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Expect Disputes at Port of Baltimore The ship owner is denying responsibility for the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26. Lawyers petitioned U.S. district ...

Rhetoric Heats up Over Potential Strike at U.S. Ports The threat of a potential strike at U.S. ports has traditionally been centered around West Coast ports. That is no longer ...

IHSA Begins Ocean Contract Negotiations The ocean shipping market continues to be very unstable as it has been since the beginning of the pandemic. In a short three-year period, shippers ...

Red Sea Attacks Continue Carriers are facing many uncertainties as we enter 2024. Unstable freight rates caused by vessel overcapacity will be a major topic during the upcoming contract negotiation ...

Carrier Optimism Wanes As 2023 draws to an end, there is a lot of uncertainty on whether the 2024 Asia-to-U.S. market will be profitable or disastrous for the carriers. Unfortunately ...

Cargo Shifting Back to West Coast Ports Over the last few years, shippers have been slowly but steadily shifting imports away from West Coast ports to East Coast ports. There ...

There are clear indications that the carriers are worried about the strength of the Asia-to-U.S. market. Rates are on a downward trajectory and services are being suspended. These are telltale ...

The Asia to U.S. market finally showed an increase in container shipments during the months of July and August. As a result, finding sufficient space on containerships became a challenge ...

Carriers have tried for months to increase spot rates on containers shipping from Asia to the U.S. Low consumer demand has rendered those attempts futile until now. Carriers believe spot ...

Carriers continue to struggle finding sufficient volume to fill their ships on the Asia to U.S. trade lane. Demand started to soften last summer and has never fully recovered. While ...