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Thursday, September 2, 2021
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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: 4115

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

Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Port Houston Reports Record Container Volumes in July
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Port Houston Reports Record Container Volumes in July

Port Houston eked out its busiest month ever for containers in July, handling 297,621 twenty-foot equivalent units. The figure marks an increase of 27%

August 25, 2021
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China Reopens Terminal at World’s Third-Busiest Port

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The Meishan terminal at China’s second-busiest port reopened Wednesday following a two-week shutdown that further

August 25, 2021
Total Views: 782

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
ningbo port congestion
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Ships Resume Berthing At Ningbo

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) Ships have resumed berthing operations at a halted container terminal in Ningbo, China, adding to optimism that full activity at one of

August 24, 2021
Total Views: 950

Monday, August 23, 2021
ningbo port congestion
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China Export Volume Falls Amid Port Congestion

By Bloomberg News – (Bloomberg) The volume of China’s exports are expected to fall in August from the previous month due to renewed container shipping

August 23, 2021
Total Views: 662

Friday, August 20, 2021
Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor
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Port of Long Beach Completes New 3.3 Million TEU Capacity Container Terminal

More than 10 years after construction began, the Port of Long Beach has announced the completion of the Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor, one of

August 20, 2021
Total Views: 3477

Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Port of New Orleans Inks MOU to Explore LNG Bunkering
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Port of New Orleans Inks MOU to Explore LNG Bunkering

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a subsidiary of Seacor Holdings to bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling

August 18, 2021
Total Views: 740

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Port Congestion Double-Whammy Sinks Carriers’ Hopes of Schedule Recovery

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Alliance networks operating between Asia and North Europe are experiencing delays of up to a month due to worsening

August 18, 2021
Total Views: 1733

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Port of Antwerp Sees Volume Growth Despite Pandemic Disruption

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The Port of Antwerp recorded a year-on-year rise in the volume of cargo handled for the first seven months of

August 18, 2021
Total Views: 420

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Biden Extends Mask Order At US Ports And Ferries

The Biden administration confirmed late on Tuesday it plans to extend requirements for travelers to wear masks aboard ferries, at ports, and all other public

August 18, 2021
Total Views: 1150

Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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Imports Sustain Surge at Port of Los Angeles as Exports Continue to Crash

More than a year after U.S. consumer purchasing began to build momentum after COVID-19 shutdowns, the cargo boom continues at the nation’s top port for

August 17, 2021
Total Views: 1588

ningbo port congestion
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China Port Congestion Worsens as Ningbo Shuts for Seventh Day

By Kevin Varley and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — The partial closure of the world’s third-busiest container port is worsening congestion at other major

August 17, 2021
Total Views: 2242

Containership Bottleneck Off Southern California Ports Approaches February Record
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Containership Bottleneck Off Southern California Ports Approaches February Record

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The biggest U.S. trade gateway with Asia is clogged with the most inbound container vessels in more than six months,

August 17, 2021
Total Views: 7824

Longshoremen China
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China’s Zero Tolerance To COVID-19 Is Choking Supply Lines

by Muyu Xu (Reuters) Several Chinese ports are facing congestion as vessels due to call at Ningbo are being diverted and cargo processing is slowed partly due

August 17, 2021
Total Views: 2386
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