MSC’s record-breaking order for 11 giant boxships in South Korea are larger than initially reported. Analysts at Alphaliner believe the ships, originally reported as 22,000 teu class, could carry 23,356 teu. The ships are believed to be one row wider than the existing...

‘Tis the season, and for supply chain workers, it’s certainly not the most wonderful time of the year. No, we’re not talking about the holidays. We’re talking about what comes after—the notorious period that everyone in supply chain dreads—contracting season. For...

So you’ve been asked to speak publicly. Feel free to sweat profusely, rifle through some $10 vocab words, pick out what you’ll wear, sweat some more. But first: Ask how much time you have to speak. “Organizers usually have an answer,” says linguist David Crystal in...

Adoption of real-time, direct connections (including API connectivity) with carriers is growing exponentially in popularity – 3PLs and commercial shippers alike see the value in increased efficiency when it comes to something as business-critical as shipping. With...

Ocean freight shipping is a massive industry. Almost any trade or business will have had contact with ocean freight shipping at one point. If you’re thinking about dipping your toes into the business world and are considering using ocean freight as your main mode of...

(Reuters) - China's COSCO Shipping took the top spot in the number of container liftings in the third quarter, overtaking Denmark's Maersk Line for the first time, data from shipping consultancy Alphaliner showed. China's government is pushing to raise the country's...