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Monday, May 9, 2022
MARAD Makes Additional $234 Million Available for Port Projects
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MARAD Makes Additional $234 Million Available for Port Projects

FY 2022 Appropriations Act raises Port Infrastructure Development Program Funding to more than $684 Million, the highest total ever. U.S. Department of

May 9, 2022
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port of los angeles-long beach. photo REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Employers, Dockworkers Aim to Keep Cargo Moving During Labor Negotiations

Negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between employers and dockworkers at U.S. West Coast ports are scheduled to kick off Tuesday ahead of

May 9, 2022
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Saturday, May 7, 2022
port of los angeles-long beach. photo REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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West Coast Dockworkers, Firms Vow to Avoid Upheaval Amid Contract Talks

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) –Labor negotiations at 29 West Coast ports are set to start next week with both sides saying they want to avoid further

May 7, 2022
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Italy Impounds Luxury Yacht Linked To Russian President
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Italy Impounds Luxury Yacht Linked To Russian President

By Crispian Balmer and Emilio Parodi, (Reuters) – The Italian government ordered police on Friday to impound a luxury yacht worth some $700

May 7, 2022
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
yantian port
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Ad-Hoc Carriers and Retail Charters Hit By China Lockdowns

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The combination of Covid lockdown cargo delays in China and congestion at US east coast ports has prompted alliance

May 3, 2022
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Monday, May 2, 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 Employers Laud Automation Ahead of Labor Talks

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply-chain crisis released a study extolling the benefits

May 2, 2022
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Port of Long Beach Completes Project Boosting Rail Capacity
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Port of Long Beach Completes Project Boosting Rail Capacity

The Port of Long Beach has completed construction of a new rail project which it says will increase efficiency of goods movement and reduce congestion on local

May 2, 2022
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satellite photo of Mariupol
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Ukraine Formally Closes Captured Ports Of Mariupol, Berdiansk, and Skadovsk

By Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) Ukraine has formally closed its four Black and Azov seaports, which Russian forces have captured, the Ukrainian agriculture

May 2, 2022
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Saturday, April 30, 2022
grain ship Unity N loading in Romania
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First Ship With Ukrainian Corn Departs Romania

By Megan Durisin (Bloomberg) Enough grain has made its way out of Ukraine to fill an export vessel in neighboring Romania, marking a small but important first

April 30, 2022
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Friday, April 29, 2022
Belgian Ports of Antwerp and Zeebruge Officially Combine
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Belgian Ports of Antwerp and Zeebruge Officially Combine

The Belgian ports of Antwerp and Zeebruge have officially combined, creating Europe’s largest export port. The two cities signed the shareholders’

April 29, 2022
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hapag-lloyd ship
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EU Green Lights Hapag-Lloyd’s Stakes in JadeWeserPort

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd says the EU Commission has approved the company’s stake acquisitions in JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s

April 29, 2022
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Palm Oil Logistics Trucks
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Food Protectionism Hits Ports With Export Bans

By Anuradha Raghu (Bloomberg) Indonesia’s palm oil export ban kicked off Thursday in one of the most drastic cases of food protectionism since the war

April 29, 2022
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Novorossiysk Russian Oil tankers
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Russian Black Sea Oil Exports Double, Are Sanctions Still Working?

The volume of crude leaving the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk more than doubled but where is it going? By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Asia is still snapping up

April 26, 2022
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China port
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Global Supply Chain Crisis Round Two Could Be ‘Bigger Than Last Year’

By Brendan Murray, Ann Koh and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) China’s stringent rules to curb Covid-19 are about to unleash another wave of summer chaos on supply

April 26, 2022
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Monday, April 25, 2022
container terminal is seen in the port of Rotterdam
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Rotterdam Remains Open To Russia As Port Throughput Falls Just 1.5 Percent

By Toby Sterling (Reuters) Europe’s biggest port Rotterdam said that goods throughput fell by 1.5% in the first quarter as trade was hit by the impact of

April 25, 2022
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Sunday, April 24, 2022
Libya Says Armed Clashes at Key Oil Port Damaged Storage Tanks
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Libya Says Armed Clashes at Key Oil Port Damaged Storage Tanks

By Hatem Mohareb (Bloomberg) –Libya’s state oil company said armed clashes at the western port of Zawiya have damaged several storage tanks, as a

April 24, 2022
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Friday, April 22, 2022
MSC container-ship Port of Montreal Canada
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Montreal Makes Pitch for Ships to Head North Amid Supply Chain Snarls

By Stephen Wicary and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — The head of Canada’s second-biggest port has a supply-chain sales pitch few of his peers in the

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 2786

Thursday, April 21, 2022
Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
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U.S. Ports Await Surge from China’s COVID Lockdowns

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The U.S. should brace for another surge in the supply-chain crisis as manufacturers in Asia reopen their factories from

April 21, 2022
Total Views: 2929

Photo of POTUS Joe Biden
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Biden Bans Russian Ships From U.S. Ports

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the United States will ban Russian-affiliated

April 21, 2022
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Monday, April 18, 2022
Port Houston Finishes Record First Quarter
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Port Houston Finishes Record First Quarter

Port Houston on the U.S. Gulf Coast is following in the footsteps of rival ports on the West and East coast in reporting its busiest start to the year

April 18, 2022
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