Ocean Transportation

The Fall of Korea's Richest Port City Is Bringing Backlash Against Billionaires

August 22, 2019

Since 2016, some 35,000 workers have quit or lost their jobs at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea’s port of Ulsan — in a downturn as dramatic as it was sudden.

Uncertainty Looms Over Transpacific Shipping This Peak Season

August 20, 2019

Ali Ashraf, SCB Contributor

Here are five strategies that transpacific ocean shippers can use to prepare for the uncertainties of this year’s peak shipping season.

IMO 2020: The basics, the challenges, and how to lessen its impact on you

IMO 2020: The Basics, Challenges and Impact on You

July 30, 2019

Laufer Group International Ltd.

‘New Panama Canal’: Paraguay Plans Transport Hub Linking Atlantic and Pacific

July 23, 2019

Bloomberg

Investment of over $2bn in basic infrastructure such as roads and bridges aims to transform the Chaco region and boost trade.

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Q&A | The Importance of Managing Fuel Spend

July 10, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Here's how fuel is driving carrier decisions on pricing and service.

How to Sink the Pirates Plaguing West Africa

July 3, 2019

Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg Opinion

Last year, 40 percent of the world’s reported incidents of seaborne attacks occurred in the Gulf of Guinea, including every ship hijacking and 78 of the 83 crew members taken for ransom.

Cargo-Partner Introduces Container Tracking Service

June 19, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

The new tool combines data from carrier shipping schedules, port and terminal information and vessel location data collected by the U.S. Coast Guard.

CEVA Logistics and CMA CGM Launch Ocean Freight Solution for Thailand and Laos

June 19, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

The partnership provides services for both import and export customers — and helps them reduce their carbon footprints.

Sealand - A Maersk Company Launches Hispaniola Service

June 11, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Sealand - A Maersk Company, the Intra-Americas regional ocean carrier of the Maersk Group, this week introduced Hispaniola, a new direct, all-water service that connects South Florida's Port Everglades with the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

‘Punched in the Face’: U.S. Floods Snarl Trucks, Trains, Barges

June 10, 2019

Bloomberg

Hundreds of barges are stalled on the Mississippi River, clogging the main circulatory system for a farm-belt economy battered by a relentless, record-setting string of snow, rainstorms and flooding.

Ocean Transportation

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