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Project cargo shippers urge shakeup for inconsistent carbon costs
A lack of transparency in carbon pricing from carriers is frustrating breakbulk shippers, while the industry must strike a balance that supports environmental goals without undermining the sector’s ability to function.
Fate of future automation at California ports in governor’s hands
Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sunday to sign or veto a bill that ocean carriers and terminal operators say would derail current and future attempts to automate cargo-handling operations in the name of reducing stress on the state’s power grid.
Tariff uncertainty to keep lid on US import growth until spring: retailers
The average monthly year-on-year decline in imports from October through February is almost 16%, according to the latest Global Port Tracker (GPT).
Strike action piles new bottlenecks on Europe’s two busiest ports
The fresh disruptions come as the Asia-Europe trade lane continues to present shippers with the worst schedule reliability among the major ocean corridors.
North India trade flows tested by rail embargoes at congested Mundra Port
Rail authorities have had to restrict or suspend train services into India’s busiest gateway multiple times in recent weeks in an attempt to clear the backlog of import containers trapped in port yards.
Prince Rupert searching for new CEO after Stevenson announces retirement
Shaun Stevenson, who guided development of Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal and the port’s intermodal services to Chicago and eastern Canada, is leaving at year’s end after 28 years with the port, including the last seven as CEO.
Current trans-Pacific price plunge lacks the echoes of prior ‘rate wars’
But if current rate competition doesn’t possess the edge it did in prior years, the question is why and whether that matters if the overall effect is to substantially lower rates for shippers in a down market, writes Peter Tirschwell.
Contract season looms for ocean carriers facing Asia-Europe rate slump
Shippers and their forwarders will soon be launching long-term contract tenders for 2026 as the spot market — which heavily influences the contract market — slides closer to pre-Red Sea attack levels.
Contract season looms for ocean carriers facing Asia–Europe rate slump
Shippers and their forwarders will soon be launching long-term contract tenders for 2026 as the spot market — which heavily influences the contract market — slides to pre-Red Sea attack levels.
SC Ports taps former commercial executive to lead
Micah Mallace, who served for over a decade at the port, will return to take the reins as chief executive.
Harbor deepening primes Mobile for bigger ships, first US calls
The Port of Mobile is now the deepest container port on the Gulf Coast, a region that has been limited on ship capacity because of service rotations through Houston’s shallower depth.
US presses forward on port fees despite China’s warning
The onus of calculating new US port fees that kick in next week falls on ocean carriers.
Shippers disillusioned by project cargo technology
“Stone age” thinking on technology to support breakbulk cargo moves has left engineering, procurement and procurement companies in a tech void.
Importers pump brakes as they tire of ever-changing US tariff policy: analyst
The start-and-stop nature of the Trump administration’s tariffs means changes are coming at a pace that exceeds the supply chains’ ability to react, writes Larry Gross.
Savannah to fund Ocean Terminal improvements as lay berth opens
The port will go ahead with the first phase of developing more container handling capability at its second-largest marine terminal, which is also providing temporary parking for big ships.
Cordero to retire at end of 2025 after eight years as Long Beach executive director
Mario Cordero has frequently said that his goal as Long Beach’s port director was to grow cargo volumes while promoting environmental sustainability in port operations.
Savannah to fund Ocean Terminal improvements as lay berth opens
The port will go ahead with the first phase of developing more container handling capability at its second-largest marine terminal, which is also providing temporary parking for big ships.
Port of Los Angeles looks to handle future growth with new terminal project
In its request for proposals to develop Pier 500, the port will specify that it seeks to contract with a member company of the Pacific Maritime Association that pledges to follow the guidelines for terminal operations on the US West Coast.
Tariffs lead to sharp decline in Indian reefer exports to US: industry sources
Multiple carrier sources who spoke with the Journal of Commerce say refrigerated volumes from India to the US are already down by as much as 50% from the normal pattern for seafood trade.
China’s port fee warning to US puts ocean carriers on edge
The vagueness of China’s potential retaliation against the US puts not just US-flag vessels under threat, but also any individuals and organizations accused of harming Beijing’s shipping interests.