in China and India.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has taken another step into the world of freight transport.

Steadily increasing bunker fuel prices will enable carriers on the intra-Asia trade to raise rates that are at unprofitable levels on some regional routes.

Elaine Chao's measured responses signal shippers and transport providers shouldn’t expect massive infrastructure upgrades soon.

Shippers hoping to tap the small but growing Alaska market may eventually gain new access via an Arctic deep-draft port.

The number of NVOs registered with the Federal Maritime Commission has more than doubled since 1999.

US official says excessive detention of truck drivers by shippers or receivers is an issue best handled by industry, rather than government intervention.

Eimskip has averted a strike that was planned for next week.

The long-running labor dispute at APM Terminals Gothenburg has intensified.

India has kicked off a major investment summit heavily focused on the country's Sagar Mala port modernization program.

Takeover talk has long swirled around Hong Kong-listed OOIL, parent of OOCL, and new rumors are again seeing intense trading on the local bourse.

FMC's action highlights friction between ocean carriers and lessors over port-wide chassis pool.

The Department of Transportation’s trucking agency ‘consolidates regulatory inventory,’ puts focus on finishing, implementing existing rules as new administration takes charge.

Mexico’s top two container ports have ambitions of being alternatives for US-bound imports.

The modal shift to air cargo following the collapse of South Korean container line Hanjin Shipping may have contributed to the increased demand.

Maersk Line has expanded its footprint in Iran by adding a second port of call.

Eimskip is facing a strike on its container ships next week.

Chennai Port hopes to kickstart a 2017 that will help it leave behind the throughput and productivity struggles of the past few years.

India has established a company to oversee its Sagar Mala port-led development program and announced 12 more port projects.

Market uncertainty is seeing Asia-Europe shippers and carriers sitting on the fence rather than at the service contract negotiating table.

Strong US retail restocking after an even better-than-expected holiday season will send a surge of container imports through ports in January.

Port of Vancouver president and CEO Robin Silvester has called the government-led push “a threat."

2016 was one of the wildest years in container shipping history, and with the industry in such a dynamic state, 2017 will likely hold its own surprises.

New UPS subsidiary Freightex will work closely with US-based Coyote Logistics.

Drug smugglers are using new techniques to hide contraband among legal cargo at the port of Santos.

The new alliances are likely to have only a limited effect on productivity and the number of services available to shippers at North Europe ports.

PSA said the agreements take Singapore one step closer to the reality of autonomous freight transport.

India’s busiest public container port is looking to nearly double participation in a program that dramatically speeds import discharges.

The “capacity crunch” is a myth.

Years of unprofitability lie ahead for carriers with excess capacity and low rates likely to drive further consolidation.

As a smaller number of ship lines ply the trans-Pacific, shippers may opt for higher rates to avoid risk.

Ports, terminals, carriers, and shippers are preparing for significant challenges that will come from this spring’s shuffling of vessel-sharing agreements.

US containerized imports stayed on an upward trend in 2016 despite strong headwinds.

Port of Seattle wants MSC to post a bond guarantee before being allowed to purchase Terminal 46.

Trucking costs in Mexico may rise 8 to 14 percent, Transplace said, as carriers react to state-imposed fuel price increases.

Shippers using the port of Santos are grappling with delays after an explosion on Thursday afternoon.

The cranes will be used by DP World, which is working with the eastern Canada port to more than double annual capacity.