Less than a year ago, shallow draft meant only feeder vessels could serve Vietnam’s busy southern ports, but nothing stands still in Asia for long.

Carriers are struggling to cope with overcapacity and weak freight rates, but maybe the global financial crisis actually did them a favour.

When the Hong Kong government gets involved with the port and logistics business, anything is possible.

The boss of Taiwan’s biggest carrier appears to know something the rest of the container shipping business doesn’t.

Of all the places in the world that a Chinese coal carrier could have ran aground, the Great Barrier Reef was probably the worst.

Ocean shippers must be thanking their lucky stars they aren’t involved in sending goods by air to Europe.

The impressive losses being posted by the world’s container lines in 2009 were helped along by China’s two main carriers this week.

Of all the things the shipping industry does not need right now, a shooting war between North and South Korea is probably top of the list.

Two bits of bulk shipping-related news this week reveals how the world’s relationship with China is very much quid pro quo.