Liner carriers vow to fight narcotics trafficking

Representatives of shipping companies and Customs authorities from across the globe met recently to discuss ways to step up the fight against drug trafficking

Ship safety improving, but disruption creating new risks

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the growing number of costly issues involving larger vessels, crew and port congestion challenges resulting from the shipping boom, as well as managing challenging decarbonization targets, means there is no room for complacency

Shippers found alternatives to ocean carriers in Q3

Available container shipping services maxed out and service patterns changed to serve congested routes

Ocean carriers say delays not their fault

Lack of competition is not the cause of the cargo congestion, says World Shipping Council

Hapag-Lloyd pledges schedule transparency

CEO acknowledges performance is far from the reliability customers expect

Top three take-away lessons from the Suez Canal blockage

Maritime security expert Dirk Siebels unpacks lessons learnt from the incident

Now that Ever Given freed, shippers should brace for lingering effects

Should prepare for ongoing delays and possible rate increases

Cargo ship blocks Suez Canal

None of the daily traffic of 50 ships can get past wedged MV Ever Given; refloating may take two days

Shippers urged to pack goods properly

Two thirds of cargo damage caused or exacerbated by poor practices packing goods into a freight container

Container rates steady in May

Only slight decline attributed to blanked sailings which balanced supply with demand