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Sunday, July 17, 2022
Australia Bets Big On Brazilian Sugar Ports
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Australia Bets Big On Brazilian Sugar Ports

By Tatiana Bautzer (Reuters) – Australia’s Macquarie group is investing in Brazilian ports by taking a stake in port operator CLI and funding a

July 17, 2022
Total Views: 2099

Saturday, July 16, 2022
Fertilizer Inflation Forces Overhaul of Brazil Ports, Railways
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Fertilizer Inflation Forces Overhaul of Brazil Ports, Railways

(Bloomberg) –Brazil’s heavy dependence on fertilizer imports is leading to a major upgrade of the nation’s ports, railways and distribution centers.

July 16, 2022
Total Views: 3045

Friday, July 15, 2022
EU Allows Cargo To Flow Via Russian Port Of Kaliningrad
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EU Allows Cargo To Flow Via Russian Port Of Kaliningrad

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Wednesday, the European Commission released guidance aimed at reducing tensions with Moscow over cargo shipments between the port

July 15, 2022
Total Views: 2638

Thursday, July 14, 2022
aerial view of Istael's Haifa port with containership at berth
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Israel to Sell Haifa Port for $1.2 Billion

By Ari Rabinovitch and Jonathan Saul JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) – Israel said on Thursday it will sell Haifa Port, a major trade hub on its

July 14, 2022
Total Views: 6103

Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Despite Headwinds, Port of Long Beach Closes Busiest Quarter on Record
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Despite Headwinds, Port of Long Beach Closes Busiest Quarter on Record

The Port of Long Beach reported its most active June, boosted by increased consumer demand as retailers stock shelves for back-to-school shopping. The month

July 13, 2022
Total Views: 790

White House Keeping Distance from Critical Rail and Dockworker Labor Talks For Now
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White House Keeping Distance from Critical Rail and Dockworker Labor Talks For Now

By Augusta Saraiva and Ngai Yeung (Bloomberg) — The White House is monitoring labor talks in the logistics industry as unions representing 115,000 rail

July 13, 2022
Total Views: 1415

Rail Congestion Threatens Nationwide Logjam, LA’s Seroka Says
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Rail Congestion Threatens Nationwide Logjam, LA’s Seroka Says

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) – Railroads and importers must remove cargo that is stacking up at the nation’s busiest

July 13, 2022
Total Views: 1990

Containers at the Evergreen terminal at the Port of Los Angeles
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Port of Los Angeles Kicks Off Peak Season with Record June

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka says clearing cargo—rail cargo, in particular— is critical to avoiding nationwide logjam during peak

July 13, 2022
Total Views: 1168

bulk carrier
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Bulk Carrier Congestion Rising in Rotterdam

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is driving bulk carrier congestion at Europe’s busiest port, according to a new report from VesselsValue. Since the outbreak

July 13, 2022
Total Views: 3340

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
U.S. Retail Imports Set Another Record Heading Into Peak Season
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U.S. Retail Imports Set Another Record Heading Into Peak Season

Retail imports set another record high this spring as the nation’s major container ports worked to reduce congestion and retailers stocked up before

July 12, 2022
Total Views: 997

Gazprom sign
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Russia’s LPG Exporters Open Black Sea Port of Poti 

by Jan Harvey (Reuters) Russian exporters will start shipping supplies of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Bulgaria via Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti

July 12, 2022
Total Views: 1349

Saturday, July 9, 2022
Port of Long Beach Begins Demolition Of Gerald Desmond Bridge
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Port of Long Beach Begins Demolition Of Gerald Desmond Bridge

The process of lowering the Gerald Desmond Bridge’s center span began Saturday, marking the first step toward demolishing a one-time critical traffic link

July 9, 2022
Total Views: 6304

Trucks At Port Of LA
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California Truckers in Gig-Work Legal Limbo, Risking Supply Chains

By Augusta Saraiva and Ngai Yeung (Bloomberg) –About 70,000 truck owner-operators who form the bedrock of California’s transport industry are in

July 9, 2022
Total Views: 3965

Thursday, July 7, 2022
Ukraine Grain Train Loading
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Danube Port Links To Ukraine Grain Train

By Andra Timu and Irina Vilcu (Bloomberg) Romania reopened a Soviet-era rail link connecting its Danube River port of Galati to Ukraine a month earlier than

July 7, 2022
Total Views: 2150

Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece.Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
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Black Sea Oil Port Halts On Russian Court Order

By Sherry Su (Bloomberg) A Russian court order to halt oil loadings from a port in the Black Sea has unnerved European crude traders already reeling from the

July 7, 2022
Total Views: 2338

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
A Sea Of Shipping Containers
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Over 2% of Global Freight Capacity at Standstill in North Sea Region -Germany’s IfW

Global trade shows a slightly positive trend in June as North America sees some improvement, but there is “unusually long” congestion in the North

July 6, 2022
Total Views: 2031

Tuesday, July 5, 2022
China USA Chess Pieces
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Goodbye China, Hello Deglobalization – Shipping Woes Push USA Factory Boom

American executives are working to deglobalize production in the wake of port bottlenecks, parts shortages, port lockdowns, collapsing Chinese demographics,

July 5, 2022
Total Views: 51015

Sunday, July 3, 2022
shipping container
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Banana Ships And The Hidden Fees Of Ship Cargo

A cadre of ocean carriers are charging exorbitant, potentially illegal, fees on shipping containers stuck because of congestion at ports. Sellers of furniture,

July 3, 2022
Total Views: 44912

New Gulf Of Mexico Oil Refinery Opens
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New Gulf Of Mexico Oil Refinery Opens

By Adriana Barrera (Reuters) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador formally opened a major new oil refinery on Friday, a signature project for the

July 3, 2022
Total Views: 2982

Friday, July 1, 2022
Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
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No Deal in West Coast Port Labor Negotiations as Deadline Passes

Negotiaions for a new labor contract for more than 22,000 dockworkers at U.S. West Coast ports have failed to reach a new agreement by today’s deadline,

July 1, 2022
Total Views: 3086