The union representing 45,000 East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers and a group representing employers will resume negotiations next month toward reaching a new six-year contract ahead of a Jan. 15 deadline, they said. The International Longshoremen’s Association...

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Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US fell this week, but carriers have announced an increase in blank sailings so they can tighten capacity and maintain a floor on prices. Rates have been falling steadily since July as importers pulled...

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Maritime communications came a long way before they could deliver the first Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), but it is fair to say that their forward march has only accelerated in the two-and-a half decades since. Today, shipping companies rely on...

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The ongoing impact of conflict in the Red Sea, spiraling freight rates and congestion across global ocean container supply chains resulted in record high carbon emissions in Q3. The Xeneta and Marine Benchmark Carbon Emissions Index (CEI), which measures carbon...

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