The use of alternative currencies has hit the ground running with the shipping industry. The proposed currency is a Bitcoin … Read More
How Shippers are Being Affected by China’s Environmental Crackdown
President Xi Jinping recently spoke to the 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party about protecting the environment and declared … Read More
California Firm is Accused of Illegally Importing Chinese Aluminum
Trade laws and local loopholes have been in the news of recent thanks to the story of a firm that … Read More
Will the Large Shipping Alliances Work? The Evidence So Far
While April 1st is a day of practical jokes and enjoying spring weather for most Americans, the world of global … Read More
The Effect of Consolidations, Mergers, and Alliances on Ocean Shipping in 2017
The shipping industry has responded to adversity in 2015 and 2016 in a range of ways. These responses are likely … Read More
The Consolidation Wave Continues: Japan’s Three Largest Shippers to Merge
To mitigate the effect of the global decline in the ocean shipping industry, the three largest shipping companies in Japan … Read More
The Effects of the Zika Outbreak on International Shipping – China as a Case Study
The Zika virus belongs to the Flaviviridae family and Flavivirus family. Spread by the Aedes mosquito, this virus was first … Read More
Hanjin Shipping Files For Court Receivership
Hanjin Shipping, which was once the seventh largest carrier in the world by capacity, filed for receivership Wednesday afternoon after … Read More
Shipping for the Olympics: Bringing Sustainable Supplies to the Rio Games 2016
The big news in the sporting World is Rio 2016. With all the excitement about medals and also-rans; it is … Read More
