Disruptions & risk
Reroutes, strikes, weather, and seeing them early.
Container 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.
How 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.
The 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.
Why 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.