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Global Trade

WTO Sees Modest Global Trade Growth Amid Geopolitical Uncertainties

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Port of Rotterdam

New Port Readiness tool helps ports worldwide prepare for sustainable shipping fuels

Port of Rotterdam Authority and Swietelsky Rail Benelux B.V. sign contract for construction of first track bundle for the Maasvlakte-Zuid railway yard

Green Fuels

In France’s Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port Area: Lhyfe And Elyse Energy Plan To Produce E-Methanol From Renewable Green Hydrogen, To Decarbonise Maritime Transport

South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean Shipbuilders Account for 12% of Global Ship Orders in Sept.

HD Hyundai develops ammonia dual-fuel engine

Global Shipping

Drewry: World Container Index Down 4% Last Week

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat climbs to one-week high as dryness affects crops

U.S. Trade

US producer prices flat in September; details mixed

US consumer sentiment slips in October

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Hurricane Milton

Port of Tampa Shuts Down: Will Hurricane Milton Push Biden To Sign Jones Act Waiver and Deploy Relief Ships?

U.S. Shipping

Shipping To Hawaii: Unpacking The Islands Maritime Supply Chain

Global Shipping

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Confirm ‘Cape’ Route for Gemini Cooperation Launch

Port of Montreal Dockworkers to Refuse Overtime Amid Stalled Labor Negotiations

Maritime Innovation

MARAD Taps ABS to Establish U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation

Global Shipbuilding

ESL Shipping Orders Four Green Methanol-Fueled Baltic Bulkers

Maritime Safety

UK Government Introduces New Employment Rights Bill to Strengthen Seafarer Protections

Hellenic News Articles

Maritime Innovations

Advancing Maritime Digitalisation, Decarbonisation and Manpower Development Efforts at SIBCON 2024

Global Shipbuilding

Kalmar and GMP Le Havre seal major repeat order for eco-efficient hybrid straddle carriers

Decarbonization

Portchain helps terminals and carriers prevent 194,000 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions in the past year

South Korea Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai to produce key ship electrification part LV VFD in-house

GTT receives an order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new LNG carriers

Green Technology

Alfa Laval to supply first systems for ammonia-fuelled marine vessels by end of 2025

Vaisala selected as wind lidar provider for groundbreaking WiSP 3 wind-assisted propulsion project

Daphne Technology Announces the Launch of Daphne Solutions SA, Focused on Sulphur Removal and Carbon Management

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U.S. Port News

Who Is Harold Daggett? The Man Behind The Longshoremen Union

US Port Strike Throws Spotlight on Big Union Foe: Automation

Global Shipping

Maersk Expects Ship Regulator To Approve Global CO2 Levy In 2025

Green Shipping

IMO’s MEPC 82 Advances Net-Zero Framework for Shipping

Mechanical Sails Installed on Heavy Lift Vessel to Cut Carbon Emissions

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U.S. Port News

Supply chain calm likely to remain amid US port strike settlement

US port strike throws spotlight on big union foe: automation

US port strike ends leaving cargo backlog

South Korea Shipbuilding

South Korean Shipbuilders Land KRW 2 Tril. in Orders in a Single Day

Decarbonization

Wan Hai Lines Implements Biofuel Usage, Making a Significant Step Towards Carbon Reduction Goals

Shipping Technology

Kongsberg Digital’s 2024 Maritime Simulation User Conference Highlights Future of Simulation Technology

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U.S. Port News

Ships Queue at Ports as U.S. Dockworker Strike Enters Third Day

TikTok Fury and Death Threats: Will ILA Union Boss Daggett Fold or Double Down?

Florida Governor DeSantis Deploys National Guard to Ports Amid Longshoremen Strike

Taft-Hartley: Port Strike Sparks Urgent Calls for Biden Intervention

Tentative Agreement Reached to End U.S. Port Strike

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U.S. Port News

Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports

Biden says sees progress in US port labor dispute as strike enters third day

Global Shipbuilding

DP World expands marine services fleet with new vessels

Chinese Trade

Gulftainer Strengthens Partnership with South China’s Freight Forwarders

South Korean Shipbuilding

Hanwha Ocean Secures KRW 545.4 Bil. Order for LNG-FSRU

Green Shipping

E-Fuels projected to be available for next Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) tender

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U.S. Port News

President Biden Urges Foreign-Owned Port Employers to Improve Offer and End Dockworker Strike

Major Port Shutdown: ILA Dockworkers Hit the Picket Lines, Halting Operations on Atlantic and Gulf Coasts

ILA UNION ON STRIKE IN 36 US PORTS – Teamsters Warn Biden To ‘Stay the F*ck Out of This Fight’

U.S. Port Strike Adds Uncertainty to Fed’s Inflation Fight

U.S. Shipping

ARC Expands U.S. Fleet with Reflagging of M/V ARC Endeavor

U.S. Shipbuilding

Philly Shipyard Cuts Steel on First of Three LNG-Fueled Containerships for Matson

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U.S. Port News

Report: Port Workers Strike Could Cost Economy $540 Million Per Day

Potential Work Stoppage

US East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping

East Coast port strike: ILA union rejects wage hike offer near 50% as shutdown at midnight nears

White House says impact of US port strikes on consumers will be limited

Chinese Shipping

Xinhua Silk Road: E China’s Changzhou City unveils investment opportunities in sectors of new productive forces for global investors

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U.S. Port News

Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Disrupts Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Closing Terminals

ILA Fires Back at USMX’s Unfair Labor Practice ‘Publicity Stunt’

Container Shipping Lines Fear Port Strike Will Paralyze Half of U.S. Trade

Maritime Incident

Businesses Sue Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine for ‘Preventable’ Baltimore Bridge Disaster

U.S. Offshore Wind

Oregon Offshore Wind Auction Postponed Due to Lack of Interest

U.S. Shipbuilding

Philly Shipyard Delivers Second Federal Training Vessel ‘Patriot State’

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U.S. Port News

Strike looms at US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico ports

Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports

Multiple terminals closed at Port of Los Angeles after lithium battery fire

Green Shipping

Growing Support for Shipping’s Greenhouse Gas Levy and Fuel Standard Must Be Matched By Action On Energy Efficiency During Next Week’s IMO Meeting

Global Shipping

Drewry: World Container Index Down 7% Last Week

ESPO and FEPORT call for an EU wide mandatory tax exemption for onshore power supply (OPS) in the compromise text on the revised Energy Taxation Directive

Global Shipbuilding

Damen to deliver two fully electric ferries to City of Toronto