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February 2026

Cybersecurity Option for Offshore Wind Farms

Cybersecurity firm Cydome has introduced a software-based security platform for offshore wind farms that installs remotely on existing satellite communication hardware, eliminating the need for on-site technicians. The new product, Cydome Embedded for Remote Energy Facilities, runs as a virtual container on VSAT routers and other network edge devices already deployed at offshore installations. The company said the approach allows operators to add real-time cyber monitoring and compliance tools without shipping ... [+]

Patchwork Carbon Rules Complicate Tracking

A growing patchwork of regional carbon pricing and fuel-intensity regulations is making it harder for global shipping companies to track emissions and plan long-term decarbonization investments, according to maritime engineering firm BAR Technologies. The company said overlapping frameworks – including the European Union’s Emissions Trading System, FuelEU Maritime requirements and proposed ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd Venture Opens Damietta Terminal

Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, saw the arrival of the first vessel call at the new Damietta Alliance Container Terminals facility, at the Egyptian port. The 13,117-TEU Essen Express, operated by Hapag-Lloyd, became the inaugural ship to berth at the Damietta Alliance Container Terminals, or DACT. The terminal, located at Damietta Port on ... [+]

DHL Expands Cold Chain Air Network for Pharma

DHL Group said it is expanding its dedicated airfreight cold chain network as part of a broader push into life sciences and healthcare logistics. The company said the expanded network will provide additional controlled air capacity for temperature-sensitive medicines, vaccines and advanced therapies, while reducing reliance on commercial airlines and third-party ... [+]

East, Gulf Ports’ Gains Imports Share, ITS

U.S. container imports fell in January from a year earlier but remained above historical averages, while East and Gulf coasts ports captured a larger share of inbound volumes, according to the February Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index released by ITS Logistics. Imports totaled 2.32 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January, down ... [+]

Brunswick Dredging to Restore Channel Depth

Dredging is underway at the Port of Brunswick as federal crews work to restore the harbor to its authorized depth, a move officials say will improve vessel efficiency and support continued growth at the nation’s busiest auto port. The federally funded maintenance project, overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ... [+]

Price Joins Georgia Ports, to Succeed Lynch

The Georgia Ports Authority said Feb. 10 that veteran terminal operator Kevin Price will join the agency as president beginning July 1, as part of a planned leadership transition that will eventually place him in the top role. Price will report to current President and CEO Griff Lynch and is expected ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd to Buy ZIM in $4.2 Billion Deal

Hapag-Lloyd has agreed to acquire ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for about US$4.2 billion in cash, a merger that would create the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company and could reshape competition and freight pricing across major trade lanes. Under the deal announced Feb. 16, Hapag-Lloyd will pay US$35 per ZIM share, a ... [+]

January Box Imports Post First Rise in 6 Months

U.S. import volumes at major container ports are expected to post their first month-over-month increase in six months in January but remain below year-earlier levels until late spring, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. January volume is forecast at 2.11 million ... [+]

New Commissioner DiBella Named FMC Chairman

President Donald J. Trump on Jan. 28 designated Laura DiBella to serve as chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. DiBella was sworn in as a new commissioner about three weeks earlier; she was nominated by Trump Dec. 18 and confirmed by the Senate on Dec. 18 for a term expiring Sept. ... [+]

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