Disruptions & risk
Reroutes, strikes, weather, and seeing them early.
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NewsAIS Vessel Tracking: The Position Is Broadcast, the ETA Is Often Typed
AIS vessel tracking sends a position every few seconds, but the ETA is often typed in by the crew. What AIS ship tracking accuracy means for your bookings.
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InsightHigh Value Cargo Shipping: Cut Theft Risk Door to Door
High value cargo shipping fails at pickup and at rest. Carrier checks, timing, seals and trackers, with CargoNet theft data and insurer guidance from AIG and Chubb.
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NewsSuez Canal Return for Container Shipping: Early Ships, Full Yards
The Suez Canal return for container shipping puts ships into North Europe up to 14 days early. What that does to yards, pickups and cargo insurance cover.
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NewsStrait of Hormuz Container Shipping After GFS Pride: Check Your Discharge Port
Strait of Hormuz container shipping after the GFS Pride sinking: where sources agree, where counts split, and what a Gulf-bound shipper should confirm in writing.
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InsightETA in Shipping: From Guess to Live Signal
ETA in shipping explained: what estimated time of arrival means, why vessel and container ETAs slip, how live data sharpens them, and how to check accuracy.
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InsightContainer tracking API vs MCP: how AI agents track ocean freight
A REST tracking API makes your code do the work. An MCP server lets an AI agent do it in one tool-call. Here is the real difference for anyone wiring ocean-freight visibility into an assistant.
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InsightHow to track a container by Bill of Lading number
You have a Bill of Lading number and no idea where the box is. Here is what a B/L, a booking and a container number each are, which one to track with, and the milestone flow you should expect from booking to delivery.
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NewsThe Cape reroute, in transit days: what +10–14 does to your plan
When East–West services route around the Cape of Good Hope, the headline is the diversion. The number that hits your business is the extra transit.
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InsightWhy your tracking says “100% complete” on a box that hasn’t sailed
The most common lie in container tracking is a confident status with no event behind it. Here is how to tell a truthful ETA from a hopeful one.