If you’ve been following the shipping industry at all since COVID, you’re undoubtedly aware that things are kind of a complete mess right...

As global trade disruptions this year have pushed shipping costs sky high, many customers and regulators have made it clear that they feel e

Recent events have brought about a massive upheaval in the global supply chain, with shippers particularly shouldering the weight of...

Fluctuations in demand during the pandemic created a perfect storm for the semiconductor industry, resulting in the chip’s current...

The COVID-19 crisis changed consumer behavior almost overnight, leading to a surge in e-commerce and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) sales....

Some help may be on the horizon for US shippers in their fight against unfair ocean carrier billing practices. Surges in blank sailings,...

As peak shipping season continues, sky high demand combined with low ocean freight capacity is pushing airfreight demand along with their...

For the shipping industry, 2020 and 2021 have been full of delays coupled with container shortages resulting in surcharges and spot rates...

Years of customer complaints regarding unfair ocean carrier detention and demurrage fees have been met with little in the way of...

In a much welcome if not overdue turn of events, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) followed up their recent launching of the Ocean...

As summer 2021 is quickly coming to a close, peak shipping season is approaching at top speed. An exciting time for the container...

Troubled waters in the shipping industry and around the world from COVID-19 have resulted in global port congestion that shows few signs...

Along with the continuation of the astronomical ocean freight rates that has plagued the shipping industry, the third quarter of 2021 can...

While many people are familiar with power of attorney (POA) in general legal terms, POA in shipping is a slightly different and more...

Intermodal shipping simply refers to any movement of freight that involves two or more modes of transportation, generally, truck, train,...

Some business practices are so detestably inhumane that the United States government feels compelled to act even in cases when other...

2021 marks the 65th anniversary of containerized shipping. On April 26th, 1956, shipping containers became an industry. Although it took...

While the EU has come up with a carbon emissions trading scheme to reduce the world’s effects toward climate change, container lines are...

Over the last year and a half, we have written several times about the US-based port congestion in relation to COVID-19 as well as a lack...

Until early 2021, the Port of Oakland did not have any first calls inbound from Asia. However, due to record volumes of imports from China l