The Federal Maritime Commission will consider taking regulatory action against ocean carriers that are not providing sufficient services to U.S. exporters and their overseas markets.

Impacts of the Supply Chain Crisis on Port Efficiency The supply chain crisis has brought renewed attention to global shipping and ports around the world. Shipping delays, rising prices, and empty shelves have brought back-end logistics to the forefront of the media and the public’s minds. Limite...

What are the major themes for 2022 and beyond in shipping? I’ve been wondering about this a lot lately. Ports, carriers, freight forwarders, government authorities, customs – each of us are working on many initiatives to advance the industry, but it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. I w...

Hot on the heels of a memorandum of understanding to build the first German LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel near Hamburg, the country’s energy firm RWE has announced plans to develop an ammonia import terminal in the immediate vicinity.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that it will participate in the carbon offset (Note 1) by using “J Blue Credit” (Note 2), which utilizes the blue carbon (Note 3), issued by Japan Blue Economy Association (JBE) (Note 4), an association approved by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport an...

There were 63 container ships waiting off East and Gulf Coast ports on Friday morning, plus another eight off the transshipment hub in Freeport, Bahamas — and it looks like it’s about to get worse.

The February Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI), which measures directional changes in transportation and warehousing activity, showed inventories growing at the fastest pace since the index was created in 2016 with a monthly value of 80.16. With companies finally making significant headway in resto...

네이버페이에 이어 카카오페이, 토스, 페이코 등 빅테크(대형 기술기업)와 핀테크들이 앞다퉈 ‘후불결제’ 시장에 뛰어들고 있다. 후불결제는 신용카드처럼 먼저 물건을 사고 나중에 돈을 내는 구조지만 신용도가 낮거나 일정한 소득이 없어도 이용할 수 있는 신개념 서비스다. 신용카드 발급이 어려운 20, 30대 MZ세대(밀레니얼+Z세대)와 금융 이력이 부족한 ‘신파일러(Thin Filer)’ 고객들을 선점하겠다는 전략이다.

지난 2월 25일 서울 명동 로얄호텔에서 회원 등 20여명이 참석한 가운데 한국해사포럼 월례 조찬 간담회가 열렸다. 토론에는 정기선, 부정기선의 해운 중개와 플랫폼과 데이터의 중요성과 관련된 주제로 토론이 진행되었다.

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has become the first liner major to take action against the extraordinarily volatile fuel bills it is facing, announcing yesterday its fuel surcharges will be reviewed on a fortnightly – not monthly – basis from the middle of next month for all spot and quarterly c...