International Transportation Service (ITS) has announced the launch of the South Slip Fill Project, a $365 million terminal expansion that will support some of the world’s largest container ships and deliver long-term benefits to the local economy.When completed in 2028, the larger ITS terminal at the Port of Long Beach will increase cargo-handling capacity up to 50 percent and position ITS for long-term growth at one of the world’s busiest ports…
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has announced its inaugural incentive program for zero emission truck and charging deployment.After a competitive bid process, the NWSA identified Zeem Solutions (Zeem) as the awarded subrecipient. Zeem…
“During the first half of 2025, global coal shipments fell 6% y/y amid weak import demand in large markets. Cargo loadings headed to China and advanced economies slowed considerably, partly due to stronger electricity generation from renewables and to weaker steel production…
CV International, Inc. (CVI), a Norfolk-based freight forwarder and customs broker, and its subsidiary Capes Shipping Agencies, a port and vessel agency, have announced the appointment of Jeff Underwood as Chief Financial Officer. Jeff brings over 30 years of financial experience…
On July 4, the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA), a merchant marine academy jointly operated by NYK and the Transnational Diversified Group (TDG) near Manila, Philippines, held a commencement ceremony for 80 students, the academy’s 14th batch of graduates…
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) of Australia has appointed Andrew Johnson as the organization’s new CEO.With over 30 years of national and international leadership experience, Johnson has a proven track record successfully leading large-scale…
On June 19, the world’s first ship-to-ship liquified carbon dioxide (LCO₂) transfer was successfully completed at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Hangzhou Bay, Shanghai.The project was led by Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology (SMDERI-QET)…
BIMCO forecasts a stable demand outlook for the container shipping sector, aligned with previous reports, despite recent uncertainties in US trade policies. 'We expect the supply/demand balance to weaken only slightly in 2025 and 2026, as our…
Russia's Yamal LNG plant, operated by Novatek, has dispatched a first cargo of liquefied natural gas this season via the Northern Sea Route to China, Kommersant daily reported on Friday, citing Kpler data.It said the Arc 7 ice-class tanker Georgiy…
The collective scramble to move as much physical copper as possible to the U.S. before the imposition of import tariffs is creating shortages in the rest of the world.London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks have fallen to nearly two-year lows with…
DFDS celebrated 10,000 sailings in the Mediterranean connecting Türkiye, Europe and North Africa, highlighting the strategic importance of the Turkish market as the nearshoring trend drives increased investment and production shifts to the region…
Italian energy group Edison said on Wednesday it received the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from U.S. firm Venture Global, adding it would continue litigation over delays in its delivery.A cargo of 165,000 cubic metres of LNG from…
Major container shipping companies are suspending at least six scheduled weekly routes between China and the United States as President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on the world's top exporting country collapse trade, maritime consultants said…
U.S. container imports surged in April as companies raced to avoid President Donald Trump's tariffs, which now include a 145% duty on goods from China, but executives at the country's two busiest ports said the trend looked set to reverse in May…
Vietnam's imports from China and exports to the United States both reached a post-pandemic record in April, amid talks with Washington to reduce Hanoi's trade surplus and a crackdown on Chinese goods being shipped to the U.S. via its territory…
