The American trade imbalance and port congestion
As per stats released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the American trade deficit on goods and services went up 4.2%, rising from $70.3 … Read more..
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Chinese black out on Maritime Data as Automatic Identification System data blocked
China, home to 7 of the top 10 container ports in the world and of course the 2nd largest economy in the world, has decided to prevent public access to … Read more..
DCSA Publishes Complete Framework of Just-in-Time Standards for Main Port Call Activities
Latest release of DCSA’s Just-in-Time Port Call Programme provides interface standards and API definitions for all 50 port call event timestamps. This might also be something that can assist with … Read more..
Temporary relief as Container Dwell Fee postponed till 22nd Nov at Long Beach and Los Angeles
“We’re encouraged by the progress our supply chain partners have made in helping our terminals shed long-dwelling import containers” This is the message from Mario Cordero, Executive Director of Port … Read more..
Why America’s “Shipping Crisis” will not end
The American shipping crisis has been making news all over the world and has been the subject of discussions across many media platforms and the industry.. Even US President Joe … Read more..
Refrigerators, toys and other debris from ZIM Kingston containers wash up ashore near Cape Scott
No more containers have been found. That is the news from the Canadian Coast Guard about the maritime disaster surrounding the ZIM Kingston that lost an estimated 109 containers in … Read more..
ZIM Kingston fire update
Calm seas allowed firefighters to finally board the ZIM Kingston a 4253 TEU capacity container ship which has been on fire off the coast of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. … Read more..
ZIM Kingston container loss and container fire onboard – UPDATE
Further to the incident of ZIM Kingston losing containers overboard and container fire on board, today’s update is that the fire is reported to have been controlled but the vessel … Read more..
36-day average transit time on China-US West Coast route underscores the extent of supply chain breakdown
With the Biden Administration now stepping in to tackle the port congestion crisis at Long Beach and Los Angeles, China-US West Coast transit data and insights provided by digital freight … Read more..
China-US freight rates plunge, but China manufacturing woes create new headaches for shippers
Shippers might finally be catching a break, as China-US spot freight rates plunge in the first week of October. With Chinese manufacturers throttling production due to the power crisis and … Read more..
Zim becomes the latest shipping line to enter the freight forwarding market
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. becomes the latest shipping line to enter the freight forwarding market following their announcement today of the creation of a new subsidiary, Ship4wd, a digital … Read more..
IMO and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sign new partnerships
IMO has signed three partnership agreements with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support the preparation of a new global project that targets ship-based emissions. Further funding goes to existing … Read more..
IMO World Maritime Day amplifies seafarer voices
Seafarer voices were front and centre on IMO’s World Maritime Day, with an all-seafarer panel discussing a number of issues relating to this year’s theme of ‘Seafarers at the core … Read more..
Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to expand hours for truck pick up and drop off
After consultation with multiple supply chain stakeholders and the U.S. Department of Transportation, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles announced bold new measures to improve freight movement and … Read more..
Port of Long Beach achieves strongest August on record
The peak shipping season started with a roar and lifted the Port of Long Beach to its strongest August on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 807,704 twenty-foot equivalent units … Read more..