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LA port wants California to raise bridge to accommodate big ships
The Port of Los Angeles is meeting with California state officials to promote its plan to extend the Vincent Thomas Bridge repair project to allow 23,000-TEU ships to call all six of its marine terminals.
Evergreen to expand Latin America, Middle East services
Evergreen’s plan to focus on adding more tonnage between Asia and Latin America over the next five years comes as US import volume growth cools.
Freeport pays crane tariffs to avoid USTR fee risk
The Gulf Coast port faced the potential that later US actions against Chinese ship-to-shore cranes would raise costs more if it deferred delivery.
Trump order to speed up mining projects offers breakbulk growth
A wave of new mining projects to support domestic demand for critical minerals is expected to drive roll-on/roll-off cargo demand.
Trans-Pacific capacity cuts on the rise as carriers look to stem rate slide
The jump in blank sailings comes as spot rates to the West Coast have fallen 30% over the past three weeks, with East Coast prices down almost 20%.
Uplift in ship demand to serve DEME, Cadeler wind farm projects
Progress for wind projects in the UK and Taiwan have bucked the trend of an expected drop in offshore wind turbine generator awards this year.
Appeals court strikes down FMC’s detention and demurrage billing rule
A federal appeals court said the agency made an unfair and arbitrary rule that allows ocean carriers to bill late fees to one set of contracted parties but not others, like truckers.
Key Brazilian exports to US falling sharply in early aftermath of 50% tariffs
The Trump administration’s imposition of hefty tariffs on Brazil in August sent US bookings for coffee, sugar and orange juice plummeting in the first half of September.
Terminals, airports to restart operations after storm makes landfall in southern China
But supply chains in a region stretching between south China, Taiwan and the Philippines face extensive disruption even after terminals reopen and flights resume as shippers rush to complete orders ahead of Golden Week factory closures.
New ship-to-shore cranes with US parts coming to Long Beach
The slow drive to bring more maritime equipment manufacturing to the US has received a small boost with a crane order from MSC’s terminal division that will include US-made components.
Ocean carriers cut capacity to arrest Golden Week rate slide
After initially holding back on blank sailings, carriers have announced additional capacity withdrawals to match the slowing demand ahead of Oct. 1, when Chinese factories close for eight days for the National Day holiday.
Red Sea, Panama Canal led to poorer port performance in 2024: World Bank
The annual report on global port performance shows almost universally weaker scores due to vessel delays and reroutings, but some terminal operators helped a few ports buck the trend.
LA-LB likely to work with regulator on emissions-cutting plan for ports
The more cooperative approach recommended by a committee of the South Coast Air Quality Management District means the ports and their stakeholders would not need to limit cargo volumes each year to achieve emissions reductions goals.
South China supply chains brace for year’s strongest typhoon
Super typhoon Ragasa is the 19th named storm to hit the region this year, with container terminals shutting down and airlines preparing to ground flights from Tuesday night.
Rate variations by trade reward ‘nimble’ ocean carriers
Carriers that can take the most advantage of opportunities in a tight charter market are those whose fleets of small to mid-sized ships are already big or rapidly growing, and thus have the buffer to pounce on opportunities, writes Jeremy Masters.
Tariff-linked trade downturn keeps India-US ocean rates sliding
Forwarders said capacity utilization for USEC sailings out of West India has fallen to between 60% to 70% from the 80% to 90% level normally seen for the premier networks.
Brazil’s Santos readies development of South America’s largest box terminal
The terminal would cement the port’s status as the biggest gateway in South America, boosting its annual container capacity by almost 60% and allowing it to handle 20,000-TEUs ships, many of those from Asia.
Brazil’s Santos readies development of South America’s largest box terminal
The terminal would cement the port’s status as the biggest gateway in South America, boosting its annual container capacity by almost 60% and allowing it to handle 20,000-TEUs ships, many of those from Asia.
BigLift, CY Shipping order two new deck carriers to boost joint fleet
The latest orders come as the heavy-lift shipping sector is facing a mixed outlook in the energy industry, which has been one of its traditional cargo streams.
Ocean carrier order book dominated by LNG-capable ships: Bimco
LNG is the current alternative fuel of choice for ocean carriers that see greater potential to scale up its production to supply the fast-growing dual-fuel fleet.