Containers offer a shipping method for small businesses that reduces theft, keeps the shipping load traveling together as a unit, and minimizes the likelihood of losing part of the cargo when shipped ...

Container ships are the pack mules of global trade, and journalist Rose George's new book, Ninety Percent of Everything, is the latest look at how the steel boxes full of solids, liquids, and gases ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Tuesday that 94 out of 97 Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd's <117930.KS> container ships have completed unloading as of Nov. 7. Of the remaining 3 ships, two ships will be ...

The weather prevented feeder vessels from collecting cargo from larger, mainline ships anchored at sea and transporting it through Bangladesh's waterways.

The drug company plans to ship refrigerated pharmaceuticals on startup Vela's first commercial voyage to the U.S. next year.

Carriers face potential penalties and clearance delays as new USTR-imposed port fees take effect, with the industry bracing ...

The Covid pandemic has strained global supply chains, causing freight backlogs that have driven up costs. Now, some companies are looking for longer-term solutions to prepare for future supply-chain ...

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