In this article, we will provide a brief overview of U.S. seaports and their performance in China-U.S. cross-border shipping from a holistic perspective.

Increasing congestion at European terminals and increased detention times for imported containers have led to continued increases in yard utilisation and high workloads, thereby adversely affecting terminal operations, throughput and resources.

Port congestion for container ships reached a new high this month. As of July 20, 37.9% of ship capacity was stuck in the world's major ports.

The comparison of total cargo volume and shipping capacity in the U.S. largely determines the direction of freight rates. However, even when the overall cargo volume remains unchanged, when the ratio of capacity to cargo volume in local U.S. port areas changes significantly......

China's exports in the first half of the year mainly reflected the upward movement of global agricultural and energy prices, the sharp increase in demand for new energy equipment and new energy vehicles, and the slowdown in housing construction and investment after overseas interest rate hikes.

As of July 1, 2022, any goods imported into Kenya will need to be filed with the ACA, regardless of where the intellectual property rights are held.

CMA CGM said in the announcement that these fee reductions will take effect on August 1 for a period of one year....

Walmart has cut back its second quarter and full-year profit outlook as facing the double pressure of high inflation and high inventory.

The top 10 countries with the highest default risk in order, El Salvador, Ghana, Tunisia, Pakistan, Egypt, Kenya, Argentina, Ukraine, Bahrain, and Namibia.

Recently, local high temperatures in many European countries reached 45 degrees Celsius. The hottest in 125,000 years?

On July 25, Kuehne+Nagel announced its second quarter and first half of 2022 results, achieving three consecutive quarters of profit in excess of $1 billion.

Freight rates reflect the future, and there are still many unfavorable factors ahead: high inventories of U.S. retail, record high inflation again, the Fed is expected to raise interest rates again this week, and the lack of momentum in late demand growth.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) first introduced Incoterms (International Trade Terms) in 1936 to provide guidance to buyers and sellers in the formulation and performance of contracts of carriage of goods.

Maersk has been actively working to ensure its operational compliance over the past few years and does not expect AB5 to have a negative impact on Maersk's ability to serve its California customers.

Last week, the Oakland terminal truckers strike continued for a week, the Oakland terminal gates were closed, only a very small number of ships completed loading and unloading operations, and the terminal pick-up and return of containers was forced to stop for a week.