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BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Kyunghee Park |
A Trade Rebound Launches Bigger Boats As Asian trade swells, demand for large container ships booms.   |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006
Michael Arndt |
Globalization In A Can "The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger" makes a strong argument that without the box, the global economy might not exist today. |
BusinessWeek
June 10, 2010
Bhatia & Nightingale |
Why the Rising Cost of Shipping Matters The price charged by owners of container ships are up about 75 percent since December, a sign that global demand is climbing, but they're still a long way from their peak. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 21, 2013
Kim Girard |
Missing the Wave in Ship Transport Despite a repeating boom-bust cycle in the shipping industry, owners seem to make the same investment mistakes over time. Can other cyclical industries learn the lessons of the high seas? |
Financial Advisor
May 2011
Eric Uhlfelder |
Shipping News Depressed ocean shipping rates in the midst of global economic recovery could suggest a buying opportunity in this under followed sector. |
CIO
July 1, 2001
Ben Worthen |
(Not Sitting on a) Dock of the Bay How IT helps the shipping industry bring its goods to market... |
National Defense
November 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Homeland Security Policies Overlook Essential Issues, Says Shipping Executive Security industry soothsayers have been sounding alarms about the prospect of a nuclear or biological weapon reaching U.S. shores in a shipping container. |
National Defense
January 2004
Geoff S. Fein |
Fast Cargo Ships Could Halve Trans-Atlantic Trips FastShip Inc., a Philadelphia-based ship design firm, plans to build a high-speed cargo vessel that can cut trans-Atlantic travel time in half. FastShip is a partner with Lockheed Martin in the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Bob Hirschfeld |
Bulking Up on Bulk Shipping Stocks Dry bulk shipping represents a beguiling convergence of value and growth. Of the recent IPOs, two standouts include dry bulk specialists DryShips, which did an offering in February, and Eagle Bulk Shipping, in June. Both issues appear reasonably cheap. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2005
Doug Bartholomew |
Cargo Crunch! Responding to last autumn's gridlock of cargo ships in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, manufacturers are bringing sourcing back to North America, using more air freight and building inventories. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
Andy Cross |
Today's Buy Opportunity: Seaspan There's a lot to like with Seaspan, but it certainly faces choppy seas that could rock the boat a bit. |
Fast Company
Michael Grothaus |
Amazon Is Expanding Into The World Of Ocean Freight Shipping Amazon's ongoing efforts to use drones to deliver packages have made headlines over the past year, but the company has also taken steps to move goods via much more traditional means: ocean freight shipping. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Too Many Ships Destined for the Seas The slowdown the shipping industry has endured up until now was merely a wake-up call. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Brad Reagan |
The Panama Canal's Ultimate Upgrade To handle booming maritime traffic and super sized ships, the engineering marvel called the big ditch is about to get a lot bigger. |
BusinessWeek
October 14, 2009
Moon Ihlwan |
Korean Exporters' Won Advantage The currency has strengthened, but it's still below 2007 levels. That is making many Korean products a bargain. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2007
Moon Ihlwan |
What's Propelling Korea's Growth Korea's steel mills, shipbuilders, petrochemical operations, and other smokestack industries are helping its economy surge. |
BusinessWeek
November 4, 2010
Keane & Park |
The Terrorist Threat in Cargo Containers By 2012, all U.S.-bound cargo containers must be scanned for terrorist threats. Today, fewer than 1 percent are. |
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011
Chris Cooper |
Tankers That Won't Kill You at the Gas Pump Hurt by the strong yen, Japanese boat-builders employ a marketing pitch that stresses fuel efficiency. |
BusinessWeek
June 14, 2004
Moon Ihlwan |
The Heavy At Hyundai Heavy Yu Kwan Hong, the new chief executive of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is telling managers to deliver profits -- or resign. If Yu's strategy succeeds, he'll go a long way toward staving off the decline of shipbuilding and other heavy industries in Korea. |
Chemistry World
February 17, 2014
Emma Stoye |
'Smart boxes' for greener, cheaper shipping Steel shipping containers may one day be scrapped in favor of lightweight, tamper-proof alternatives made of composite materials with embedded sensors. |
National Defense
March 2008
Alan L. Gropman |
Government Action Needed to Fix Troubled Shipbuilding Sector The limited commercial market, combined with a decline in Navy orders, has resulted in excess production capacity, underused larger shipyards and high vessel costs. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
John Goff |
Delayed in the USA Infrastructure woes aren't just a Third-World problem, they also pose a major "last-mile" headache for American businesses from coast to coast. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2006
Sara Drummond |
Carrying the Cargo Intermodal transportation facilities spur industrial development in U.S. markets. |
InternetNews
September 22, 2005
Tim Gray |
IBM, Maersk Open Shipping Lanes The companies teamed to create a real-time global tracking system. The initiative incorporates IBM's hardware and software technologies alongside Maersk Logistics' global supply-chain expertise. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004
Moon Ihlwan |
Korea's China Play They're partners now. But in the future, China will dominate this powerful relationship |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010 |
