Ocean Transportation

Chinese Unit of Amazon Wants to Enter Ocean Freight Forwarding

January 20, 2016

Amazon.com's China arm has registered as an ocean freight forwarder, according to the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, a move that will give it more control over shipping products from Chinese factories to U.S. shoppers.

Retail Trade Group Wants to See Detailed U.S. Seaport Performance Reports Authorized

January 19, 2016

Maritime Executive

Following up on last fall's successful campaign to include a port performance statistics program in the federal long-term surface transportation bill, the National Retail Federation now leads a coalition of more than 100 groups in sending specific recommendations to the Department of Transportation.

Ocean Shipping Industry Should Be Taxed on Carbon Output, IMF Urges

January 15, 2016

Maritime Executive

A report released this week by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) states that carbon taxes should be levied against the shipping industry.

SeaLand Launches Service Between Gulf of Mexico, U.S. East Coast

January 13, 2016

SeaLand

SeaLand, an ocean carrier specializing in the intra-Americas market, has created a service between the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern and central regions of the U.S.

2015 Saw Record Number of Containers Vessels Lying Idle

January 12, 2016

Maritime Executive

The global idle containership fleet hit a record high in 2015 reaching nearly six times that of the start of that year.

With End of Holiday Shopping Season, Normal Level of U.S. Retail Imports Expected by April

January 12, 2016

NRF

With the holiday season over, import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to slowly decline through the first quarter of the year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Freight Regulation and Profitability: Can We Strike a Balance?

January 11, 2016

Want to get a sense of how new federal regulations will affect transportation tomorrow? Look at California today.

MSC Among Latest Western Companies to Resume Business With Iran

January 8, 2016

Maritime Executive

European shipping and offshore interests are pursuing business in Iran with news this week that MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has resumed vessel operations to Iran, after services were suspended in 2012 in response to trade sanctions.

Ocean Cargo Rates to Continue to Drop, Industry Losses to Mount in 2016, Report Says

January 8, 2016

Drewry

Further widening of the supply-demand imbalance at the trade route level and insufficient measures to reduce ship capacity will lead to an acceleration of freight rate reductions and industry-wide losses in 2016, according to the latest Container Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Rates for Ocean Cargo Continued to Sink in Last Quarter 2015

January 7, 2016

Drewry

Ocean freight rates for cargo moving under contracts on the major East-West trade routes saw another reduction in the last quarter of 2015, according to Drewry's Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers who closely monitor their contract freight rates.

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