shipping
11 articles tagged shipping.
WorldThe Arctic Is Opening and No One Agrees Who Owns It
Melting ice is unlocking routes and resources while the legal map of the far north remains stubbornly unfinished
By Diego Arroyo · Jun 29
WorldA Few Rerouted Ships Quietly Rewired Global Trade
How detours around a handful of chokepoints cascade into prices, schedules, and dependence far inland
By Marcus Okafor · Jun 28
WorldFreight Buyers Learn to Price Optionality
The cheapest route is not always the best route when disruption can turn a saving into a missed sale.
By Sara Qureshi · Jun 24
WorldContainer Rates Cool Slightly but Stay Above Last Year
A modest easing in freight costs offers some relief, but rates remain well above where they sat before routes lengthened.
By Theresa Bauer · Jun 23
WorldCarriers Stay Cautious as Suez Volumes Recover Slowly
Even as some traffic returns to the canal, shipping lines are keeping contingency routes and longer schedules in place.
By Sara Qureshi · Jun 22
WorldInsurance Has Become the Hidden Tax on Gulf Shipping
War-risk premiums and route surcharges are quietly reshaping the cost of moving goods, even when the freight rate looks stable.
By Sara Qureshi · Jun 21
WorldTransshipment Hubs Compete for Diverted Cargo
As routes shift, the ports that can quickly absorb and redirect containers are winning traffic that used to flow elsewhere.
By Sara Qureshi · Jun 20
WorldBunker Fuel Costs Add Pressure to Rerouted Trade
Longer voyages burn more fuel, and the price of that fuel is quietly shaping which routes and rates make sense.
By Theresa Bauer · Jun 20
WorldRed Sea Rerouting Hardens Into a New Normal for Gulf Freight
Longer routes, higher insurance and revised schedules are no longer treated as a temporary disruption. Shippers are planning around them.
By Theresa Bauer · Jun 19
WorldRegional Ports Are Becoming the Quiet Shock Absorbers
Trade disruption is testing how ports, forwarders and customs systems keep goods moving when routes and insurance conditions change.
By Sara Qureshi · Jun 18
BusinessShipping Delays Are a Working-Capital Problem
Late goods do not only irritate customers. They trap cash, distort inventory decisions and make finance teams more conservative.
By Anika Patel · Jun 16