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Monday, June 28, 2021
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Ports Seek All Hands Ways to Cut Carbon Emissions

By Ira Breskin, Port administrators’ immediate challenge is to drive consensus among a variety of well-intentioned stakeholders to meet stringent, near-term

June 28, 2021
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Thursday, June 24, 2021
CMA CGM mega sized containership M/V Benjamin Franklin
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U.S. Port Jam Lingers As Port Woes Stretch From China to Germany

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade held steady over the past week, as ports from China to Germany battle

June 24, 2021
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
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Yantian Port Reopens After Covid Crisis

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) –Yantian International Container Terminals, which handles cargo at one of the world’s busiest container ports, will

June 23, 2021
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
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South Africa to Revamp its Ailing Port System

CAPE TOWN, June 22 (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Ports Authority (NPA) will operate as a stand alone business under the aegis of state-owned

June 22, 2021
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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
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China’s Worse-Than-Suez Ship Delays Set to Widen Trade Chaos

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The global shipping industry, already exhausted by pandemic shocks that are adding to inflation pressures and delivery

June 17, 2021
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
port of los angeles
Ports

1 Million TEUs in 1 Month: Port of Los Angeles Sets New Western Hemisphere Cargo Record

The Port of Los Angeles processed over 1 million twenty-foot equivalent containers in May for a new Western Hemisphere record. Port of Los Angeles Executive

June 15, 2021
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Hong Kong Ends Crew Quarantine Curbs For Bunker And Supply Vessels

By Roslan Khasawneh (Reuters) – Hong Kong providers of shipping services are breathing a sigh of relief after authorities announced they would ease

June 15, 2021
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Monday, June 14, 2021
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
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Yantian Port Problems Creating ‘Unprecedented’ Supply Chain Disruption

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shippers are facing a perfect storm as the logistics industry has entered an “an era of unprecedented disruption”,

June 14, 2021
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Friday, June 11, 2021
Container Terminal Shenzhen in Guangdong
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Congestion at South China Ports Worsens on Anti-COVID-19 Measures

By Muyu Xu and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING, June 11 (Reuters) – Congestion at container shipping ports in southern China is worsening as

June 11, 2021
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general cargo ship
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China’s Buying So Much Corn Its Ports Are Clogging

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s embarked on a record corn-buying spree this year and some vessels have been delayed for as long as a month

June 11, 2021
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Ships Skip Singapore as China Congestion Snarls Supply Chain
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Ships Skip Singapore as China Congestion Snarls Supply Chain

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Delays from congestion at southern Chinese ports triggered by fresh Covid-19 outbreaks are rippling through global supply

June 11, 2021
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Thursday, June 10, 2021
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Port of Los Angeles Processes Record 10 Million TEUs for New Western Hemisphere Record

The Port of Los Angeles has become the first port in the Western Hemisphere to handle 10 million twenty-foot equivalent containers (TUE) over a 12-month

June 10, 2021
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
A COSCO ship at the port of long beach
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Port of Long Beach Reports Best Month on Record in May

Container volumes at Port of Long Beach broke 900,000 TEU for the first time ever in May as consumer demand continues to show no signs of letting up.

June 9, 2021
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U.S. Retail Ports Continue Record Setting Run as Supply Chains Struggle to Keep Up
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U.S. Retail Ports Continue Record Setting Run as Supply Chains Struggle to Keep Up

The United States’ top ports for retail imports are expected to report another blockbuster month in May as consumers turn to normal shopping patterns as

June 9, 2021
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
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South China Ports in Crisis as Congestion Spreads

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – South China’s port congestion has gone from bad to worse – delays at Yantian are spilling over to nearby Shekou and

June 8, 2021
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U.S. Maritime Regulator Sees Shipping Snarls Lasting to 2022
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U.S. Maritime Regulator Sees Shipping Snarls Lasting to 2022

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The top U.S. maritime regulator said stretched global supply chains pushing ocean-freight rates to record highs may stay

June 8, 2021
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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Port of long beach
Environment

Port of Long Beach Incentivizes Carriers to Deploy ‘Greenest’ Ships

Ocean carriers with vessels calling at the Port of Long Beach are set to be be further incentivized to deploy their greenest ships. The Long Beach Board of

May 27, 2021
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U.S. Import Boom Hits New Heights with Little Signs of Letting Up

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Congestion levels at the major North America container gateways are now expected to persist until the summer, as

May 27, 2021
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Marco Polo Container-ship lighthouse
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CMA CGM Marco Polo Continues Record-Setting East Coast Tour

The CMA CGM Marco Polo is continuing its record-setting North American East Coast tour, docking today at the Port of Savannah after previous calls in Virginia,

May 26, 2021
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Ships moored Parana River Port Argentina
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Argentine Port Workers Back On COVID-19 Vaccine Strike

By Hugh Bronstein (Reuters) – Argentine port workers said on Tuesday they would hold a 48-hour strike starting at midnight (0300 GMT Wednesday), after

May 26, 2021
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