COVID-19 resurgence threatens Europe’s rebounding economy
The highly infectious Delta variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is posing a major risk to [...]
Port delays disrupt Europe’s crucial short-sea network
The European short-sea network, critical to importers, is under increasing pressure as deteriorating on-time performance of mainline vessels at [...]
EC brings international ocean routes into emissions system
Half the shipping emissions generated by carriers on routes outside Europe’s territorial waters will be [...]
FMC, DOJ agree to cooperate on antitrust issues
Following Friday’s executive order, US federal maritime regulators and the US Department of...Powered by WPeMatico
Strong US imports from Asia in June point to larger summer surge
US imports from Asia last month may have slipped from May, but volumes were still up almost 24 percent from a [...]
Biden executive order adds urgency to FMC review of ocean shipping
The inclusion of ocean shipping in President Joe Biden’s executive order issued Friday encouraging competition [...]
Shipping exemption from global tax plan will distort market: forwarders
Forwarding associations have warned that the exemption granted to shipping under a proposed global minimum tax rate system agreed by 130 [...]
Container shipping super cycle driving supply chain rethink
The prospects are growing of an overtaxed container shipping system by US consumer and manufacturing demand continuing past the usual lull in [...]
More supply chain woes ahead as US retailers boost import forecast
US retailers have upgraded their already-high projections for imports from Asia this summer, which means even [...]
Headline hype obscures decarbonization snags
Maersk Line offers carbon-neutral ocean transport to a fashion retailer. Hapag-Lloyd orders six mega container [...]