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Iran Seizes Maersk Container Ship at Gunpoint Iran detained a Maersk container ship at gunpoint this week, complicating already delicate international relations. Helene Cooper and Danny [...]

Just when the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seemed to be making headway in the major congestion problems there, another issue pops up which threatens the delivery of shippers’ cargo [...]

Importing or exporting goods can be very lucrative business. It can also be very costly if you don’t know what you’re doing. But what makes the difference between a thriving business [...]

The wait is over. Super Shipping is back with all new episodes! Check out the first episode here: Super Shipping S2E1: All About Wondrous Woman Don’t just watch the series, be a part of it! [...]

East Coast ports saw a big increase in cargo shipments as shippers diverted their shipping containers from West Coast ports due to severe congestion during the long International Longshore & [...]

The West Coast does not hold a monopoly on port congestion. Congestion problems on the West Coast, especially at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been extremely costly for truckers, [...]

And now for something completely different… Let’s take a break from news about ports, carrier alliances, ILWU contracts, and other international shipping news stories to be, as would [...]

All this West Coast labor contract ugliness is almost behind us. Maybe. Last week, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) held a Coast Longshore Caucus in San Francisco with 90 [...]

The congestion at West Coast ports is getting better. Slowly. Brief Summary of Port Congestion Probably the hardest hit ports by congestion are the Southern Californian Ports of Los Angeles and [...]