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Private terminal operators in India, especially those at major public ports, are extremely peeved that they have been shut out of the process tied to providing the verified gross mass, or VGM, of export containers to shippers.

Container shipping revenue in 2016 is heading for levels not seen since 2009.

Managing the flow of trucks through the terminals at Vancouver and Montreal, Canada’s two largest ports, is a challenge for everyone involved with the process.

Singapore holds the strongest potential for U.S. refrigerated exports in a global market ripe for growth, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration’s recently released “2016 Cold Chain Top Markets Report.”

The controversial mandate requiring electronic logging devices in U.S. trucks by the end of next year will reappear before a federal court next month, jeopardizing the fate of the rule itself, and the so-called “capacity crunch” it was expected to generate.

Laden imports at the Port of Long Beach declined in July, as high inventories and uncertainty in the shipping industry created headwinds for demand in the first month of the traditional trans-Pacific peak season.

Trans-Pacific spot rates slipped again this week as weak demand and overcapacity keep them under downward pressure.

Rickmers Group sank deep into the red in the first half.

Port of Mumbai this week issued a trade advisory calling on shippers to use direct port delivery services for the clearance of their import cargo.

Damco’s recovery continued as it was the only Maersk Group unit to boost earnings in the second quarter of 2016.

The peak season and planned rate increases are having no discernible effect on Asia-Europe spot rates.

Volumes were up, but profit was well down at APM Terminals in the second quarter.

All-time low rates dragged Maersk Line to a worse-than-expected loss.

July imports in Los Angeles and Oakland bode well for peak season.

Porto Itapoa is on pace to be the fastest-growing port in Brazil for the second year in a row.

A customs change that would have forced shippers to divert cargo away from the port of St. Petersburg has been suspended.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Thursday gave a huge boost to beneficial cargo owners looking for long-term labor stability.

The first phase of Qatar’s $7.4 billion Hamad Port is on track to be fully operational by the end of the year.

Canadian partner gives $2 billion U.S. trucking company more roads to run.

Although mergers typically lead to disruption and irate shippers, that has not been the case in the recent merger of Cosco and China Shipping Container Lines.

State-owned Container Corporation of India’s net earnings slumped by double digits in the first fiscal quarter.

HHLA’s operating profit slumped by almost one-fifth in the first half of the year.

Supply chain disruptions are no longer the exception, they’re the rule, increasing demand for expedited transport.

Analysts do not expect Maersk Line to come out of the second quarter in the black.

Efforts by Chinese authorities seeking to prevent the spread of Zika have sparked concerns among U.S. exporters.

Three intra-Asia container liners are teaming up to link China and Vietnam through two different loops.

The head of South Korea's financial watchdog on Wednesday said Hanjin Shipping should prepare for receivership, if it can’t reach an agreement with creditors and tonnage providers.

The Chinese conglomerate will pay an additional 88 million euros for the extra 16 percent stake in Greece’s largest port.

The International Longshoremen’s Association won't discuss a contract extension until disputes over the current contract are resolved.

Traffic at major, or public, Indian ports rose in the first four months of the fiscal year, but growth could have been higher.

Global container traffic will likely grow at the second-slowest rate since 2009.

Surging e-commerce demand and spending in Asia has logistics companies looking to the future.

Hapag-Lloyd sank to a net loss in the second quarter as average ocean freight rates plummeted.

Capacity discipline has pushed up vessel utilization rates.

Maersk line has adjusted its third-party feeder network in China.

In its first acquisition in 78 years, Kottke Trucking expanded its business 60 percent, gaining drivers, freight, scale and density.

A historic International Longshore and Warehouse Union caucus that could solidify the role of the West Coast as the preferred and natural gateway for U.S. trade with Asia will convene Wednesday in San Francisco.

A Turkish port operator is determined to transform an Ecuadorian port into the largest container terminal in Latin America.

Fast-growing BlueGrace Logistics should grow faster with support from private equity firm Warburg Pincus.

Zhao Hongzhou, a former general manager at China Shipping Container Lines, has been tapped to lead the integration of of APL’s greater China operations into CMA CGM.