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PortSide Stories: Seattle America’s Gateway to the Pacific Northwest The Port of Seattle is one of the United States’ leading container gateways on the Pacific Coast. Located in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, it connects North America
Yusen Logistics has strengthened its digital freight booking capabilities through the continued rollout of its Yusen Vantage Focus (YVF Book) platform, developed in partnership with enterprise software provider Liferay. The platform was des
Gulftainer has announced the launch of its first dedicated feeder service connecting the UAE and Umm Qasr, Iraq, operated through its shipping arm GT Lines. The move comes 17 years after the company established Iraq’s first modern container
Ruscon, part of the Delo Group, is using the Northern Sea Route for westbound container sailings from China to St. Petersburg during the summer navigation season, according to DynaLiners. According to the carrier, the Arctic route reduces t
Rijkswaterstaat has launched the research and development phase of the Power2Tow project. Under this innovation partnership, three consortia will simu...
A new case study by maritime data company VesselBot has found that shippers on the Far East Asia to West Coast North America trade lane may have significantly overpaid on bunker-related surcharges in April and May 2026, with the gap between
On June 29, Shenzhen Port Group and Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shenzhen, China. The two parties...
The Port of Galveston’s new cargo berth officially opened for business July 2 with a Wallenius Wilhelmsen cargo carrier delivering roll-on/roll-off c...
B.C. businesses and tourism operators are set for a welcome boost in coming months, with July and August on track to be the busiest months ever for t...
Emirates has become the first airline cargo carrier to place a converted Boeing 777-300ERSF passenger-to-freighter aircraft into commercial service, marking a new milestone in the expansion of its cargo fleet. The aircraft, registered A6-EB
The U.S. Coast Guard reported this week that it has finalized the contracts for six Arctic Security Cutters to be built by Finland’s Rauma Marine Cons...
Hapag-Lloyd has announced higher ocean tariff rates for shipments from India and Pakistan to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, effective for sailings from 1 August 2026. For cargo from Nhava Sheva and Mundra, the carrier will increase
With an uneasy ceasefire having held now for some three days, which is something of a local record in recent times, there appears to be a determinatio...
GENMA has secured a contract from AD Ports Group to supply eight rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for the Port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. The order supports AD Ports Group’s expansion programme at the Fujairah terminal. GENMA
A U.S. mining, exploration, and development company has become the latest owner of a former Soviet passenger ferry that was later converted to a cruis...
The last of the older U.S. state maritime school training ships, the Golden Bear, is preparing for her retirement after completing her final training...
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) rose 9% this week to US$4,530 per 40ft container, driven by higher spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades. The benchmark index has increased 61% compared with the same period last year.
Global shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is poised to make the largest foreign private investment in India’s port infrastructure, bu...
As the buildout of the record orderbook for new container vessels proceeds, a new generation of vessels is being introduced, incorporating new technol...
The Port of Long Beach is inviting public comment on a proposed redevelopment of the Pier T marine terminal by Total Terminals International. The project proposes to rehabilitate the terminal’s existing infrastructure, transition cargo hand
Headlines aggregated from industry RSS feeds: The Loadstar, gCaptain, Maritime Executive, FreightWaves, Splash 247, and Container News. Click any headline to read the full article at its original publication.
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