Shippers of low-value cargo can often find the cost of freight is higher than the value of the goods transported. If freight rates do not moderate, prices will likely rise

Average fees at the leading 20 container ports are up 104% compared with a year ago as carriers press to keep containers moving. Shippers at Long Beach are facing average fees of $2,638 two weeks after discharge, compared with just $132 at Busan

More customers seek to avoid the post-Brexit ‘hassles of UK distribution’. Shortsea service avoids having to use land bridge to Europe

Long-term Asia–Europe ocean freight contract rates are off to a flying start. Congestion is reducing already strained capacity

High demand and supply chain disruption during the pandemic have led to a shortage of equipment in key export markets. But indicators suggest the problem may ease soon

Less than six weeks before the usual annual shutdown of China’s manufacturing production and the slowdown of the ocean logistics systems that support it, container lines have only cut a small number of services