Software partnership propels ocean freight online quoting momentum
Two technology companies catering to the liner shipping industry have partnered to convey digital quotes [...]
More US importers signing trans-Pac contracts earlier
More US importers are signing trans-Pacific contracts earlier than usual to guarantee space both in [...]
Premium surcharges send trans-Pac rates to record highs
Vessel space and equipment are in such high demand at Asian ports that importers are [...]
Outlook 2021: Despite 2020 progress, long road ahead for zero-emission shipping
This story appears in the print edition of the Jan. 4, 2021, Journal of Commerce [...]
Outlook 2021: Container lines to exert pricing power in trans-Pacific contracts
This story appears in the print edition of the Jan. 4, 2021, Journal of Commerce [...]
CMA CGM’s new Asia service to give Oakland long-sought first call
CMA CGM in mid-January will launch a premium service from Yantian to Oakland and Seattle, [...]
Outlook 2021: Shippers face new twists, risky turns in pandemic-altered market
This story appears in the print edition of the Jan. 4, 2021, Journal of Commerce [...]
Korea’s K-Alliance to be opened to foreign carriers
Foreign carriers will “gradually” be allowed to join South Korea’s recently formed K-Alliance of five [...]
Outlook 2021: Double-digit trans-Pacific volume growth projected through first half
This story appears in the print edition of the Jan. 4, 2021, Journal of Commerce [...]
World Shipping Council promises action on FMC concerns
Facing heightened scrutiny from the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) into ocean carrier actions that contribute to [...]