Doug Otto will serve a 17-month term at the helm of the port due to previous plans to retire in early 2027, but will oversee projects that aim to position Mobile as a gateway for reaching inland US markets.

With 196,000 TEUs of new capacity added to its fleet, the latest orders mean Evergreen will leapfrog both Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express in global capacity to become the fifth-largest container line.

With typical seasonal lulls setting in after a slower-than-usual peak season, forwarders generally do not expect India-Europe rates to show any sort of an uptick until January.

A predicted annual growth rate of 9% for the space economy to 2035 will intensify the demands on cargo handlers.

A predicted annual growth rate of 9% for the space economy to 2035 will intensify the demands on cargo handlers.

While premium pricing has long been elusive for ocean carriers, the cost benefits from the Maersk-Hapag Lloyd alliance may prove to be enough to justify overhauling the network.

While premium pricing has long been elusive for ocean carriers, the cost benefits from the Maersk-Hapag-Lloyd alliance may prove to be enough to justify overhauling the network.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District governing board has approved an emissions reduction plan that requires the ports to develop and implement charging and fueling infrastructure and invest in zero or near-zero-emission trucks, locomotives and cargo handling equipment.

The United States Trade Representative also confirmed in a statement Sunday that planned 100% tariffs on China-built ship-to-shore cranes and other cargo handling equipment, due to take effect Monday, have also been suspended for a year.

Lured by shorter voyage times and commensurate cost savings, shipping companies have dipped their propellers into the frigid Arctic waters since the northerly routes became commercially viable due to warmer conditions about 15 years ago.

The latest Global Port Tracker report warns of double-digit declines in imports for the rest of the year and no growth in early 2026.

With its unit costs falling in the aftermath of its alliance with Hapag-Lloyd, the carrier is becoming more confident in discussions with customers on charging a premium for services that in Q3 came with schedule reliability of around 90%.

Car carriers and ro/ro operators had been left in limbo since the deal to postpone reciprocal US and Chinese port fees was announced during the meeting of presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in South Korea on Oct. 30.

The ability to redeploy ships means that no trade operates in a bubble, but in the short term at least, each trade has its own supply and demand dynamics, notes Jeremy Masters.

Renewed interest in oil and gas-related projects, as well as power generation infrastructure for data centers, will boost breakbulk cargo volumes.

Group CEO Tobias Meyer said DHL’s freight division was affected by a weak global economy as well as a peak season in ocean freight that “failed to materialize.”

Ports that previously had been able to count on more predictable planning and certain cargo types, such as wind project equipment, are finding themselves having to take stock of their capabilities and recalibrate accordingly.

But the revision comes as the carrier saw sharp declines in third-quarter revenues and profit amid the slump in freight rates.

The Jones Act carrier said pricing for expedited ocean freight stayed firm in the quarter despite lower overall volumes from China amid the trade dispute between Washington and Beijing.

Shippers Linde and Air Liquide are leaning on their project backlogs for future cargoes, bucking talk of an “industrial recession.”