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Samsung targets CMA CGM in latest FMC complaint
The electronics maker, seeking $186 million in restitution, alleges the ocean carrier did not perform its promised merchant haulage moves across US ports during the pandemic, saddling Samsung with excess late fees.
Asian exports lift air freight demand as summer slowdown fails to bite
But whether the market's mid-year resilience will carry through to the end-of-year peak season remains unclear with rates beginning to ease.
Port strikes hit Europe as schedule reliability drops to single digits
With dockworkers in Germany walking out and Dutch unions preparing to strike on Friday, the on-time performance of ocean carriers on Asia-Europe trade lanes has fallen to unprecedented lows.
Stakeholder standoff over empties sparks congestion risk at India’s Mundra Port
The escalating tussle follows an advisory from Adani Ports eliminating the flexibility of ocean carriers to nominate off-site depots for the storage of empty containers shipped through Mundra from Sept. 1.
Ocean carriers skipping Panama Canal, China ports as delays mount
Container services to the US East Coast have seen a rash of one-off schedule changes that stem from draft limits hitting the Panama Canal and recent typhoons that shut big Chinese ports.
Yang Ming inks $1.2 billion newbuild deal for six 13,000-TEU LNG ships
The contract with South Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean pushes the global order book for LNG-fueled vessels to more than 6.8 million TEUs.
EPCs ride wave of global energy project boom to boost work backlog
Developments linked to multiple energy sources — including data center-driven gas, nuclear, LNG, and offshore oil and gas exploration — are among projects in the works for major EPCs Fluor, KBR, TechnipFMC and Worley.
String of deals sets up ocean carriers to dominate terminal ownership: analyst
There is a good business case for buying assets that will reduce costs and increase efficiency, but the cycle that generates the cash for those deals doesn’t last forever, writes Jeremy Masters.
MSC revises Sentosa service with ‘megamax’ ship calls to Long Beach
The revamped service from Southeast Asia and South China will also be notable because the vessels will completely discharge their inbound containers in Long Beach and reload for the backhaul without calling Oakland.
Carriers will feel pressure to hasten Suez return: Sea-Intelligence
The latest move in that direction came Monday with MSC announcing it is shifting its Albatros, Jade, Himalaya and Tiger strings back to Red Sea transits, following similar moves by competitors.
Ports America adds Jones Act cargo handling at Jaxport
The carrier Trailer Bridge has reached an agreement with the terminal operator and stevedore to take over cargo handling for its main service to Puerto Rico.
Shippers see fresh disruption from China as new typhoon again closes key ports
Sources say there are growing instances of transshipment, rolled cargo, and skipped calls in the wake of Saudel, while yard density at ports in north and east Asia is becoming another chokepoint.
Prince Rupert’s big bulk-to-container transload facility debuts
The Canxport facility has opened three years after it broke ground, providing British Columbia’s bulk commodity exporters a new container gateway.
Charleston looks to deepen remaining stretches of shipping channel
SC Ports wants to dredge the Cooper River from its current 48-foot depth to handle larger ships at its North Charleston Terminal.
Cosco Shipping unveils nearly $3 billion in orders for 18 newbuilds
The larger of the two orders is for a dozen 22,000-TEU ships that the carrier said will “boost [its] competitive advantage” on routes such as the Far East to Northwest Europe.
Intra-Asia rates continue upward climb on storm disruption, strong peak
Rates have been trending higher since the beginning of August due to the dislocation of carrier services linked to a string of storms that have disrupted operations at key ports in China.
Yusen Terminals secures 30-year lease extension from Port of Los Angeles
An active participant in the port’s clean-air initiatives, Yusen has agreed to spend $200 million on zero-emission equipment at its terminal under terms of the lease extension.
Project cargo bottlenecks intensify amid data center-linked US gas power boom
A new report this week says planned gas-fired projects tied directly to US data centers reached 189 gigawatts in the first half of 2026, almost twice as much under development a year ago.
Container dwells follow import levels higher at LA-LB port complex
Chassis shortages and local street closures are also contributing to rail and truck dwells that hit their highest in over a year in July.
Frontloading, tighter supply drives US port drayage rates higher
A hot summer for import containers has sent spot drayage rates up in select markets, with safety concerns now becoming a factor in carrier selection.