Day: May 17, 2014

2014 trans-Pacific negotiations: Lower rates, more port-to-port moves

May 17, 2014

From the Journal of Commerce: The results of the 2014-15 service contracting season in the eastbound Pacific are in, and from the perspective of ocean carriers, they’re not pretty. Unless carriers can score impressive gains on...

Shippers see benefits in mega-ships

May 17, 2014

Some shippers welcome larger container ships and carrier alliances as a way to add capacity and restore carriers’ health, but they warn that ports will have to adjust to avoid bottlenecks and added costs. Larger ships were the...