The container market is not a monolith. The large vessels (over 10,000 TEU) serve as strategic assets on major east–west trades and dominate the order book. The midsize and smaller feeder ships (1,000 ...

If you’ve tried to purchase a back-ordered item or kept up with our retail and trade coverage, you already know about the global supply chain challenges and shipping traffic jams. As of Monday, there ...

From a vantage point over the freight industry, it can be argued that international trade owes a lot of its growth to the humble intermodal shipping container. Pioneered and made mainstream in the ...

Managing the price risk in shipping containers has become paramount as cargo owners look to hedge the cost of freight, which can account for up to 20% of cargo value. New freight futures contracts ...

LONDON — A global shortage of shipping containers is driving a surge in import and export costs that is hitting businesses and threatens to dip into customers' pockets. A consumer shift away from ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. , March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Logistics payment platform, PayCargo, and Gnosis Freight, a leading provider of supply chain visibility and execution software for shipping ...

The container shipping industry is bracing for a pivotal shift next year, with the anticipated return of vessels to the Red ...

One of the most common uses for shipping containers is secure onsite storage. Construction companies, warehouses and retailers rely on them for tools, machinery and inventory. Their portability means ...

From the outside, it resembles any one of the 17 million shipping containers that are currently in use around the world. But step inside and you’re entering a futuristic hydroponic, vertical farm ...

SINGAPORE, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Global container shipping rates have surged to records on a spike in restocking demand in the United States and Europe, container scarcity at export hubs, and changes in ...