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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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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Thursday, July 28, 2022
‘Huge Disruption’ Expected After UK Port Strike Vote
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‘Huge Disruption’ Expected After UK Port Strike Vote

LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) – Staff at Britain’s largest container port, Felixstowe, have voted in favour of strike action in a

July 28, 2022
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UAE Navy boats next to Al Marzoqah Saudi Arabia tanker are seen off the Port of Fujairah
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Ships Bypass Fujairah For Cheap Iraq Bunker Fuel

Some Middle Eastern exporters are bypassing Fujairah, the region’s main bunkering hub, to avoid excessive port delays. Cargo ships departing Kuwait,

July 28, 2022
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
COLOMBO Sri Lanka Pilot Boat
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Oil Tankers Stop Calling On Pakistan And Sri Lanka

By Elizabeth Low and Faseeh Mangi (Bloomberg) An unprecedented energy crisis that’s gripping some of the most densely-populated and impoverished parts of

July 27, 2022
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Port of Rotterdam. Photo Credit: Aerovista Luchtfotografie / Shutterstock.com
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Carriers Urged to Stick to Schedule as North Europe Port Volumes Fall

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The two biggest North European hub ports, Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges, handled fewer containers in the first half of

July 27, 2022
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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West Coast Port Labor Negotiators Report Progress on Health Benefits

Parties involved in the U.S. West Coast port labor talks have announced a tentative agreement on health benefits as negotiations on other issues continue in

July 26, 2022
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Tugs assist a CMA CGM containership to its berth at the Port of Savannah
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Port of Savannah Backup Swells as Shifting Trade and Ad Hoc Services Contribute to Cargo Surge

Port of Savannah’s ship backup continues to build as a shift in vessel calls from the West Coast, Charleston diversions, and growing number of ad hoc and

July 26, 2022
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A general view shows Haifa Port, which is to be sold to India's Adani Ports and local partner Gadot in Haifa, Israel July 24, 2022.
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Asian Investors Bet on Haifa Port as Israel Seeks Ties with Arab Gulf Neighbors

By Ari Rabinovitch and Jonathan Saul HAIFA, Israel, July 26 (Reuters) – The city of Haifa is set to become an increasingly significant east

July 26, 2022
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Monday, July 25, 2022
Port of Oakland Terminals Reopened as Truckers’ Protest Moved to New Site
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Port of Oakland Terminals Reopened as Truckers’ Protest Moved to New Site

By Augusta Saraiva and Ngai Yeung (Bloomberg) — California’s Port of Oakland has fully resumed operations after truckers protesting a gig-work law

July 25, 2022
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Sunday, July 24, 2022
Australia & New Zealand  Get Slammed By Container Rates
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Australia & New Zealand  Get Slammed By Container Rates

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Long-term rates for shipping containers to New Zealand and Australia have soared in the past few years, and are now at record highs.

July 24, 2022
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Russia Claims It Struck Ukrainian Warship And Harpoon Missiles Depot
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Russia Claims It Struck Ukrainian Warship And Harpoon Missiles Depot

MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuters) – Russian forces have destroyed a Ukrainian warship and U.S.-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles in the Ukrainian

July 24, 2022
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