The Panama Canal Gets a New Lane (Gallery) The Panama Canal is getting a $5.25 billion expansion program designed to keep the canal relevant in future maritime trade. |
National Defense
November 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Researchers Seek the `Perfect Shipping Container' An advanced materials container program is looking at sophisticated composites to create a sensor-studded container that would be 30% to 50% lighter than current equivalents. That would translate into savings for the shippers, as well as added security. |
National Defense
December 2014
Duncan D. Hunter |
Healthy Maritime Industry Vital to National Security Beyond the important contributions to our economy, a healthy maritime industry is vital to our national security. |
Wired
August 2000
Paul Saffo |
End of the Line Welcome to Alang, India, where salvage armies use crowbars, torches, and muscle to chew up 50,000-ton ships - until not even a bolt remains. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
Rising Tide of Imports Importers need new and larger spaces to handle a tidal wave of merchandise. That high demand, along with limited and often constrained supply, attracts developers and investors to the ports. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2010
Jason Moser |
My Big Fat Greek Shipping Stock Three dry bulk shipping stocks based out of Greece for your consideration. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2011
Jim Mueller |
Diana Shipping May Be Best in Class, But ... Even though Diana appears to be the best operator and in the best financial shape, best in a struggling industry isn't enough. |
National Defense
September 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Navy Probes Commercial Ship Operators for Repair Tips In its quest to preserve and prolong the life of its surface ships, the Navy is seeking to take advantage of technologies and practices resident in the commercial shipping world. |
National Defense
January 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Plan to Protect U.S. Ports Homes In on Contraband The challenge facing the DHS, importers and the shipping industry is to prevent weapons of mass destruction, would-be illegal immigrants and contraband from entering U.S. ports -- including overland traffic from Canada and Mexico -- without disrupting the flow of goods. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2008
Christopher Barker |
This Eagle Crosses Oceans Eagle Bulk Shipping pursues aggressive fleet expansion. |
Entrepreneur
October 2006
Laurel Delaney |
All Packed Minimize your risk of losing business while moving products overseas with these six packing guidelines. |
National Defense
December 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
If Ports Are Attacked, U.S. Lacks Plans to Deal With Aftermath The lack of a plan indicates the complexities of handling threats against maritime targets, and the government's emphasis on taking care of airline security and monitoring containers over planning a response in the event of a sea-based attack. |
National Defense
March 2009
Matthew Rusling |
After Six Years, Still No Tamper-Proof Shipping Containers After a six-year search for a tamper-proof shipping container, no product has been fielded and one major vendor has dropped out of the race, citing a lack of progress by the Department of Homeland Security. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2006
David Blanchard |
Census Of Manufacturers: Too Many Supply Chains Are Failing To Integrate As supply chains lengthen globally, companies need to focus on tying together their suppliers and customers. |
National Defense
June 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Shipbuilders Should Worry About Second-Hand Ship Supply, Study Says As more nations continue to downsize their navies, experts predict that surplus ships will inundate the world market, likely at the expense of new ship construction. |
Popular Mechanics
December 4, 2007
Joe Pappalardo |
Kite Power Could Finally Pull Global Shipping to the Green Side This month, a commercial cargo ship will become the first to go into service employing a large parafoil lashed to its bow to provide a cheaper, cleaner way across the waves. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Frontline Sails On The tanker operator offers prodigious dividends despite tough shipping rates. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2010
Roger Friedman |
1 Outstanding Value in a Miserable Industry One analyst takes on drybulk shipping. |
National Defense
March 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Aluminum 'Truck' Joint High Speed Vessel: Great Potential, But Questions Remain The Defense Department this decade will build a fleet of new high-speed aluminum ships specifically designed to shuttle hundreds of troops and tons of cargo around a theater of operations. Analysts say the joint high speed vessel would alleviate pressures on an overtaxed fleet. |
Inc.
August 2007
Nitasha Tiku |
Smart Questions: How to Save on Shipping Costs Here are six questions to ask when you're shopping for shipping. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010 |
Weekly Top Stock Idea Our investing community's latest prime pick -- Genco Shipping & Trading |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Boom Profits, Bust Prices Relatively staid Greek shipper Tsakos Energy Navigation just reported glamour-stock results. First-quarter revenue was up 43% and net income jumped 85%. Based on analyst estimates for 2004, the stock is trading at a rock-bottom 6.3 times forward earnings. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Ship-Shape ETF? A new exchange-traded fund, the Claymore/Delta Global Shipping Index ETF, offers investors exposure to the shipping industry. |
BusinessWeek
September 29, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
South Korea: Hope in a Brighter Export Outlook South Korea is emerging from its worst downturn since the Asian crisis in 1998, but a full recovery is still a way off. |
National Defense
May 2009
Jean & Erwin |
Navy Shifts Shipbuilding Dollars to Mid-Tier Yards Most of the Navy's large warships are built at the nation's "big four" yards in Avondale, La.; Pascagoula, Miss.; Bath Iron Works, Maine; and NASSCO, Calif. |
