In a stark reversal of fortune, the bustling Port of Los Angeles, long a reliable source of freight for truckers across the nation, is facing a significant downturn in container volumes. This decline ...

An ocean container capacity crunch has hit global trade just as peak shipping season starts, with freight spot rates up some 30% over the past few weeks and heading higher. Bad weather, longer ocean ...

“The container shipping market has been one of the many industries that benefited from the market volatility caused by innumerable disruptions in global trade, geopolitical uncertainties, wars, and ...

Shipping analysts say ocean freight traffic is poised to remain at a high level through the end of the year; containers could become scarce in North America. Consulting firm Xeneta says in part “there ...

Just as the Federal Reserve and U.S. economy get good news on inflation, with consumer prices and wholesale prices softening, a major global trade inflation indicator is headed in the wrong direction.

In a clear sign that the Trump administration’s tariffs are beginning to impact global trade, ocean container bookings from China to the United States have dropped sharply in recent weeks. Data from ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct 3 (Reuters) - A slump in ocean shipping demand since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a raft of new tariffs on trade partners earlier this year has helped send ocean container ...

Online shipping platform Container Xchange also says ocean freight rates rose dramatically on some routes between November 2023 and this February. Persistent Red Sea attacks continue to lead to shifts ...