A preliminary hearing in the Office of the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) investigation into China's shipping market manipulation has not been warmly received by industry operators and their customers.

The reality of declining confidence is reflected in freight rates, particularly spot freight rates, which are actually the pulse of the container shipping industry.

The World Shipping Council opposes a U.S. proposal to impose port fees on Chinese-made ships, warning that it would lead to inflation, job losses and harm U.S. exporters.

In order to further improve the efficiency of port supervision and optimize the business environment at ports, the General Administration of Customs decided to further optimize the entry supervision mode of imported goods in stages.

Can fees revive America's shipbuilding industry? Are fees in corporate America's interest?

Several senior Trump administration officials used an unclassified chat app to discuss highly sensitive military plans that inadvertently added an Atlantic reporter to a group chat called the "Houthi PC Group."

The Port of Rotterdam is suffering from chronic congestion problems, and several shipping companies, including MSC and CMA CGM, have had to adjust their routes to avoid this important logistics hub in Europe.

More than two weeks after the devastating incident in which the container ship Solong collided with the oil tanker Stena Immaculate, the Royal Coastguard reported that preparations were being made to tow the container ship to port.

The United States, Russia and Ukraine have issued separate statements announcing a key agreement on the safety of commercial shipping in the Black Sea.

US President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on all imported cars, which will take effect on April 2.