Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Jim Allen / FreightWaves) In a clear sign that the Trump administration’s tariffs are beginning to impact global trade, ...

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 ...

With the Red Sea diversions by shipping companies including Maersk continuing amid the risk of attacks by the Houthis, global logistics managers are faced with a two-front storm of rising ocean and ...

Spot ocean freight rates from the Far East to the U.S. popped between 36%-41% month over month, and ocean carriers increased additional charges known as general rate increases by roughly 140%, ...

Trans-Pacific ocean container rates have eased post-Lunar New Year, despite volumes estimated to be significantly stronger than a year ago. The latest Freightos Baltic Index pegs rates to the West ...

LONDON – Spot ocean container rates increased 9% this week to $1,661 per 40-foot container, putting them once again at levels much higher (+17%) than they were pre-pandemic. According to Drewry’s ...

With 158 vessels carrying approximately $105 billion in ocean freight being diverted away from the Red Sea amid the risk of continuing Houthis' attacks, cargo prices are soaring. Just when Covid ...