Due to extreme weather issued this winter, the Port of Virginia has seen container volumes fall slightly. An unusual issue for a port that is celebrating record setting trends and… read more →
We’ve spent the year watching e-commerce grow into a behemoth shopping retailer, replacing brick-and-mortar experiences with convenient, almost second nature shopping from the comfort of our phones. While distribution centers… read more →
Once the $6.3bn agreement to buy OOCL is approved, Cosco will become the third largest container line in the world. The agreement, announced July 9th, is the latest in a… read more →
In another successful month, the Port of Virginia shows a 9% increase over March 2016 in container volumes for March 2017 as they moved 232,148 TEUs in preparation for the… read more →
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the US Justice Department raid on the Box Club meeting in late March was due to suspected collusion against tug boat… read more →
In a combined effort to encourage cooperation, communication, and efficiency in regards to operations, safety and customer service, Georgia Ports Authority and the Virginia Port Authority filed a request with… read more →
On Tuesday, a press release from the ILA called for a shutdown of ports along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts to protest job losses and highlight hiring practices that purposely… read more →
As four of the largest vessel sharing alliances consolidate to become three even more powerful alliances to cut costs and increase leverage, the impact on ports and marine terminals could… read more →
Despite Hurricane Matthew at the beginning of the month, the Port of Virginia moved 238,567 TEUs, an increase of 2.2% from October 2015, in the single busiest month of the… read more →
With the shipping market in unfamiliar and difficult territory, Drewry looks to make sense out of what happened in 2016 and what is coming in 2017. Everywhere we look for… read more →