Ocean carriers have become the standard for connecting trading partners from different geographies, especially when large volumes of freight must be sent over significant distances. Freight costs on carriers are among the lowest available, making these remarkable ocean liners the preferred choice for shipments that are not adversely impacted by a longer transportation time – anywhere from 10 to 30 days. However, maintaining these lower costs has been a challenge in an asset-heavy, highly competitive industry that requires considerable financial investment – not just in the ships themselves, but in fuel and carriers as well. This may be one reason why many major carriers have expanded their services to also incorporate freight consolidation, warehousing, and truck and rail service, so shipments can literally now be made door-to-door rather than port-to-port.

The World’s Largest Cargo Ship Makes Impressive Arrival in Britain

Britain’s largest and busiest container port, the Port of Felixstowe, witnessed a remarkable event as the MSC Loreto, one of… Read More

OOCL Will Penalize Shippers for VGM Discrepancies

Peter Buxbaum 4:09 AM  6/16/2016

Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL) has announced that it will impose on shippers the costs of any failure to comply… Read More

Shipping on St. Lawrence Seaway Off to Solid Start

Peter Buxbaum 3:32 AM  6/16/2016

Demand for raw materials from the U.S. manufacturing and construction sectors has kept St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments at a… Read More

Ocean Shipping in Asia Safer This Year

Haylle Sok 9:34 AM  6/15/2016

A total of eight incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in May 2016. This… Read More

Shipping Must Prepare for Stricter Black Carbon Emission Regulations

Peter Buxbaum 6:22 AM  6/15/2016

A new global challenge and a compliance monitoring market are emerging, due to tightening environmental regulations. VTT Technical Research Center… Read More

Legislation Would Exempt Puerto Rico From the Jones Act

Peter Buxbaum 4:29 AM  6/15/2016

An Alabama congressman has offered an amendment to the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), currently pending… Read More

Ocean Shipping Alternative Fuels Studied

Peter Buxbaum 7:52 AM  6/14/2016

Methanol and ethanol are good potential alternatives for reducing both the emissions and carbon footprint of ship operations. So concludes… Read More

Ocean Shipping Executive Indicted for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging

Peter Buxbaum 5:16 AM  6/14/2016

An ocean freight executive has been indicted for his participation in a long-running conspiracy to restrain trade in international ocean… Read More

UASC Chooses INTTRA’s eVGM Service to Receive VGM Under New Requirement

Haylle Sok 3:56 AM  6/14/2016

With implementation of a new global container weight requirement less than a month away, United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), an… Read More

FIVE TIPS FOR WORKING WITH ROAD TO ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF CARRIERS

Frank Guzman 9:25 AM  6/13/2016

Global shipping and logistics can be a complicated puzzle. With a wide array of options available to piece together the… Read More

New Zealand Takes Flexible Approach to SOLAS

Haylle Sok 4:53 AM  6/11/2016

Maritime New Zealand, a state maritime safety authority, has worked successfully at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to ensure flexibility… Read More

2M Carriers Emphasize Reliability and Faster Transit Times

Peter Buxbaum 4:38 AM  6/10/2016

2M carriers Maersk Line and MSC last week announced details of a new Asia-North Europe network that will come into… Read More