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LA Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Berth Redevelopment

Mar 15, 2026

As the result of a multiyear environmental review process, the Los Angeles District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Port of Los Angeles have released a joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/DEIR)…

Built on the Rivers: Aimee Andres and the Expanding Role of America’s Inland Ports

Mar 13, 2026

For Aimee Andres, the nation’s inland rivers are not an abstract transportation network or a policy talking point. They are personal. Growing up, she spent her formative years around ports, terminals and railroads, watching firsthand how freight…

ICTSI Launches South Luzon Container Terminal

Mar 13, 2026

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has officially launched the South Luzon Container Terminal (SLCT) as construction for the Philippines’ second largest terminal gears up.The $800 million terminal, located about 110 kilometers south of Manila…

Bio-Methanol Gaining Traction as Alternative Fuel

Mar 12, 2026

This week, CMA CGM and SIPG Energy successfully completed the bunkering of 3,643 tons of bio-methanol for the CMA CGM Osmium at Yangshan Port in Shanghai. This operation marks CMA CGM’s first bio-methanol bunkering worldwide and sets a new national…

Los Angeles Largely Insulated from Iran war Disruptions

Mar 12, 2026

The busiest U.S. container seaport in Los Angeles is mostly insulated from supply chain upheaval sparked by U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran that have spiraled into a regional conflict, its executive director Gene Seroka said on Thursday.The Iran war has snarled container shipping in the Middle East…

MSC Group Inks Agreement for Snake Island Port

Mar 12, 2026

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) signed a 45-year sub-concession agreement with Nigerdock to develop, operate, and maintain an exclusive container terminal spanning 30 hectares within Snake Island Port (SIP), Lagos.The new container terminal will be completed by 2028 with a 910-m quay…

New ISO Vessel Hull Cleaning Standard Published

Mar 12, 2026

Yesterday, a new ISO standard was published to help port authorities, shipowners and operators navigate rules on how ships should be cleaned in an environmentally sound way. Hull cleaning is gaining traction among shipowners, while countries…

MSC Secures 45‑Year Lagos Port Concession

Mar 11, 2026

Shipping company MSC has signed a 45-year concession agreement with Nigerian maritime company Nigerdock to develop, operate and maintain a new container terminal at Snake Island Port in Lagos, the Switzerland-based company said.The dedicated…

Container vessel Orderbook Hits Record High

Mar 11, 2026

'Despite increasing trade policy uncertainty and falling freight rates, the container ship order book has continued to expand. It now totals more than 1,350 ships with a combined capacity of 11.8m TEU,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO…

Report: COSCO Shipping Suspends Operations at Panama's Balboa Port

Mar 10, 2026

China's COSCO Shipping has suspended operations at Balboa port which is located at the entrance to the Panama Canal, according to local newspaper La Prensa, which published a notice to clients from the shipping and logistics conglomerate.Balboa…

'Quality' Coal Rallies as LNG Spikes

Mar 10, 2026

The surge in the spot price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has dragged seaborne thermal coal prices higher, but only for the higher quality grades that can substitute for natural gas in power generation.The spot price of LNG in Asia more than…

1M Barrels of Venezuelan Crude Headed to China

Mar 09, 2026

North American Blue Energy, a company backed by U.S. energy magnate Harry Sargeant III, has moved to export nearly 1 million barrels of Venezuelan crude for delivery into China, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a document.The cargo…

Towage Giant Delivers Record Results, Eyes Global Expansion

Mar 09, 2026

SAAM closed 2025 with record financial performance, underscoring the continued strength of its harbor towage business across the Americas while positioning the company for further international expansion. For a company that has spent the past…

ZIM Navigates Cooling Container Markets, Hapag-Lloyd Deal Looms

Mar 09, 2026

The container shipping sector continued its gradual normalization in 2025, and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’ latest financial results offer a clear snapshot of the industry’s transition away from the extraordinary profits generated during the pandemic-era freight surge…

Current News

Additional LNG Exports from Plaquemines LNG Approved

LA Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Berth Redevelopment

EU Doesn’t See Risks to Oil and Gas Supply Yet

US Officials Predict Quick End to Iran War

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