The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) — a closely watched measure of container shipping spot rates — has just risen for the third week in a row after nine months of continuous declines.

Maersk has announced that direct booking to Ukraine from all over the world will be restarted from March 6th. This big-name carrier has launched new barge services on a weekly basis, connecting the Port of Constanta (Romania) to the Port of Reni (Ukraine).

According to data from McCown container volume analysis, the container import volume at the top ten US ports endured a year-over-year drop of 17.9% in Jan, with ports in the West Coast taking the greatest punch.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey on 6 Feb. It is considered as the strongest one since 1999, and massive casualties, severe damage, and violent fires came along.

California has been experiencing heavy rain and strong winds for almost ten days. And now the powerful winter storm is causing dangerous flooding and mudslides.