U.S. Retail Imports Set Another Record Heading Into Peak Season
Retail imports set another record high this spring as the nation’s major container ports worked to reduce congestion and retailers stocked up before
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Retail imports set another record high this spring as the nation’s major container ports worked to reduce congestion and retailers stocked up before
Construction of the third new federal training ship has kicked off at Philly Shipyard. TOTE Services and Philly Shipyard on Tuesday celebrated the steel
The Biden Administration is continuing funding to improve the nation’s maritime networks and infrastructure, with the Department of
Global supply chain pressures continued to decline in June but is still at historically high levels, according to the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain
The UN’s trade body has launched a new site providing real-time estimates on global trade and GDP to show the impacts of the multiple global economic
Dry bulk shipowners association INTERCARGO is calling on industry partners to do more to ensure the safety of crews as improperly loaded cargo continues to
The U.S. Navy will for the first time reward individuals for reporting information that leads to the detection of illegal maritime activity or seizure of
A Florida fishing boat captain was rescued after spending four hours treading water without lifejacket after he fell overboard off the coast of Panama City,
The Indian Coast Guard rescued all 22 crew members of a product tanker taking on water in the Arabian Sea off the Indian state of Gujarat. The crew members
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri and the cruise division of MSC have signed a memorandum for the construction of two luxury cruise ships powered in part
A Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier and its crew of 21 have reached port safely in Australia after several days battling bad weather off the coast. The M/V
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $1.068 billion contract to Kokosing Alberici Traylor (KAT) for Phase 3 of the Soo Locks upgrade project. The
A joint venture between a leading global methanol producer and one of the world’s largest tanker shipping companies has taken delivery of its second
Only two LNG-fueled ships were ordered in June as bottleneck pressure slowed orders, according to classification society DNV. June actually saw six vessels
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL Shipping) has placed an order for four dual-fuel LNG containerships at Yangzijiang
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has delivered its second of three battery-operated roll-on/roll-off (RoPax) passenger ferries to Norwegian ferry operator
Negotiaions for a new labor contract for more than 22,000 dockworkers at U.S. West Coast ports have failed to reach a new agreement by today’s deadline,
The captain and chief mate of a bulk carrier have been fined after pleading guilty to steering the ship through a protected area of the Great Barrier Reef. The
Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited has announced that Austal USA has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of up to 11 Offshore Patrol
Captain Brian A. McAllister, former chairman of U.S. East Coast tug operation McAllister Towing, passed away Wednesday at the age of 89, the company has
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