According to a leading trade intelligence report, inbound ocean cargo calls increased at all top ten U.S. ports last month.

Taking its next steps in launching a less-than-container load (LCL) offering, global third-party logistics (3PL) services provider CEVA Logistics announced today that it has opened two new LCL lanes.

The Puget Sound’s ocean cargo gateways are under siege by lawmakers and influence-peddling Teamsters

As 2012-13 contract negotiations begin, container shipping lines in the transpacific are readying themselves for tougher bargaining.

In keeping with a trend to shed assets, Maersk Inc. is selling its subsidiary, Maersk Equipment Services Company.

When it comes to economic conditions in Europe, it is not a stretch to say that things are likely to get worse before they get better. That is the consensus of the most recent edition of the Global Port Tracker Report from Hackett Associates and the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics.

The Panama Canal expansion isn’t the only factor driving infrastructure improvement efforts. Count population growth, increased exports, new trade agreements, global competition, and shifting trade lanes as other elements pushing aggressive U.S. port investment and expansion.

Ocean cargo shippers can expect a slight surge in business this year, with the economic tide lifting all boats

Ocean cargo shippers can expect an improvement in business this year, with the economic tide lifting all boats

The final pieces of the Far East-North Europe jigsaw are falling into place following last week’s confirmation by UASC that the carrier will expand its cooperation with CSCL and CMA CGM on the trade