1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (463+ words) Chart of the Week: Import Ocean TEUs Volume Index – USA, Logistics Managers’ Index – Inventory Levels SONAR: IOTI.USA, LMI.INVL The IOTI is an index that measures bookings of container imports with a 14-day moving average. Like most indexes, its…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (345+ words) The Port of Los Angeles processed 955,907 container units in August, capping the busiest three-month stretch in its history as resilient consumer demand and early holiday shipments drove volumes. With more than 2.9 million twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) moving across its…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (386+ words) The Iran war is pushing bunker fuel prices back toward mid-year levels, setting a higher cost floor for container shipping even as trans-Pacific spot rates show early signs of cooling from peak-season highs. Climbing fuel costs are likely setting an…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (307+ words) Severe weather disturbances in Asia hit global container shipping’s on-time performance in July. Global container vessel schedule reliability dropped to 56.4% in July 2026, a decline of 6.1% from June, according to a new report from Sea Intelligence. It’s the sharpest single‑month…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (511+ words) Trans-Pacific container freight rates rose to new highs last week, supported by peak-season demand that has remained unexpectedly firm despite beginning earlier than usual in May. Persistent congestion at major Asian ports, following a series of typhoons, is also tightening…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (409+ words) Yusen Terminals will continue operating its marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles through 2056 under a 30-year lease approved this week by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. The agreement also calls for Yusen, a unit of Singapore-based…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (475+ words) The orderbook is heavily skewed toward large mainline vessels rather than feeders and smaller regional ships. Global Ship Lease of Athens, using Maritime Strategies International data as of June 30, estimated the orderbook-to-fleet ratio at 39.1% of the overall operating fleet, with…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (363+ words) Loaded container volumes at the Port of Oakland remained essentially steady through the first seven months of 2026, despite a difficult July comparison with the previous year. The northern California hub handled 179,999 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July, virtually unchanged…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (202+ words) Shippers should consider U.S. West Coast import gateways for significant cost savings, even with added inland logistics. While spot rates on the trans-Pacific continue to tick up, the spread between these two U.S. fronthaul trades is also growing. Xeneta’s market average spot…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (326+ words) The Port of Los Angeles handled 960,464 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July, marking the second-highest July total in the port’s history and extending a run of historically elevated cargo volume at the nation’s busiest seaport. The figure followed a…...