Potential Strike Action at U.S. East and Gulf Coast Ports Threatens Further Disruption, Higher Shipping Rates

Panama Canal Continues to Ease Drought Restrictions as Rainy Season Kicks Off

Dwell Times Stabilize as Port of Baltimore Resumes Full Operations

U.S. Port Strike Threat to Test Shippers’ Nerves

New York’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Begins Transformation into Offshore Wind Hub

Biden administration touts quick Baltimore channel reopening

Kalmar Continues To Drive Decarbonisation Of Cargo Handling With New Electric Empty Container Handler

Biggest U.S. ports union suspends labor talks, with East Coast, Gulf Coast strike risk rising

CO2next project for fluid CO2 storage and handling enters FEED phase

US importers caught in a vicious circle as labor union strike threat raises fears of soaring freight rates and massive disruption at US East and Gulf Coast ports

Shipping container prices soar by 26% in Singapore, leasing rates double

Berg secures Louis Dreyfus Armateurs propulsion package for wind-assisted Airbus ro-ro vessels

TES and “K” LINE Partner for Sustainable Maritime Shipping Solutions

Bunker Spill Closes Antwerp Dock and Lock

Offshore Consolidation Continues as Noble Corp Offers $1.6 Billion for Rival Diamond Offshore

Behind the scenes: the shipyard

APM Terminals Elizabeth Advances $5M Electrification Pilot Project with $1.4M EPA Grant

Freeport East welcomes million-pound funding for international green hydrogen project 

Port call optimisation is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in ports

HD KSOE gets $100 mn order for two PC ships

Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd Signs Contract With Ventus Marine Ltd For Four (4) 27m Crew Transfer Vessels For Asia And Europe

HD Hyundai’s ascent driven by visionary spinoff push

Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd Signs Contract With Ventus Marine Ltd For Four (4) 27m Crew Transfer Vessels For Asia And Europe

Ammonia cuts shipping GHG emissions by up to 61%

First Demonstration In Korea Of Marine Ammonia Engine Combustion Technology: Reduces Carbon Dioxide Emissions By 50%, A Promising Signal For A Shipbuilding Powerhouse

TMS Group and Lloyd’s Register team up for Energy Transition Strategy Project

LR and SDARI in joint development project for third-generation ‘Dolphin’ 64,500 DWT bulk carrier

Recommendations on Global Risks Call for Action

East and Southeast Asian Ports Dominate 2023 Global Container Port Performance Index

U.S. Container Imports Continue to Gain

Kalmar to deliver eight Eco reachstackers to Maritime Transport, enabling fuel and emissions savings

APM Terminals hubs to help Gemini Cooperation achieve 90%+ schedule reliability

APM Terminals ramps up capacity with agreements for 240 pieces of container handling equipment

ZF and Aidrivers agree on a strategic cooperation to offer autonomous mobility solutions in port logistics

KR, Hanwha Ocean, Amogy and Hanwha Aerospace team up for application of ammonia reformers and ammonia fuel cell systems to ships

WinGD, Alfa Laval, ABS and K Shipbuilding join forces for ammonia-fuelled tanker design

Auramarine Wins Methanol Fuel Supply System Order For Pioneering Mein Schiff 7 Cruise Vessel

ABS Issues AIP to Very Large Ammonia Carrier Design from Samsung Heavy Industries

DNV and Petronas CCS ventures collaborate to enable carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chains across Southeast Asia

Trans-Atlantic Panamax market crippled by cargo shortage: sources

Hapag-Lloyd CEO says demand up significantly since May

China shipping container rates jump to 2-year high

Urgent Call to End Seafarer Abandonment Crisis

Shippers Brace for Asia-Europe Blanked Sailings as Rates Rise

Unexpected Global Warming Spike Due to Abrupt Reduction in Shipping Emissions, Study Finds

TikTok Influencer Sheds Light on Merchant Marine Life

U.S. Navy ‘Botched’ Design Oversight of $22 Billion Frigate, GAO Report Finds

Container throughput at China’s ports up 9% in January-April

Chinese vice premier stresses port facility, shipping capacity development

Panama Canal resumes operations through the east lane of the Miraflores locks after spill

“Busan Port is at risk of losing hub port status due to new shipping alliance”

PSA Singapore and PIL Successfully Trial a Low-carbon End-to-End Shipment, Furthering Supply Chain Decarbonisation

Chinese-Singaporean consortium to build port in Georgia, government says

Ocean freight container shipping market set to surpass Red Sea crisis peak and hit levels not seen since Covid-19 pandemic

Frontline Reports Solid First Quarter 2024 Results, as It Takes Delivery of 13 VLCCs From Euronav

Laskaridis Shipping Co. LTD., CARES and Metis to find realistic pathways to shipping’s low carbon future

Autonomy will advance maritime decarbonization

New Director of Strategy and Energy Transition at IMCA

Members of German Parliament Visit NYK Discussions included decarbonization strategy and ammonia fuel-related business

U.S. Weighs Additional Sanctions on Russia-China Trade

Freight Rate Surge Recalls Covid ‘Chaos’

Gram Car Carriers Agrees to $700 Million Acquisition by MSC Subsidiary

Maine to Research Floating Offshore Wind Turbines in Gulf

Ports need to adapt to US $67bn climate change threat

Florida’s SeaPort Manatee orders two Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes to expand capacity

NextGen Demo: first concessionaires

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding hits record US$16.8b in orders year-to-date

Domestically-developed large LNG carrier launched in NE China’s harbor city

Maersk recognized as a ‘Leader’ in the Gartner Magic Quadrant

RINA hits 800 million euros in 2023 revenue and unveils Strategic Plan to reach at 2 billion euros by 2030

Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine warns of overcapacity on shipping routes

The Operator-Centred Enhancement of Awareness in Navigation Project (OCEAN Project)

MAN Cryo to Design Hydrogen Supply for Net-Zero Norwegian Ferries

Seminar for Women in Maritime in Conjunction with the International Day for Women in Maritime

Maritime Court Finds Greenhouse Gases are Marine Pollution

Maritime Losses Decline But Industry Faces Unprecedented Challenges, Allianz Report Warns

USCG Approves First Hydrogen-Powered Ferry to Operate in U.S. Waters

Shipping Companies Face $2M Fine After Pleading Guilty to Environmental Crimes

Cadeler Seals Largest Deal in Its History for Offshore Wind Farm Installation

Pelagus 3D partners with MENA’s largest digital manufacturer – Immensa

Ocean Infinity and Cyan Renewables form technology partnership to advance offshore wind projects in the Asia-Pacific region

Container xChange China Market Update May 2024

Has container peak season come early for shippers and lines?

Corvus Energy to supply battery systems for 10 new hybrid tugboats servicing the Panama Canal

Carbon Storage levy: Call for evidence response

Wärtsilä to convert two Scandlines ferries to plug-in hybrid operation

KIMM opens up the possibility of building “eco-friendly fuel stations” as it strives to make “clean fuels” a reality through the production of electrofuels