Tuesday, March 1, 2022 · Karen Thuermer, Contributing Editor
Analysts predict that a number of factors will continue to make an impact on ocean shipping in 2022. A big one is the fact that there is a short supply of shipping services and containers at a time when the demand for the movement of goods is only rising. Sound familiar?
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 · Yu Amy Xia, Shilpi Grover and Robert C. Lieb
A new strategy for the adoption of blockchain has the potential to transform ocean transportation.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 · Jeff Berman
Total December Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU)—at 2.76 million TEU—headed up 20.4% annually, which Panjiva said marked the fastest rate of expansion going back to August 2010. And, for all of 2020, total import volume hit 29.25 million TEU, representing a 1.7% annual…
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 · Brooks Bentz, contributing editor for SCMR.
This is Part 2 of a two-part series by Brooks Bentz on the impact of new fuel regulations that take effect on January 2020. Part I ran in the November 2019 issue of Supply Chain Management Review.
Monday, October 8, 2018 · Patrick Burnson
Signs of a turnaround in the prospects of global container shipping companies began surfacing last July when rates began creeping up through the Peak Season. Overcapacity, however, continues to haunt the industry and may keep it from a sustainable recovery. Article includes a…
Thursday, July 21, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
In keeping with ocean cargo industry trend, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is the latest to implement the INTTRA eVGM Service. SOLAS Regulations, SOLAS INTTRA compliance 2016, Ocean Cargo Regulations.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
As of July 1, only containers with a verified gross mass will be cleared to be loaded onto a ship under the International Maritime Organization's Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Verified Gross Mass (VGM) amendment. Shippers hoping that the implementation of the ruling will…
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
The cost of operating cargo ships is forecast to rise over the next two years after falling in 2015, according to the latest Ship Operating Costs Annual Review and Forecast 2015/16 report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Expected post-Lunar New Year cargo growth will accelerate equipment, cargo handling and other costs going forward.
Monday, December 1, 2014 · SCMR Staff
Recent US West Coast port congestion issues have temporarily reversed the long-term modal shift from air to ocean as shippers seek alternative ways to make sure their goods hit the stores in time for the US holiday season, note analysts at Drewry Supply Chain Advisors in London.
Monday, April 21, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The newly created and expanded alliances of P3 and G6 will certainly review and revise port calls, but the shift in initial deployments will be subtle, says Neil Davidson, senior analyst of ports and terminals for Drewry Research.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
As always, the freight rate outlook for container shipping will vary by route and by direction and will depend on the length of contracts, say analysts for the London-based consultancy, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.
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