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Sunday, August 21, 2022
Workers At UK’s Biggest Container Port Felixstowe Due To Begin 8-Day Strike
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Workers At UK’s Biggest Container Port Felixstowe Due To Begin 8-Day Strike

LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – More than 1,900 workers at Britain’s biggest container port are due on Sunday to start eight days of strike

August 21, 2022
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Saturday, August 20, 2022
UK’s Felixstowe Port Says Union Turned Down 8% Raise
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UK’s Felixstowe Port Says Union Turned Down 8% Raise

By Siddharth Philip( Bloomberg) –The operator of the Port of Felixstowe said that its workers’ union had rejected a request to call off an eight-day

August 20, 2022
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Thursday, August 18, 2022
SC Ports Completes Years-Long Infrastructure Project at Port of Charleston
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SC Ports Completes Years-Long Infrastructure Project at Port of Charleston

South Carolina Ports is marking the completion of its years-long infrastructure project as its fifteenth and final ship-to-shore crane is now operational at

August 18, 2022
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Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
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DP World Moderates Outlook After Record First-Half Profit

DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Dubai-owned ports giant DP World reported on Thursday a record $721 million first-half profit boosted

August 18, 2022
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
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Port of Los Angeles Calls for More Cargo as Fluidity Improves

The nation’s top port for containers is out with some big numbers again today. The Port of Los Angeles reported preliminary July figures showing an

August 17, 2022
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Virginia Awards $223 Million Contract for Offshore Wind Port Project
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Virginia Awards $223 Million Contract for Offshore Wind Port Project

The Virginia Port Authority has awarded a $223 million contract to rebuild the Portsmouth Marine Terminal for use an an offshore wind staging port. The

August 17, 2022
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Grand Jury Charges Seven Over Fraudulent Extortion Scheme at Port of San Juan
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Grand Jury Charges Seven Over Fraudulent Extortion Scheme at Port of San Juan

A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has returned an indictment charging seven individuals with labor racketeering offenses in the Port of San Juan. The seven

August 16, 2022
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Ocean Carriers Making Contingency Plans as Felixstowe Labor Dispute Hardens
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Ocean Carriers Making Contingency Plans as Felixstowe Labor Dispute Hardens

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers calling at Felixstowe are making contingency plans in case the eight-day strike at the UK’s biggest

August 16, 2022
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Monday, August 15, 2022
UK’s Liverpool Port Could ‘Grind to a Halt’ After Workers Vote to Strike
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UK’s Liverpool Port Could ‘Grind to a Halt’ After Workers Vote to Strike

More than 500 port workers at the Port of Liverpool are set to strike, bringing another one of the UK’s busiest ports to ‘grinding to a halt,’ the

August 15, 2022
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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
White House Port Envoy Says Nation’s Entire Supply Chains Need 24/7 Operations, Not Just Ports
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White House Port Envoy Says Nation’s Entire Supply Chains Need 24/7 Operations, Not Just Ports

By Ngai Yeung (Bloomberg) — All parts of the US supply chain — not just its ports — need to move to round-the-clock operations to

August 10, 2022
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Proposed Inland Port in the Mojave Desert Could Help Unsnarl Nation’s Top Port Complex
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Proposed Inland Port in the Mojave Desert Could Help Unsnarl Nation’s Top Port Complex

With annual container volumes into the United States expected to increase in the coming decade, a proposed inland port in California’s Mojave Desert is

August 10, 2022
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Empties Lift Port of Long Beach to New July Record as Imports Fall
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Empties Lift Port of Long Beach to New July Record as Imports Fall

The Port of Long Beach reported July throughput numbers on Tuesday, showing its most active July on record despite a “cooldown” in consumer

August 9, 2022
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Monday, August 8, 2022
Port of savannah ship loading at berth
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Record July Puts Port of Savannah on Pace for 6 Million TEUs

The Port of Savannah continues to see “unprecedented” cargo volumes as it continues to pick up diverted capacity from the U.S. West Coast. The

August 8, 2022
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Saturday, August 6, 2022
UK’s Biggest Container Port To Be Hit By Eight Days of Strikes
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UK’s Biggest Container Port To Be Hit By Eight Days of Strikes

By Siddharth Philip and Katie Linsell (Bloomberg) –Almost 2,000 dock workers at Britain’s biggest container ship port plan to strike for eight days

August 6, 2022
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Friday, August 5, 2022
Dockworker Union Plans Strike At UK’s Biggest Container Port
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Dockworker Union Plans Strike At UK’s Biggest Container Port

By Siddharth Philip (Bloomberg) Almost 2,000 dock workers at Felixstowe, Britain’s biggest container ship port, will strike for eight days later this month

August 5, 2022
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Thursday, August 4, 2022
A containership being loaded at the Port of New York and New Jersey at night.
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FMC Chairman Says Anti-Competitive Behavior Will Not Fly After Port Of New York Visit

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Daniel B. Maffei visited the Port of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday to meet with trucking representatives and

August 4, 2022
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West to East Cargo Shift Causing Most Ships to Arrive Late at East Coast Ports
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West to East Cargo Shift Causing Most Ships to Arrive Late at East Coast Ports

East Coast ports are falling victim to their own success, says Xeneta’s Peter Sand. Less than one in five containerships are now arriving on time on the

August 4, 2022
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
A 2019 view of vessels in the Singapore Strait April 3, 2019. Picture taken on April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein/File Photo
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Singapore Suspends Glencore Unit’s Bunker License Over Contaminated Fuel Supply

A Singaporean unit of commodities trading giant Glencore has had its bunker supplier license suspended for two months after an investigation revealed that it

August 3, 2022
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Statue of Liberty overlooking Port of New York and New Jersey
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Port of New York and New Jersey Hopes New Container Imbalance Fee Can Help Clear Empty Containers

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced a new “container imbalance fee” for ocean carriers to help clear long-dwelling empty

August 3, 2022
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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Shipping Container Warehouse in California
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Will Ships Overload California Warehouses?

By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – America’s largest warehouse market is full as major U.S. retailers warn of slowing sales of the clothing,

August 2, 2022
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