It was around 5 a.m. when the MSC Gayane cargo freighter docked in the port of Philadelphia on June 17, 2019. Instead of continuing on to its scheduled destination – the Netherlands – it was boarded ...

It’s just over 50 years since the shipping container took its first trip. Though it has changed little in the subsequent half century, standardised containerisation has dramatically reduced global ...

Editor's note: John's away this week so in place of your usual Saturday morning roundup, today we have a guest post on the mechanics of global trade, from financial writer Hector Reid. International ...

Last Wednesday, Hanjin Shipping Co., the world’s seventh largest container shipper, filed for bankruptcy protection in Seoul’s central district court. The filing came a day after lenders, led by state ...