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US Has Other Options if Supreme Court Rules Against Tariffs

Dec 10, 2025

The United States can use other measures to recreate the roughly $200 billion in revenues it is collecting under tariffs based on a 1977 law if the Supreme Court strikes down use of that law, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday…

Brazil Court Recommends Auction of Santos Terminal

Dec 08, 2025

Brazil's Federal Audit Court (TCU) on Monday voted six to three to recommend that operators of existing container terminals at the Santos port be barred from participating in the first phase of bidding for a planned mega terminal, citing concerns over market concentration…

China Trade Surplus Tops $1 Trillion on Non-US Growth

Dec 08, 2025

China's trade surplus topped $1 trillion for the first time as manufacturers seeking to avoid President Donald Trump's tariffs shipped more to non-U.S. markets in November, with exports to Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia surging.Shipments…

Red Sea Return Imminent for Container Shipping

Dec 07, 2025

Major carrier CMA CGM has announced its INDAMEX service will transit Suez Canal on fronthaul and backhaul voyages between India/Pakistan and US East Coast in a notable step towards a largescale return of container ships to the Red Sea region…

Liebherr to Supply STS Cranes to Port Tampa Bay

Dec 03, 2025

Liebherr Container Cranes has signed a contract to deliver two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes to Port Tampa Bay, marking Liebherr’s first STS installation on Florida’s Gulf Coast.The cranes will play a central role in the port’s Vision 2030 expansion…

NorthPort Boosts Capacity with Mobile Harbor Cranes

Nov 25, 2025

NorthPort in the Philippines is strengthening its operational capability with the acquisition of two Konecranes Gottwald ESP 5 mobile harbor cranes.Northport handles most of the domestic trade at the Port of Manila. It links the Philippine capital…

International Cooperation Uncovers Major Vape Smuggling Operation

Nov 23, 2025

Australian Border Force (ABF) officers posted overseas in Beijing have prevented over 600,000 illegal vapes from hitting Australia’s streets after information sharing led to the referral of almost 70 high risk containers.The majority of the…

CMA CGM Resumes Food Cargo Trade with Russia

Nov 21, 2025

French-based CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, has resumed limited services to Russia, notably to transport food, three years after withdrawing from the country following its invasion of Ukraine, the company said.Like other Western firms…

Maersk Chooses Charlotte for its North American Headquarters

Nov 19, 2025

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has selected Charlotte for its official North America headquarters, committing to add more than 500 jobs to its current Charlotte-based workforce over the next several years, ultimately bringing its Charlotte workforce to more than 1…

Port of Savannah Container Volumes Rise 4% Through October

Nov 17, 2025

The Port of Savannah handled 4.8 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in calendar year 2025 through October, up 183,250 TEUs or 4 percent. Monthly volumes in October totaled 452,934 TEUs, a decrease of 8.4 percent or 41,325 TEUs compared to October 2024…

Online Training Helps Maritime Professionals Recognize Signs of Human Trafficking

Nov 13, 2025

Human trafficking remains one of the most lucrative and devastating crimes in the world, second only to the illicit drug trade. Today, an estimated 50 million people are living in modern slavery.To combat this crisis, Invisible Traffick, a Northern Ireland–based charity…

Upgraded Koala Service Boosts Australia - Asia Link

Nov 11, 2025

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), Australia’s fully automated container terminal operated by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), recently enhanced maritime connection to Asian markets through a revamped Koala service…

Australian Authorities Seize Cocaine from Shipping Container

Nov 11, 2025

The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) have seized almost 65kg of cocaine potentially worth more than A$21 million ($14 million) from a shipping container in Brisbane.The consignment came from Panama and was declared as 20 packages containing 2380 wooden slats…

Container Freight Rates Could Plunge with End of Houthi Attacks

Nov 11, 2025

Houthi militia have reportedly ceased attacks on Israel and shipping in the Red Sea, and the impact could be seismic for global ocean container shipping, warns Chief Analyst Peter Sand at Xeneta. However, an immediate largescale return to the region will require a series of further assurances…

October U.S. Container Imports Flatten

Nov 10, 2025

Descartes Systems Group has released its November Global Shipping Report highlighting that U.S. container imports were essentially flat in October as year-to-date volumes continue to decrease.The 2,306,687 TEU of imports was down a slight 0…

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