By Evans Ago TETTEH, Ph.D. Ghana’s ambition to operate its ports on a continuous 24/7 basis is both timely and critical for ...

That said, 2024 saw Chinese shipping companies almost double their voyages on the NSR, primarily for trade with Russia, which constituted an overwhelming 95 percent of the route’s transit cargo.

Neo sub-Panamax container carriers, which have a capacity between 7,500 and 10,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), are helping power the increase.

More than half the $5.25 billion budgeted for the expansion of the Panama Canal -- $3.35 billion -- will be spent on new single-lane, three-step locks at the Atlantic and Pacific entrances, as ...

Investigation of a port queuing system on CO2 emissions from container shipping. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025; 218: 118151 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118151 ...

In the days before mega container ships, agile schooners did much of the commercial shipping along the coasts of the Americas. The Governor Parr was one such ship.

Recyclers who export secondary commodities from the United States via container ships could face new hurdles tied to the trade war rhetoric and tariff policies of President Donald Trump. John Mauldin ...

The new owners of a panamax container ship have wasted no time finding employment for the vessel. The 3,426-teu Burgundy (built 2008) has been chartered by Chinese operator Kawah Shipping.

U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff plan has the ocean shipping industry on edge as he stokes a trade war destined to stanch transport demand and send companies scrambling to manage the fallout.

The average on-demand spot rate to ship a 40-foot container on the key Far East to U.S. West Coast route was $2,844 on Tuesday, a one-day gain of almost 16%, according to data from freight pricing ...