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Thursday, August 20, 2026
A drone view shows containers docked at Panama Ports Company (PPC) terminal at the Panama Canal
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CK Hutchison Seeks $1.5 Billion for Loss of Panama Assets

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. commenced international arbitration proceedings against Panama, seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages over the loss of its

August 20, 2026
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
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Port of Los Angeles Nears 1 Million TEUs in Second-Busiest July

The Port of Los Angeles handled nearly 1 million containers in July, extending a run of historically strong cargo volumes even as an early peak shipping season

August 18, 2026
Total Views: 619

Monday, August 17, 2026
Rendering of the Louisiana International Terminal
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Army Corps Greenlights Major New Container Terminal on Mississippi River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit needed to build the Louisiana International Terminal, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for

August 17, 2026
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Saturday, August 8, 2026
Australia's top export sectors face rising strike threats
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Australia Unions Push On With Strike At BHP’s Port Hedland

SYDNEY, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Workers will continue a two-day strike at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia as planned, a union

August 8, 2026
Total Views: 869

Crew member secures boats at Nanyue Pier as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Yueqing Bay.
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Typhoon Dolphin Hits Japan’s Okinawa, China Shuts ports Ahead Of Landfall

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Eduardo Baptista TOKYO/BEIJING, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture on

August 8, 2026
Total Views: 1010

Friday, August 7, 2026
Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
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U.S. Container Import Peak Winds Down After Tariff-Driven Rush

The early peak season for U.S. container imports is beginning to wind down after retailers accelerated shipments to get ahead of new tariffs and supply chain

August 7, 2026
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Aerial of CMA CGM Marco Polo in New York Harbor
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CMA CGM, Stonepeak Complete $2.4 Billion United Ports Joint Venture

French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM and infrastructure investment firm Stonepeak have officially completed the formation of United Ports LLC,

July 28, 2026
Total Views: 968

Saturday, July 18, 2026
The full moon rises in the background over the infrastructure on D Island, the main processing hub, at the Kashagan offshore oil field in the Caspian sea in western Kazakhstan
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Exxon-Chartered Oil Tanker Attacked By Drones Near Black Sea Terminal

MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters) – An oil tanker chartered for loading oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal off Russia’s Black Sea coast was

July 18, 2026
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
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Port of Los Angeles Tops 1 Million TEUs in Record June

By Lori Ann LaRocco – The Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest container seaport, processed more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units

July 15, 2026
Total Views: 949

Friday, July 10, 2026
Aerial of Second Narrows and Downtown Vancouver
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First Nation Challenges Vancouver Port Dredging Approval Over Tanker Expansion Concerns

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation has launched a legal challenge seeking to overturn federal approvals for a dredging project in Burrard Inlet that would allow oil

July 10, 2026
Total Views: 1495

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
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U.S. Container Imports Set to Break Pandemic-Era Record Ahead of Tariff Deadline

U.S. container imports are on track to reach an all-time monthly record in July as retailers accelerate shipments ahead of potential new tariffs expected to

July 8, 2026
Total Views: 5584

Thursday, July 2, 2026
A view of a container at China's state-owned Cosco Shipping Chancay port inaugurated during the APEC Summit, in Chancay, Peru, in this handout image released on November 14, 2024. APEC Peru/Handout via REUTERS.
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Peru Court Hands Washington a Win in Fight Over Chinese-Owned Chancay Port

A Peruvian court ordered the government to oversee a Chinese-owned port near Lima, helping US efforts to curb Beijing’s growing power in the

July 2, 2026
Total Views: 946

A man walks at China's state-owned Cosco Shipping Chancay port inaugurated during the APEC Summit, in Chancay, Peru, November 14, 2024.
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Court Upholds Peru Control of Chinese Port in Win for Washington

A Peruvian court ordered the government to oversee a Chinese-owned port near Lima, helping US efforts to curb Beijing’s growing power in the

July 2, 2026
Total Views: 959

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy a speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington
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Critics Mocked Sean Duffy’s Road Trip: They Missed the Point

He wasn’t sightseeing. He was helping America see itself. By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed)  Why a Road Trip? They called it a vanity project

June 23, 2026
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Pakistan’s KGTL Port Plans Up to $100 million More Investment After Iran War Cargo Surge
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Pakistan’s KGTL Port Plans Up to $100 million More Investment After Iran War Cargo Surge

Pakistan's Karachi Gateway Terminal is planning up to $100 million in new investment within five years as the country tries to cut freight costs and turn a

June 23, 2026
Total Views: 447

Saturday, June 13, 2026
Satellite image shows oil terminal in St Petersburg
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Ukraine Drone Strikes Sparks Fire At Russian Port 

MOSCOW, June 13 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and sparked a fire at a sea terminal in the southern Russian port of Temryuk,

June 13, 2026
Total Views: 1128

Friday, June 12, 2026
A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
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Port of Long Beach Posts Third-Busiest May on Record as Imports Surge 40%

The Port of Long Beach handled 842,030 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, marking its third-busiest May on record and a sharp rebound from the

June 12, 2026
Total Views: 418

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Container ships and oil tankers wait in the ocean outside the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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Why Port Efficiency Matters More Than Ever Amid Global Shipping Disruptions

A new report from the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence argues that ports are no longer merely victims of supply chain disruptions—they are

June 10, 2026
Total Views: 380

MSC Gayane
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Only One U.S. Port Makes Global Top 50 as Asia and Middle East Dominate

The Port of Philadelphia was the only U.S. port to rank among the world’s top 50 container ports in the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2025,

June 10, 2026
Total Views: 801

Sunday, May 31, 2026
Build the First Donald J. Trump Maritime Prosperity Zone in Alaska
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Build the First Donald J. Trump Maritime Prosperity Zone in Alaska

By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) Over the past year, the White House’s Maritime Action Plan, the President’s FY2027 budget proposal, and a series of

May 31, 2026
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