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House committees urge Coast Guard to increase Cosco ship inspections
The heads of three subcommittees want greater scrutiny of the carrier's vessels used on US services after a recent media report quoted Trump administration officials accusing China-backed Cosco of espionage in US ports.
HMM to spend $1.6 billion on 12 new container ships
The South Korean carrier gave no details on the price of each ship or the shipyards that will build and supply the vessels, but said delivery of all 12 is scheduled by December 2029, in line with its five-year 2030 growth blueprint.
Congestion eases at key Asian ports on holiday-related cargo reduction
While forwarders report a general easing of bottlenecks, they also point out there are still specific terminal hotspots within individual ports such as Shanghai where berthing delays exist.
Structural constraints, trade imbalances are new realities for project cargo
Breakbulk-carrying ship capacity is being artificially skewed by global disruptions, leaving stowage space in high demand, attendees at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges Breakbulk Summit heard this week.
Ocean carriers face capacity-driven cyclical downturn from 2027
But participants on a Hapag-Lloyd webinar indicated the timing and severity of the market correction remain contested, with the outlook heavily dependent on geopolitics.
Rotterdam's nine-month volume flat as carriers shift transshipment calls
The drop in transit cargo was a deliberate operational trade-off made to free up space for inland freight, which has allowed hinterland volume to grow sharply this year.
Massport names supply chain veteran as new port director
Charlie Cunnion most recently served as vice president of supply chain and customer service for CMPC Forest Products North America.
ONE adds extra-loader to ease India-USEC space woes after ending 'WIN' loop
Forwarders say the extra-loader has an allocation of about 1,000 TEUs for India loading, which they believe could also cover any cargo backed up due to space constraints.
Europe risks becoming a 'corpse' in steel sector: experts
The demise of Europe’s steel industry would lead to the collapse of the associated logistics sector that supports it, participants at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges Breakbulk Summit were told this week.
Growing backlog of empty containers hurting LA-LB port fluidity: HTA
Empties that are not being shipped back to Asia are causing congestion at the US' busiest gateway, according to the Harbor Trucking Association, though marine terminals say the situation is being managed capably.
PhilaPort secures funding for more container, ro/ro capacity
More than $800 million in new funds will help Philadelphia add container handling capacity at its Southport Marine Terminal in addition to boosting the site’s current auto handling capacity.
FMC floats port fees for Spanish ships, import restrictions
The proposals stem from a December 2024 investigation that found Spain created unfavorable conditions for US trade by barring US-flagged vessels from its ports.
Savannah’s new terminal sets 2028 work start following permit approval
Construction of the $2.3 billion Savannah Container Terminal is due to start in January 2028, with the facility expected to handle the largest container ships once it's completed in the 2030s.
Container ship sinks in Strait of Hormuz after attack
Two vessels from the same feeder operator were hit in the waterway, with one catching fire and sinking while the other has limped to a safe anchorage.
Rising Suez vessel transits have North Europe hubs on edge
A key concern of hubs in the region is that as container services move to the shorter Suez route, they'll begin to overlap ships on services still sailing around southern Africa, creating a bunching effect at the ports.
Suez transits on the rise even as Houthi-Saudi hostilities escalate
Despite the worsening conflict, analyst Linerlytica is expecting a full-scale return to the Red Sea route within the first quarter of 2027.
A few positive surprises as African logistics journey begins
Container shipping analyst Lars Jensen checks in from Africa, where he’s six weeks into an 18-month journey to explore first-hand the logistics opportunities and challenges on the continent.
Ocean carriers battle to restore reliability on typhoon-hit Asia trades
The long queues and delays at Chinese ports in the aftermath of the storms this summer translated into increasingly severe berth arrival delays for shippers in North America and Europe in September, according to Xeneta.
OOCL revenue, volume boosted by robust Q3 on trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe
Solid peak season demand and elevated rates on the two trade lanes lifted the top line numbers and is leading the carrier to another highly profitable year.
Asia-ECSA services see further shift as Hapag exits MSC/ONE Ipanema/SX1 loop
The planned April departure of Hapag-Lloyd is the latest reshuffle in liner partnerships on the trade that has seen six of the top 10 global carriers rework their services in recent months.