As President Trump rewrites American trade policies, Wall Street, Shanghai and the European markets are wondering if the world economies might suddenly come unglued.

It’s a smart acquisition. Maersk Line now owns and/or operates some 773 container vessels, with a total container capacity of around 4.15 million TEU and a 19.3% share of the global container market.From Maersk’s initial takeover...

Depending on how you look at it, ocean container shipping has seen a major change since the summer of 2016. The new shipping alliances have started to mobilize in 2017 and the volatility of rates for all the major trade lanes is nothing...

One of the most important events in the world shipping industry was the International Maritime Organization's October 27^th, 2016 announcement formally adopting rules to cut the amount of sulfur allowed in bunker fuel. S&P Global Platts...

If you are starting up your ocean freight RFQs and preparing for the Asia-Europe negotiation period, listen carefully as this is extremely relevant as we close up on year end and enter the RFQ period.  Trans-Pacific shippers should also...

The maritime world was a constant lead in the news during the past few weeks; we followed the Houston-Galveston port closings, record rains, and tales of communal heroism during Hurricane Harvey, and then we switched to Hurricane Irma’s...

Only six years ago, in 2011, there were 20 global container lines operating in a very fragmented, often very confusing industry. It’s different today; with Cosco’s takeover of OOCL, the top four carriers control 53.8% of the world’s...