Container lines

Hanjin Shipping cannot require payment from exporters who find another carrier to move cargo that the South Korean carrier was unable to deliver, a US bankruptcy court judge has ruled.

The committee is scheduled to meet Oct. 23 to determine whether the 0.5 percent global cap should take effect in 2020 or be postponed till 2025.

Hanjin's bankruptcy has shown that it is not only shippers that need to pay attention to the financial state of their chosen carriers, alliance members also need to keep an eye on their partners.

Shippers want assurance from ocean carrier alliances that there are emergency plans in place if one of their container lines can’t deliver its own cargo and that of its member partners.

Shippers must be keenly aware of the financial health of their container lines, and the alliance partners of those lines, if they want avoid the type of widespread disruption experienced during the collapse of Hanjin Shipping.

Exports of all kinds have been lackluster the past year because of the strong dollar, so any anitpathy towards them is likely to have an impact.

A federal judge on Friday ordered Hanjin Shipping to reveal when vessels it operates go off charter, opening them up to arrest should they enter US waters without paying off liens held against them.

NYK Line on Friday announced that it expects to book extraordinary losses of nearly $2 billion.

Peak season 2016 has finally arrived, and it looks like it will be short but sweet.

Hanjin Group chairman Cho Yang-ho spreads the blame for the demise of South Korea’s largest container line.

Several trades out of Asia are in line for rate increases as carriers try to lift prices during the low season months.

Hanjin Shipping on Thursday gave US importers awaiting the discharge of their stranded goods a better idea of when some ships will call at a US port.

Hyundai Merchant Marine announced Thursday commencement of a new trans-Pacific service.

The container booking cancellation fee appears to be making its way back into container lines’ overflowing surcharge box — much to the disdain of shippers.

PIL is the latest of a series of global transportation and logistics service providers seeking new growth opportunities in India.

Hanjin ship to pick up about 1,000 empty containers in Seattle next week.

The negative operating margin results include those of the largest container lines.

Hurricane Matthew has disrupted vessel traffic and closed ports at Caribbean hubs and in Florida as the killer storm moves north.

Ships berthed at the port of Shenzhen are now required to burn low sulfur fuel.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services struggles amid “historically low freight rates."

A federal judge has agreed to hear the arguments of several chassis, container, and fuel providers demanding Hanjin Shipping reply more quickly to their “urgent” requests for information on the location of their assets.

Maritime authorities around the world are expected to more vigorously scrutinize shipments to ensure their compliance with the International Maritime Organization's Safety of Life at Sea container weight mandate.

The world's top five lines now control more than half of the global fleet, but M&A activity will concentrate still further capacity in the hands of the few.

Hanjin Shipping has set up a yard to accept and store its empty containers in central New Jersey.

Spot freight rates in the Asia-US trade edged lower for the fourth consecutive week.

Container shipping on Asia-Europe enters its slack season that will last until the pre-Chinese New Year pick up.

With chassis shortages in Los Angeles-Long Beach reaching a crisis level, a Southern California warehouseman is ready to accept and store empty and leased Hanjin Shipping containers.

Concerns still remain on the holdouts, IT issues, and accuracy of declarations related to SOLAS container weight rule.

APL Logistics and its parent company have retracted statements made by their employees that said “K” Line could go bankrupt, after the Japanese container line threatened legal action.

Two more Hanjin Shipping vessels are heading for the Port of New York and New Jersey.

As Hyundai Merchant Marine is scaling down its deployment of extra loaders, Maersk Line is continuing to add vessels to handle Hanjin Shipping cargo.

Largest US logistics provider to scrutinize vessel-sharing agreements, urges more "resilient" supply chain strategies.

The refrigerated trade is a lone bright spot in a global liner shipping industry that is struggling to find profitability.

Container owners have released a list aimed at making it easier for shippers and transportation providers to return containers leased to Hanjin Shipping.

There are no negative consequences to the shipper for its container missing a ship. For the ocean carrier, the costs are huge.

A prominent Russian maritime lawyer said the companies should appeal the decision in the hopes of having the decision overturned.

Shippers are being urged to have a good look at the financial situation of carriers before committing their cargo, but that is going to be a complicated procedure.

A US federal maritime commissioner on Monday said that alliances may have to prove they have emergency procedures in case a member carrier collapses after Hanjin Shipping did just that.

SeaLand announced Monday it has added the Port of Hueneme, California, to its weekly west coast Central America service.

Productivity levels at the world’s top 30 container ports have shown little sign of improvement over the past two years, and ports in several regions are showing worrying levels of decline.