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Long Beach Asks: ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’

The Port of Long Beach is offering a US$1 million incentive to the first oceangoing vessel to commercially bunker methanol at the Southern California gateway, marking one of the most aggressive efforts yet by a North American port to accelerate adoption of lower-carbon marine fuels. Approved by the Long Beach Harbor Commission at its May meeting, the new “Clean Fuel Bunkering Challenge” is designed to encourage carriers, fuel suppliers and terminal ... [+]

Log-hub Initiative to Help LSPs’ Lost Margins

Swiss supply chain analytics provider Log-hub has launched a program aimed at helping logistics service providers identify hidden operational inefficiencies and recover lost margins across transport and distribution networks. The initiative targets groupage, full truckload and fourth-party logistics operators facing continued pricing pressure and rising transport costs despite relatively stable or ... [+]

CEVA Adds Fagioli to Boost North America Reach

Freight specialist CEVA Logistics has completed its acquisition of heavy-lift, specialized haulage group Fagioli Group, as part of its strategy to expand end-to-end project cargo capabilities across North America. The deal, finalized on March 31, follows regulatory approvals and positions CEVA as a dominant force in the design, engineering, and execution ... [+]

CVOW Heralds Offshore Breakbulk Successes

The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, but also one of the most contentious, driving a series of landmark heavy-lift moves after a suspension by the U.S. Interior Department last year was revoked.  Citing "national security concerns," the project was blocked ... [+]

Brazil Shipbuilding Revival Gains Momentum

Brazil’s shipbuilding sector continues to show signs of revival following the delivery of 13 newly built mineral barges from Bahia aboard the heavy-lift vessel AAL Antwerp, marking another step in a broader industrial recovery tied to mining logistics and inland waterway transport across South America. The barges, each with a capacity ... [+]

Artemis Restructure Enters New Breakbulk Phase

The successful return to Earth of the Artemis II crew in April signalled a shift in North American heavy-lift transport, from a "test-flight" cadence to a high-volume, industrial-scale logistics operation. However, as NASA announced a massive strategic pivot in its operational aims, the demand for North American breakbulk services is evolving ... [+]

Technip Energies Employs deugro for US Project

French oil and gas engineering group Technip Energies called on project forwarder deugro recently for a complex U.S. industrial project, involving nearly 50 individual shipments from seven countries. This vast breakbulk operation featured more than 6,600 cubic meters of critical equipment and required precision and collaboration throughout to overcome unique logistical ... [+]

Data Center Surge Drives Heavy-lift Strategies

AI’s explosive growth has brought a breakneck rush to build new data centers across North America, but the surge in capital spending is colliding with physical limitations, forcing rapid change in the breakbulk sector. An estimated 17 gigawatts of AI capacity are under construction in the U.S. alone, with an estimated ... [+]

Vancouver USA Posts Cargo Record 170M Tonnes

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority reported record cargo volumes in 2025, driven by surging exports of crude oil, grain and potash, as Canada’s largest gateway expanded trade ties with Indo-Pacific markets. The Port of Vancouver handled a record 170.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2025, up nearly 8 percent from the ... [+]

UNCTAD: Non-Tariff Impact Bigger Than Tariffs

A new report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development warns that regulations, technical standards and other non-tariff measures are becoming a greater obstacle to global trade than tariffs themselves, adding new complexity and costs across international supply chains. The report, Invisible Barriers: The Costs of Non-Tariff Measures, says ... [+]

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