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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Climate Change Puts Nearly All Major Ports at Risk, Report Finds
Ports

Climate Change Puts Nearly All Major Ports at Risk, Report Finds

A new report released today by TT Club and engineering consultancy Haskoning reveals that nearly 90% of the world’s 3,700 major ports are currently

September 23, 2025
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles
Ports

East Asia Container Ports Dominate Global Efficiency Rankings as U.S. Lags

Global port performance has declined between 2020 and 2024 due to multiple disruptions including the Red Sea Crisis, Panama Canal challenges, and

September 22, 2025
Total Views: 639

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
container terminal at port
Ports

Philippines’ ICTSI Pursues Emerging Market Port Deals Amid Trade Shifts

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. is pursuing further acquisitions in emerging economies, with the top Philippine port operator benefiting from a

September 17, 2025
Total Views: 445

Saturday, September 13, 2025
Supertankers filling at Al Barah Oil Terminal (ABOT), Iraq
Energy

IFC Signs $500 Million Contract With Iraq’s Basrah Gas For Associated Gas, Development Of Major Port

CAIRO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed a $500 million investment contract with

September 13, 2025
Total Views: 451

Sunday, August 24, 2025
Ust-Luga oil terminal, Baltic pipeline system. Russia. View from the sea and reeds
Ports

Ukraine Claims Drone Strike On Russian Ust-Luga Port

By Daryna Krasnolutska Aug 24, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine’s state security service and special forces struck Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga

August 24, 2025
Total Views: 1464

Saturday, July 26, 2025
Vilamoura oil tanker (Credit TMS Tankers)
Ports

Russia’s Ust-Luga Port Orders Vessel Checks After Mystery Blasts

By Bloomberg News Jul 24, 2025 (Bloomberg) –-Ust-Luga, Russia’s largest port in the Baltic Sea, is insisting that ships’ hulls are inspected

July 26, 2025
Total Views: 2486

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Views of the port of Hamburg
News

European Ports Slow to Install Shore Power Ahead of 2030 Deadline, Study Shows

Most European ports are lagging in installing the shore-side electrical infrastructure needed for ships to switch from highly polluting marine fuel to

July 15, 2025
Total Views: 590

Saturday, July 12, 2025
The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles, California
Ports

US Port Operators Seek To Mitigate Hefty Expected Tariffs On China-Built Port Cranes

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, July 11 (Reuters) – U.S. seaport operators are asking for extra time to implement pending tariffs on towering

July 12, 2025
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Sunday, July 6, 2025
Ust-Luga oil terminal, Baltic pipeline system. Russia. View from the sea and reeds
Ports

Russia Reports Ammonia Leak At Leningrad’s Ust-Luga Seaport

By Bloomberg News Jul 6, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Russia reported an ammonia leak at the Ust-Luga seaport in the Leningrad region that authorities said

July 6, 2025
Total Views: 1230

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Container terminal at Mumbai Port, India
News

India’s Largest Port in the Making to Raise $3.5 Billion Debt

The firm building what will become the largest port in India plans to raise as much as 300 billion rupees ($3.5 billion) of debt, giving lenders an opportunity

June 19, 2025
Total Views: 779

Saturday, May 31, 2025
Firefighters work at a site of a Russian missile strike in a sea port of Odesa. Press service of the Joint Forces of the South Defence/Handout via REUTERS
Ports

Ukraine Needs 500 Million Euros To Rebuild Critical Port Facilities Damaged By Russia

KYIV, May 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine needs an initial 500 million euros ($566 million) to rebuild the most important infrastructure facilities at

May 31, 2025
Total Views: 650

Friday, May 16, 2025
South Korean Shipbuilders HD Hyundai and Hanwha Pitch Port Cranes to Help Rebuild U.S. Maritime Sector
Ports

South Korean Shipbuilders HD Hyundai and Hanwha Pitch Port Cranes to Help Rebuild U.S. Maritime Sector

HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s two largest shipbuilders, offered their expertise to help boost the U.S. shipbuilding industry and port

May 16, 2025
Total Views: 10683

Saturday, May 3, 2025
Haifa Port, which is to be sold to India's Adani Ports and local partner Gadot in Haifa, Israel. Photo REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
Ports

India Bans Imports From Pakistan And Pakistani Ships

By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI, May 3 (Reuters) – India said on Saturday it had banned the import of goods coming from or transiting via Pakistan and

May 3, 2025
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Sunday, April 27, 2025
Rescue operation underway at site of Iran port explosion.
Ports

Update: Death Toll From Blast At Iran’s Bandar Abbas Port Rises To 40

DUBAI, April 27 (Reuters) – The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran’s biggest port of Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 40, with more

April 27, 2025
Total Views: 1455

Saturday, April 26, 2025
Explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas
Ports

Update: Suspected Chemical Blast At Iran’s Bandar Abbas Kills 14, Injures Hundreds

DUBAI, April 26 (Reuters) – DUBAI, April 26 (Reuters) – A huge blast probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials killed at least 14

April 26, 2025
Total Views: 1268

Monday, April 14, 2025
Aerial photo of the port of Long Beach
Shipping

MSC Founder Emerges as Key Player in $19B Global Ports Deal

Gianluigi Aponte, the secretive Italian billionaire who founded MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA, has emerged as a powerful broker in a $19 billion port deal

April 14, 2025
Total Views: 6618

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Russian Crude Flows Hit Five-Month High While Peace Talks Drag
Energy

Russian Crude Flows Hit Five-Month High While Peace Talks Drag

Russia’s oil exports rose to a five-month high while US-initiated talks aimed at achieving a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict drag

March 25, 2025
Total Views: 802

COSCO ship in port
Shipping

Shippers, Steelmakers Spar Over Trump Levies for Chinese Vessels

US lawmakers, labor unions and steel manufacturers were at odds with shipping companies and farm exporters Monday over a Trump administration proposal to put

March 25, 2025
Total Views: 1254

Monday, March 24, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California
Ports

Trump Port Levies On Chinese Ships Could Mean Billion-Dollar ‘Trade Apocalypse’ Industry Executives Say

The U.S. Trade Representative is gearing up for hearings this week on the proposed port fees targeting Chinese vessels. Industry and maritime executives are

March 24, 2025
Total Views: 3370

Saturday, March 1, 2025
A general view of commercial harbour of Syria's coastal city of Tartous.REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Ports

Russian Operator Denies Losing Tartous Port Contract

By Gleb Stolyarov Feb 28 (Reuters) – STG Engineering, a Russian company that operates Syria’s Tartous commercial port, said on Friday that it

March 1, 2025
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