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Methanol-Fueled CMA CGM Monte Cristo Delivered

Jan 22, 2026

The CMA CGM Group recently received its 400th owned vessel, the CMA CGM Monte Cristo, the first in a series of six methanol container ships.This key milestone reflects the Group’s long-term investment strategy, built on asset ownership and the integration of advanced technologies to enhance the environmental and operational performance of its fleet.With the CMA CGM Monte Cristo, the Group reaches a milestone of 400 owned vessels…

Storms Disrupt European Container Cargo

Jan 28, 2026

Container shipping companies Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd said on Wednesday that heavy storms and snowfall were disrupting cargo flows across Europe, and that some logistics terminals were shut due to the bad weather.Maersk said it saw disruptions in south-west and western Europe…

Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Heavy Oil Heads to Louisiana

Jan 25, 2026

A crude tanker chartered by Trafigura departed on Sunday from Venezuela's Jose port to Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), LSEG data and documents showed, the first cargo going directly to the U.S. as part of a 50-million-barrel supply deal agreed this month between Caracas and Washington…

VLCC Charter Rates Soar - “We are in unprecedented times" say CEO

Jan 23, 2026

Frontline plc (NYSE and OSE: FRO)  entered into one-year time charter-out agreements for seven of its VLCCs. The charters will commence during the period from late-January to April 2026 at a rate of $76,900 per day per vessel.“We are in unprecedented times…

Associated Terminals takes a Pair of All-Electric Cranes

Jan 23, 2026

Associated Terminals and Liebherr Maritime Cranes celebrated the christening of two CBG 500 E cranes in New Orleans, introducing the first all-electric transshipment cranes of their kind on the Lower Mississippi River. Each crane is engineered for high-volume bulk handling…

Survey: EU Citizens Demand Strong Reform of Live Animal Transport

Jan 22, 2026

Over eight in every 10 (82%) citizens across the EU are concerned about the welfare of animals during live transport, a new survey concludes, as EU regulation remains at risk of being weakened and leaving millions of animals unprotected.A newly…

China’s Crude Oil Imports Spike 5%

Jan 21, 2026

'In 2025, China’s total import of crude oil rose nearly 5% -- 4.9% to 11.6 million barrels per day (mbpd) from 11.1 mbpd in 2024 according to data released by the General Administration of Customs (GACC) in China. Seaborne imports increased an estimated 4…

Inland Port Dillon Posts Highest Rail Container Moves in 2025

Jan 20, 2026

Inland Port Dillon marked its busiest calendar year on record, completing 48,761 rail containers in 2025, a 33% increase from the prior year. Retail growth and a successful soybean season for regional farmers accounted for the additional volume…

Xeneta Warns Unpredictability Could Hurt Ocean Supply Chains as CMA CGM Reverses Red Sea Return Decision

Jan 20, 2026

CMA CGM has announced its FAL1, FAL3 and MEX services connecting Asia and Europe, which recently began transiting Suez Canal again on backhaul voyages, will return to sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.CMA CGM cited the 'the complex and uncertain…

Cocoa Falls to Two-Year Low, Excess Beans Pile Up at Ivory Coast Ports

Jan 20, 2026

Cocoa futures on the ICE exchange tumbled to two-year lows on Tuesday on talk that excess beans were piling up at ports in top grower Ivory Coast.COCOA* London cocoa closed the session down 8.3% at 3,347 pounds per metric ton after earlier hitting 3…

Interferry Demands Pause on EU ETS Implementation at 70% Coverage

Jan 20, 2026

Interferry is calling for an immediate halt on the further implementation of the EU ETS for the ferry sector, maintaining the surrendering obligation for maritime emissions frozen at the 70% level scheduled for 2025, and halting the planned increase to 100% in 2026…

Robusta Coffee Prices Rise Slightly, Cocoa Falls

Jan 19, 2026

Robusta coffee edged up on Monday, consolidating last week's 2% gains in quiet trade with U.S. markets closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, while London cocoa headed lower.COFFEE* Robusta coffee closed up 0.3% at $4,013 a metric ton, having gained 2% last week…

Brazil Beef Exports Projections Released

Jan 19, 2026

Brazilian beef exports will remain stable in 2026 compared with last year, beef lobby ABIEC said on Monday, projecting shipments between 3.3 million and 3.5 million metric tons this year.That compares with 3.5 million tons of beef exported in 2025…

Urals Freight Rates to India Rise Due to Bad Weather, War Risks

Jan 16, 2026

Freight rates for tankers to ship Urals crude from Russia’s western ports to India have risen this month, as bad weather made fewer vessels available, disrupted loading and unloading and the cost of insuring for war risks increased, industry sources told Reuters on Friday…

FranceAgriMer Cuts Non-EU Wheat Export Forecast, Increases EU Shipments

Jan 14, 2026

Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday cut its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in 2025/26, to 7.50 million metric tons from 7.60 million expected last month, but still more than double the volume shipped in 2024/25…

Logistics News

Oregon’s International Container Terminal Relaunches with Tideworks Technology

Oregon’s International Container Terminal Relaunches with Tideworks Technology

Port Milwaukee Receives $1.4m for Infrastructure Upgrades

Port Milwaukee Receives $1.4m for Infrastructure Upgrades

Luxury Catamaran Allows Kauai Sea Tours to Expand Services in Hawai'i

Luxury Catamaran Allows Kauai Sea Tours to Expand Services in Hawai'i

CMA CGM to Form Port JV with Stonepeak

CMA CGM to Form Port JV with Stonepeak

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