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Shipping industry
A freight time to be in shipping
Dec 21, 2020
In recent months, freight rates have been skyrocketing.
Vaccine, gift delivery intensify holiday shipping rush
Dec 3, 2020
Delivery giants like DHL Express have prepared for a unique workload by adding to their aviation fleets.
Filipino ship worker heads home after 6-month crew-change delay
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Scott Tong
Nov 2, 2020
Engineer Raymond Seguin had been at sea more than 400 days when he was finally able to return home.
COVID-19 makes it harder for commercial shipping crews to go home
Apr 2, 2020
Around 100,000 people in the world’s commercial shipping crews are finding it hard to change shifts as COVID-19 shuts down ports of entry.
Shipping costs likely to rise as new clean-air rules kick in for vessels on January 1
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Scott Tong
Dec 26, 2019
By how much shipping costs and the price of diesel will increase is up for debate.
Sails made global shipping possible. Can they make it greener?
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Molly Wood
Dec 12, 2018
Solar panel-covered sails may be the answer.
Puerto Rico needs food, water and fuel. Can lifting shipping restrictions help?
Sep 27, 2017
Trump's administration said it won't lift the Jones Act restrictions as there are enough U.S. ships to help Puerto Rico. While previous presidents have lifted the restrictions following natural disasters, “the situation in Puerto Rico is much different,” said Gregory Moore, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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The cargo shipping industry is turning things around
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Annie Baxter
Aug 18, 2017
After the Great Recession, the cargo shipping industry overestimated how fast the consumer economy would bounce back. It’s been a tough few years, with empty space on many cargo ships that carry furniture, clothes and office supplies — pretty much all the stuff Americans buy in stories. But now, old ships are getting replaced with a […]
U.S. ports are consolidating, as shipping lines have
Apr 5, 2017
The container-shipping industry is more consolidated than ever. As of this month, the world’s top ocean carriers are now mostly in three major alliances, set to control 90 percent of seaborne cargo. That changes the game for many of the country’s ports, who are themselves beginning to work together. Click the audio player above to […]