Ocean Transportation

Here's When EU’s Carbon Rules Would Hit Oil Guzzling Industries, Like Shipping

July 19, 2021

The EU’s sweeping proposals to curb greenhouse emissions are likely to upend the continent’s oil demand over the years and decades to come. Here’s a run through the plans — and key timings — for aviation, shipping and makers of road-fuel.

Container Rates to U.S. Top $10,000 as Shipping Crunch Tightens

July 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S. and Europe increased to new record levels over the past week, ensuring transportation costs will stay elevated for companies heading into a peak season for rebuilding inventories.

Slow Vaccines for Seafarers Could Worsen Global Shipping Chaos

July 14, 2021

Bloomberg

Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns.

Suez Ship’s Owner Braces for ‘Thousands’ of Legal Claims

July 14, 2021

Bloomberg

The owner of the Ever Given — the cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week, hampering global trade and roiling markets — expects to be hit with “many hundreds or thousands” of legal claims.

Top U.S. Ship Regulator Pledges to Keep Pressure on Carriers

July 11, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden’s targeting of shipping lines in a crackdown on uncompetitive industries should be welcome news to American companies paying record-high rates for ocean freight, a market that a growing number of importers complain is dominated by just a few big players.

Shipping Chaos Kills 1,800 Cows, Fueling Calls for Animal Ban

July 8, 2021

Bloomberg

The pandemic has worsened conditions for the roughly 2 billion cows, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens that are exported each year, and epidemiologists have joined the calls for reform.

Egypt Waves Goodbye to Suez Canal Saga With Payoff and a Party

July 7, 2021

Bloomberg

For a nation that provides safe passage for so many ships through its waters, Egypt is reserving rather special treatment for the Ever Given.

Cargo Congestion Argues for Early Christmas Shopping This Year

June 29, 2021

Bloomberg

Here are six shipping signals to watch in the second half of the year.

Dachser Mexico Deepens Trade Partnership with Brazil with New LCL Service

June 25, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Dachser Mexico has announced a new less-than-container load service between the port of Altamira, Mexico and the port of Santos, Brazil.

U.S. Ship Jam Lingers as Port Woes Stretch From China to Germany

June 24, 2021

Bloomberg

Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade held steady over the past week, as ports from China to Germany battle with COVID-19 outbreaks and other constraints on their capacity to keep containers moving across the global economy.

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