Shipping Container News


US Charges Executives and Firms Over Container Cartel

May 19, 2026

The United States has charged seven Chinese executives and four of the world's largest shipping container companies with conspiring to restrict supply, raising the price of containers during the COVID pandemic, Department of Justice officials said on Tuesday…

PhilaPort Closes 2025 With Record Container Volume, Leading U.S. East Coast Growth

Jan 13, 2026

PhilaPort capped off a milestone year in 2025, posting record container throughput and outperforming national and regional trade trends to remain a leader among U.S. East Coast container ports.PhilaPort handled a record 889,268 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2025…

New Global Benchmark Ranks Top Container Ports Worldwide

Nov 26, 2025

Maritime transport carries close to 90 percent of global trade by volume, and container ports alone handle more than 80 percent of non-bulk merchandise. Today, these ports are undergoing a profound transformation, driven by rising trade flows…

DCSA Publishes Verified Gross Mass (VGM) Standard to Accelerate Digitalization of Container Weight Verification

Nov 18, 2025

The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has published the first API-based standard developed under DCSA’s framework for verified gross mass exchange, designed to simplify compliance, increase transparency, and accelerate digitalization across container shipping…

US Container Imports Rise in August

Sep 09, 2025

U.S. imports of containerized goods rose 1.6% year-over-year in August, even as volume from China and other key suppliers tumbled amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade policy, supply chain technology provider Descartes said on Tuesday…

Xeneta Ocean Container Shipping Market Update

Jul 09, 2025

Market average spot rates – July 8, 2025:Far East to US West Coast: USD 2673 per FEU (40ft container)Far East to US East Coast: USD 5151 per FEUFar East to North Europe: USD 3393 per FEUFar East to Mediterranean: USD 4197 per FEUNorth Europe…

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