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The Big River just got a whole lot bigger. Well, technically deeper. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has marked the completion of the first two phases

Aug 19 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index declined to its lowest level since December 2020 on Friday, pressured

While inbound container growth appears to be flattening for now, the long-term outlook spells trouble for U.S. ports. Liner industry veteran John McCown,

(Bloomberg) — Ukrainian grain flows are pushing down global prices as the newly opened crop-export corridor shows initial success.  More than 500,000

By Fedja Grulovic PRAHOVO, Serbia, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Europe’s worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its

As if the pandemic hasn’t created enough problems for seafarers. Try also not getting paid. The International Transport Workers’ Federation came out

KYIV, Aug 19 (Reuters) – A further ten cargo ships are being loaded with grain in Ukrainian Black Sea ports and being prepared for shipment under a

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates from China to Middle East and intra-Asia routes are reported to have “collapsed” this week,

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still making waves in the shipping market, with more older tankers

French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced the deployment of the first buoys that will aid in the protection of endangered North Atlantic right whales from

Finnish-based wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has received a contract to supply its Rotor Sails technology on board two liquefied CO2 carriers

South Carolina Ports is marking the completion of its years-long infrastructure project as its fifteenth and final ship-to-shore crane is now operational at

Aug 18 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell on Thursday as capesize vessel rates saw their biggest daily plunge

By Jack Wittels and Brian Wingfield (Bloomberg) — Water levels on the Rhine are set to rise over the weekend, potentially providing some respite to a

DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Dubai-owned ports giant DP World reported on Thursday a record $721 million first-half profit boosted

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — US retailers that stockpiled goods to cushion against supply-chain snarls are finding inventory reduction to be

The nation’s top port for containers is out with some big numbers again today. The Port of Los Angeles reported preliminary July figures showing an

Leading biofuels supplier GoodFuels has delivered fuel to a NYK bulk carrier in the Port of Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub. The NYK ship,

New data from the National Retail Federation shows that core retail sales in U.S. rose in July even as overall sales reported by the Census Bureau remained

KYIV, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine expects five ships to arrive at its Chornomorsk Black Sea port on Wednesday for loading with more than 70,000