"FOB" was originally an ocean-freight acronym. Once the freight passed beyond this boundary of the ship's rail and moved onto the vessel, the seller had completed all of its delivery obligations to ...

Analyzing the shipping markets and related investments requires basic familiarity with several unique concepts and terms. This document is meant to complement our Shipping FAQ by clearly defining some ...

Trading in commodities has various terms, particularly if a produce has to be exported or imported. Transportation is part and parcel of any trade. Therefore, let us look at various freight terms in ...

Suez Canal re-opening will likely be later than ZIMs conservative Mid-2025 guidance in Q4 report. Geopolitical impacts (trade wars, decarbonization) on freight are widely overblown given the 2018+ ...

The shipping sector is reacting with nervous optimism to the decision of a US court to rule Trump’s signature tariffs illegal. The peak season for ocean shipping in the northern hemisphere is about to ...

Long-term freight challenges loom for the trucking industry as the economy and the supply chain become more efficient, more digitized and, thus, less reliant on transport needs, said Noȅl Perry, a ...

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Performance Shipping Inc. secured a four-year charter with Mercuria for a new LR1 tanker, enhancing revenue stability and visibility. Performance Shipping Inc. has announced a long-term time charter ...

Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of shipping containers are sitting empty at ports all over the world. And they've been a treasure trove for architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. "We found ...