The truce also includes de-escalating other trade actions, such as China's rare earth export controls and U.S. investigations into China-linked ships.

Container shipping via the Arctic is set for a massive boost in 2026. After completing the first-ever Arctic Express voyage from Ningbo-Zhoushan, China to Felixstowe, UK in a record 20 days earlier this month, Chinese operator Sealegend plans to conduct 16 voyages via the Arctic next year.

The ten largest U.S. ports recorded a 6.6% year-over-year decrease in inbound container volume in September, marking a sharp reversal from earlier months and signaling the beginning of what industry...

Chinese officials are continuing to promote the benefits of Russia’s Northern Sea Route, which they have taken to calling the “Polar Silk Road.” This...

The American Association of Port Authorities quickly responded to last week’s proposed revisions by the U.S. Trade Representative to the port fee pro...

Governments at the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone for one year the adoption of the world’s first global carbon pricing system on shipping at the Extraordinary Session of the...

The new duties will take effect Nov. 9 and could be followed by 150% levies on other port-related equipment.

Over the weekend, a number of ships bound for China turned around following Friday’s retaliatory measure from Beijing against American-linked tonnage.

Next week, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is expected to vote on its long-discussed Net-Zero Framework on greenhouse gas emissions. If...

Container freight rates are sliding further, with Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) dropping 8% this week to $1,761 per feu — the fifteenth consecutive weekly decline. The fall is being felt across key trade lanes, with carriers struggling to hold the line despite capacity cuts.

Additional fees for Chinese owned/operated and China-built vessels calling at US ports come into force on 14 October but confusion reigns over implementation

Chinese-controlled container line Sea Legend is set to launch the first direct China-Europe shipping route via the Arctic this week.