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China Strikes Back: Additional Port Fees for US Ships from Mid-October

Oct 10, 2025

Vessels owned or operated by U.S. firms and individuals - or those built in the United States or that fly the U.S. flag - will be charged additional port fees per voyage starting on October 14, China's transport ministry said.The fees are a counter-measure against upcoming U.S. port fees on Chinese ships, the ministry said on Friday.Also starting on October 14, ships built in China - or operated or…

Propane’s Economic Edge for Ports During Trade Uncertainty

Oct 10, 2025

Click HERE to sign up for the October 16, 2025 webinar Power & Performance at the Port: See How Propane Moves Maritime Operations ForwardTrade has been a rollercoaster recently. Between the unpredictability of tariffs and uncertain economic outlooks…

China Counters With Additional Port Fees for US Ships

Oct 10, 2025

Vessels owned or operated by U.S. firms and individuals, or those built in the United States or that fly the U.S. flag, will be charged additional port fees per voyage starting on Tuesday, China's transport ministry said.The fees are a countermeasure against upcoming U…

Ship Backlog Grows Amidst Lashers' Strike at Rotterdam Port

Oct 09, 2025

Rotterdam, Europe's largest port, faced a growing ship backlog on Thursday as lashers - who secure a vessel's cargo - continued their strike for higher wages, a port spokesperson said.She added that the usual queue of six to seven ships had doubled to 13…

Medov Group Acquires Programma Mare

Oct 09, 2025

Medov Group acquired a majority stake in Programma Mare S.r.l., a historic La Spezia-based company that has modernized traditional packaging methods for the storage and international shipment of yachts.The announcement was made by Giulio Schenone…

ADNOC L&S, TA’ZIZ Ink Deal to Build UAE’s First Dedicated Chemicals Port

Oct 09, 2025

ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) and TA’ZIZ have signed a 50-year strategic agreement to establish United Arab Emirate’s first dedicated chemicals port at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Al Ruwais, supporting the country’s industrialization and chemicals expansion goals…

GCMD and IAPH Forge Decarbonization Coalition Across Global Ports

Oct 08, 2025

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) have signed a two-year partnership agreement aimed at accelerating the decarbonization of the maritime sector.IAPH has a global…

Sustainable Fuel Chicken and Egg Redux. Maybe Some Ports Can Fix It.

Oct 08, 2025

In a recent sustainable fuel panel discussion, I once again found my self sucked into the sustainable fuel chicken and egg conundrum.I have discussed it before; shipowners will not buy ships that use a fuel for which no viable supply chain exists…

Harbor Pilot Protests Disrupt Shipping at Antwerp-Bruges

Oct 08, 2025

Marine traffic at Belgium's Port of Antwerp-Bruges has been severely disrupted by four days of industrial action by Flemish harbour pilots protesting against federal pension reforms, port authorities told Reuters on Wednesday.Antwerp harbour…

Harbor Pilots Protest Pension Reforms, Rotterdam Port Container Traffic Disrupted

Oct 08, 2025

Lashers in Europe's largest sea port Rotterdam went on a 48-hour strike on Wednesday afternoon to demand higher wages, while Flemish harbour pilots protesting about pension reforms in the main neighbouring Belgian port also disrupted marine traffic there…

Uncertainty Mounts as U.S. Port Fees on Chinese-Built Ships Near Deadline

Oct 08, 2025

The U.S. is one week away from imposing port fees on certain vessels with links to China, a move expected to cost the top 10 carriers $3.2 billion next year as President Donald Trump seeks to address China's growing dominance on the high seas…

Determining Trump's China-Linked Port Fees is Shipowners’ Responsibility

Oct 07, 2025

The U.S. is one week away from imposing port fees on certain vessels with links to China, a move expected to cost the top 10 carriers $3.2 billion next year as President Donald Trump seeks to address China's growing dominance on the high seas…

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down in September

Oct 07, 2025

Shipments of iron ore from U.S. ports on the Great Lakes decreased 14.2 percent from 2024 to 4.7 million tons in September.  Shipments were below the month’s 5-year average by 7.4 percent.Year-to-date, the iron ore trade stands at 31.4 million tons…

ICTSI Secures Concession Extension for Subic Terminals

Oct 06, 2025

Subic Bay International Terminals and ICTSI Subic, subsidiaries of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), have secured a 25-year extension of their respective concession agreements with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority…

Europe’s Ports Call for Swift Adoption of IMO Net-Zero Framework

Oct 05, 2025

Ahead of the next MEPC meeting taking place on October 14 in London, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) urges IMO member states to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework.Following the adoption, ESPO urges the European Commission to ensure…

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China Counters With Additional Port Fees for US Ships

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