Commentary: Dockworkers hold fist over America’s supply chains
U.S. shippers should not underestimate the power the nation’s longshore unions hold over the flow of containerized cargo, said Chris Gillis, editor at American Shipper. More…
Senators introduce legislation to prevent port slowdowns
Legislation was introduced last week in the U.S. Senate aimed at preventing labor union slowdowns at ports.More…
Brexit: Seven things that have happened in the seven days since the UK triggered Article 50
Talk of war with longstanding allies, hate crime and national hysteria over a dubious story about chocolate eggs have marked the beginning of the UK’s divorce from the EU. More..

Ocean Alliance starts ploughing the seas
CMA CGM, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) launched the forty new services through the OCEAN Alliance on Saturday, April 1.
The OCEAN Alliance comprises a total of 323 ships with an estimated total carrying capacity of over 3 million TEUs, and will run for the next ten years. More…

Singapore grants Japan’s ‘Big 3’ approval to merge container operations
Separately, the three Japanese ocean carriers – NYK, “K” Line and MOL – on Friday filed an agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission to merge container operations.More...