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Allianz Warns of Car Ship Pain After 4,000 Vehicles Lost at Sea

Car-shipping incidents have become a major cause of loss for the insurance industry, according to a report.

The 650-foot-long Felicity Ace car carrier caught fire and was abandoned off the coast of the Azores. Photo: Marinha Portuguesa.

Top Sea Polluters Beg for Climate Rules That No Rival Can Avoid

The ocean shipping industry, among the world’s biggest polluters, is asking a key regulator to overhaul its emissions directives so that all carriers are working off the same rulebook as they make the expensive changes needed to cut output of harmful carbons.

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Major Shipping Firm Sees Signs of Supply Chain Bottlenecks Easing

Port bottlenecks that have increased supply chain congestion because of the war in Ukraine and lockdowns in China may be showing signs of easing, according to one of the world’s biggest shipping companies.

'K' Line and Yang Ming shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina. Photo: Bloomberg.

NYC-Bound Ships Get Plea to Sail North — Way North, to Montreal

The head of Canada’s second-biggest port has a supply chain sales pitch few of his peers in the global shipping industry can match: zero wait time at sea for container traffic.

A container ship sits docked at the Port of Montreal. Photo: Montreal Port Authority.

Methane Leaks Make LNG-Powered Ships Dirtier Than Other Vessels

Methane leaks from ships using liquefied natural gas as fuel make most of the vessels dirtier than ones using diesel or heavy fuel oil, a new analysis shows.

An LNG-powered container ship operated by CMA CGM SA is docked at the Port of Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg.

Stuck Evergreen Ship Waits on Full Moon to Float Free

A month after its giant container ship ran aground near Baltimore, Evergreen Marine Corp. continues to dig for a solution.

A full moon obscured by clouds at night. Photo: Michael Treu/ Pixabay.

Here’s How China’s Lockdowns Are Rippling Through Economy

China’s lockdowns to contain the country’s worst Covid outbreak since early 2020 have battered the economy, stalling production in major cities like Shanghai and adding pressure to global inflation.

An aerial view of the Port of Shanghai in Shanghai, China. Photo: Getty Images.

Could Quantum Computing Solve the Supply Chain Crisis?

Researchers are working on algorithms for supercomputers to optimize shipping routes as variables change.

Network cables in a data center. Photo: Getty Images.

Watch: Do Ocean Carrier Contracts Make Sense Today?

Gordon Downes, chief executive officer of NYSHEX, discusses how ocean service contracts can be fashioned to include actual commitments on the part of both carriers and shippers.

Do Ocean Carrier Contracts Make Sense Today

Seeking a Short-Term Solution to the Container Backup

Logistics experts are busy considering ways in which their supply chains can be redesigned so as to avoid the kind of congestion that has brought international goods movement to a virtual halt at major ports. But in the meantime, the system is crying out for some form of immediate relief.

A truck carries a shipping container at the Georgia Port Authority Mason Mega Rail Terminal in Garden City, Georgia. Photo: Bloomberg.

China Port Congestion Worsens as 477 Ships Wait to Berth

Dotting the sea off Chinese ports are 477 bulk cargo ships waiting to deliver resources from metal ore to grain into the country.

A container ship leaves the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Ningbo, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Mitigating Supply-Chain Risk With a Multi-Carrier Strategy

Shippers need to diversify their supply chains if they are to avoid bottlenecks in the future, says Coby Nilsson, chief executive officer of Enveyo.

Mitigating Supply Chain Risk With A Multi Carrier Strategy

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