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China widens regulatory crackdown on filing of ocean transport rate data
The move is likely to raise costs for forwarders and carriers as they devote more resources to ensure compliance with rate filing procedures, and it could hasten a wider shakeup in China’s logistics sector.
Samsung levels D&D complaint against Wan Hai with FMC
The South Korean electronics conglomerate said it should not be held liable for more than $1 million in charges resulting from container delays that Wan Hai-contracted truckers experienced between 2020 and 2022.
Middle East war adds $5.5 billion to ocean carriers' bunker costs: Sea-Intelligence
Costs rose sharply following the start of the war, and although emergency fuel surcharges were quickly levied on spot shipments, cargo under contract was locked into quarterly BAFs.
US ag shippers navigate creaky supply chain not built for modern disruption
Ag exporters have always faced logistical challenges because their crops are grown in the interior US and shipped through ports located hundreds of miles away; those challenges seem to be growing, the AgTC conference heard this week.
CMA CGM posts Q1 earnings decline amid volatile ocean trade
The carrier’s first-quarter financials, which included a sharp drop in net profit, were generated in a market roiled by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, rising oil prices and increasing operating costs.
Demand rising on Asia-Europe ocean trade as July bunker hike looms
Volumes under contract when the Middle East war began were locked into quarterly bunker fuel adjustments, and those costs are set to be passed on to shippers at the start of the third quarter.
Heavy-lift trade group lobbies USTR for relief from crane, trailer tariffs
A lead time of five to seven years to build up domestic crane manufacturing capacity could cripple the US heavy-lift industry if tariffs on imported products are not reduced, industry stakeholders say.
Peter Tirschwell leaves enduring legacy on Journal of Commerce
Tirschwell, who most recently served as vice president of the Journal of Commerce, announced his plans to leave the business and continue work as an independent shipping journalist.