Container ships are also built to withstand rough seas and harsh weather conditions. Automation Many container ships use automated systems for navigation and monitoring as well as cargo handling ...

Footage of vessels navigating rough seas prior to a record storm that hit the Pacific Northwest on Nov. 19. (Footage courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard and Columbia River Bar Pilot Dan Jordan).

Average capacity offered on Asia-to-Europe routes has increased just 8.8 percent, despite 31 percent more ships on the route, ...

As the Red Sea crisis carries on, container ships at large will continue to take the long route around southern Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, which is tacking on an average of seven to 14 days of ...