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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Iranian Tanker Caught Discharging Gasoil In Syria

by Maher Chmaytelli (Reuters) TankerTrackers.com has visual confirmation that an Iranian tanker is discharging gasoil in Syria’s Baniyas port which is

September 14, 2021
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Friday, September 10, 2021
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Record Number of Ships at Southern California Ports

Southern California ports set new records Friday for the number of vessels in port as the pandemic-driven import boom that continues to pressure ports from

September 10, 2021
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Pandemic-Fueled Supply Chain Disruptions Hit Retail Imports Growth
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Pandemic-Fueled Supply Chain Disruptions Hit Retail Imports Growth

Growth of retail imports through the nation’s top container ports is slowing amid global pandemic-related supply chain disruptions, with double-digit

September 10, 2021
Total Views: 602

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Congestion Just Keeps Getting Worse At America’s Top Ports

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) –The number of container ships waiting to enter America’s top three ports has been on a steady rise since July. There were

September 10, 2021
Total Views: 2586

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50 Bulk Ships Wait To Load Grain Along Lower Mississippi

By Karl Plume (Reuters) Louisiana Gulf Coast grain exports are slowly ramping up after a nearly two-week halt due to damage from Hurricane Ida, with at least

September 10, 2021
Total Views: 1785

Thursday, September 9, 2021
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Maersk Completes New British Columbia Transloading Facility to Speed Up Cargo Delivery

Maersk Canada and Canadian Pacific have opened a new 117,000 square foot, 103 door transloading facility speed up cargo delivery and reduce strain on North

September 9, 2021
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Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor
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Port of Long Beach Kicks Off Peak Shipping Season With A Bang

The Port of Long Beach reports its strongest August on record, kicking off peak season with a bang, the port announced Thursday. Dockworkers and terminal

September 9, 2021
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Port of New Orleans Resumes Container Cargo Operations Nine Days After Ida
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Port of New Orleans Resumes Container Cargo Operations Nine Days After Ida

The Port of New Orleans resumed container operations on Tuesday nine days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a category 4 storm. The

September 8, 2021
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Power Outages Slash U.S. Grain Exports Despite Mississippi River Reopening

By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter (Reuters) Grain exports from U.S. Gulf Coast terminals in southern Louisiana remained severely limited on Tuesday, even

September 8, 2021
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Sunday, September 5, 2021
Lower Mississippi River Open To All Vessel Traffic
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Lower Mississippi River Open To All Vessel Traffic

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard captain-of-the-port, New Orleans, Capt. Will Watson, has opened the Lower Mississippi River to all vessel traffic in New

September 5, 2021
Total Views: 956

Marco Polo Container-ship lighthouse
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America’s Fourth-Largest Container Port Sees Surge In Congestion Spillover

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) The number of container ships waiting off the Georgia container port of Savannah increased to 23 on Tuesday, 11 more than the

September 5, 2021
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Saturday, September 4, 2021
U.S. Grain Exports Remain Crippled By Ida As Critical Harvest Nears
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U.S. Grain Exports Remain Crippled By Ida As Critical Harvest Nears

By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter (Reuters)– Much of Louisiana Gulf Coast grain exporting capacity remained shuttered on Friday, as flooding and power

September 4, 2021
Total Views: 947

Thursday, September 2, 2021
Port of Haifa, Israel
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Israel Opens New Chinese-Operated Port

by Ari Rabinovitch (Reuters) – Israel has opened a new shipping port along its Mediterranean coast that will bring much-needed competition to a sector

September 2, 2021
Total Views: 3444

Ariel Photo of Port Fourchon
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Offshore Energy Companies Are Relocating Away From Louisiana’s Devastated Ports

By Liz Hampton (Reuters) – Offshore energy companies have started searching for new bases away from Louisiana’s devastated ports as oil

September 2, 2021
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Corn Crashes as Hurricane Ida Devastates Busiest U.S. Export Hub
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Corn Crashes as Hurricane Ida Devastates Busiest U.S. Export Hub

(Bloomberg) –Corn prices in Chicago sank to a seven-week low as broken grain elevators and power outages in the U.S.’s busiest agricultural port raised

September 1, 2021
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Hurricane Ida Threatens U.S. Grain Exports If Disruptions Linger

(Bloomberg) —Hurricane Ida is shaking up grain exports in the U.S.’s busiest agricultural port, a problem that could balloon as the nation approaches

August 31, 2021
Total Views: 1033

Monday, August 30, 2021
Ships Are Diverting From The Mississippi River To Avoid Hurricane Ida’s Wrath
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Ships Are Diverting From The Mississippi River To Avoid Hurricane Ida’s Wrath

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — The port of New Orleans has halted container terminal and break-bulk operations as Hurricane Ida lashes the Louisiana coast

August 30, 2021
Total Views: 1588

Sunday, August 29, 2021
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Beef Accumulating In Ports Due To Lack of Refrigerated Containers

By Ken Parks (Bloomberg) –Global shipping disruptions and drought-stricken rivers in the heart of South America threaten to pinch meat exports from

August 29, 2021
Total Views: 2170

Saturday, August 28, 2021
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Record Volumes And Difficulties For Container Ports On U.S. Coasts

By Brendan Murray(Bloomberg) –The number of ships waiting to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia reached the highest since the

August 28, 2021
Total Views: 4114

Thursday, August 26, 2021
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A Week at Least for World’s Third-Busiest Port to Return to Normal

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Operations at China’s Meishan terminal in the world’s third-busiest container port will take at least a week to

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 996
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