Four major factors would need to align for the container shipping industry to truly blunt the overcapacity anticipated to worsen over the next two years, writes analyst Lars Jensen.

North American railroads and the ports they serve say economic conditions for growing intermodal volumes have never been better — if they give customers the service, reliability and consistency they need to shift containers from highway to rail.

Supply and demand factors now come second to risk mitigation when planning capacity needs and handling for out-of-gauge cargoes.

Improving vessel fuel consumption is the most immediate and practical lever available to shipowners, offering value across a range of possible fuel futures, according to a new report by a classification society.

Changes in port calls by container and specialized reefer services take aim at Chilean table grape market just three months away.

Baltimore is looking for more international shippers to use its intermodal service to Chicago by next year thanks to terminal improvements and financial incentives.

The Louisiana parish that is the site of a proposed mega-terminal can proceed with a lawsuit that seeks to nullify the agreements Port NOLA struck to get property for the terminal.

The Louisiana parish that is the site of a proposed mega-terminal can proceed with a lawsuit that seeks to nullify the agreements Port NOLA struck to get property for the terminal.

Bookings for India exports to the United States and Europe for October are easing, with forwarders and industry watchers anticipating a “soft landing” of elevated container rates.

A further round of strikes at German ports would likely worsen port congestion and schedule reliability on major trades.

The ability to customize port calls and aggressively manage capacity is translating into higher rates for MSC, while the Gemini Cooperation’s rates are below the market average despite its higher schedule reliability, according to rate benchmarking platform Xeneta.

The ability to customize port calls and aggressively manage capacity is translating into higher rates for MSC, while the Gemini Cooperation’s rates are below the market average despite its higher schedule reliability, according to rate benchmarking platform Xeneta.

The deal with long-time partner DP World is focused on five ports: Dakar (Senegal), Luanda (Angola), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Banana (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Maputo (Mozambique).

The reinstated rail service will likely support automakers, their suppliers, and other industrial manufacturing in the Southeast.

Sending ships through the Red Sea should improve dismal schedule reliability, but an intensification of the war between Yemen’s Houthi militants and Saudi Arabia has elevated the risk of attack.

Sending ships through the Red Sea should improve dismal schedule reliability, but an intensification of the war between Yemen’s Houthi militants and Saudi Arabia has elevated the risk of attack.

The carrier has a sizeable war chest for fleet expansion, built up over the last several years of healthy earnings and strong freight rates.

Four consecutive typhoons created berthing delays lasting up to two weeks across Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, and Yantian due to terminal closures and ships having to shelter from the storm, Xeneta said in a report.

Changing market dynamics can produce more frequent and extreme swings in freight rates, raising potential average returns for carriers even when oversupply weighs on the market, Vincent Clerc says.

A third of deep-sea traffic that had been diverted since Houthi militant attacks began in late 2023 has now returned to shorter Red Sea voyages, but don't expect that to show up in freight pricing, says the analyst.