Ocean carriers
Ocean Carriers Levy Surcharges, Cut Pakistan Port Calls Amid India Trade Embargo
MSC, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM are relying more on transshipment hubs like Colombo and Salalah, and smaller…
Maersk Expects No Cost Impact From Port Fees, Assures ‘Unchanged’ Service
"We do not anticipate changes to our U.S. port rotations due to the new fees," the ocean carrier said in a…
Revised Port Fees Remain ‘Major Headache’ for Ocean Alliance
China's Cosco Shipping will need help from CMA CGM and Evergreen if the carriers plan to avoid any potential…
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Blank Sailings Rattle Trans-Pacific Trade as China Imports Nosedive
Carriers have blanked 80 sailings this month, compared to 51 in March 2020, when volumes crashed amid early…
Cosco Says ‘Discriminatory’ Port Fees Threaten Global Shipping Stability
State-owned Cosco and subsidiary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) are expected to be impacted the most…
USTR Dials Back Port Fees on Chinese Ships
The AAFA still opposes the fees, arguing that they will reduce U.S. trade that could both result in losses…
USTR Reevaluates Proposed Port Fees on Chinese Ships After Industry Pushback
The Trump administration is considering delaying implementation and adopting new fee structures designed to…
Port Fees on Chinese Ships Would ‘Distort Competition,’ But Who Benefits?
Container shipping research firm Alphaliner named HMM, Yang Ming and Evergreen as the big winners of a port…
Hapag-Lloyd CEO Foresees ‘Considerable’ Changes to USTR Port Fee Proposal
Rolf Habben Jansen used the same word—considerable—to describe additional costs to U.S. consumers if the…
Houthis Threaten Resumption of Attacks on Israeli Ships in Red Sea
The Yemeni militant group's deadline for Israel to lift a blockade of aid to the Gaza Strip passed late…
Maersk Places $5 Billion Bet on India’s Port and Shipbuilding Boom
The ocean carrier's commitment aligns with the country's long-term ambitions to become a top-five…
Houthi Deadline for Gaza Aid Puts Red Sea Shipping Security in Doubt
The militant group said Friday it would resume naval operations if Israel didn't lift its blockade on…
CMA CGM: US Port Fees Would Have ‘Significant Effect on All Shipping Firms’
CFO Ramon Fernandez said there was no avoiding the potential impacts of a proposal for Chinese-built ships to…
As Ocean Freight Rates Take the Plunge, MSC Tinkers its East-West Network
Container prices on Asia-to-North America have largely subsided since the winter, when shippers made a mad…
Proposed USTR Port Fees on Chinese Ships ‘A Sledgehammer With All Sorts of Adverse Consequences’
All ocean carriers with China-built ships would be impacted, and would likely pass costs to shippers and end…