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Major container shipping lines are imposing emergency surcharges, restricting bookings and rerouting vessels as Iran’s threat to disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz sends shockwaves through global energy and shipping markets.
The narrow waterway between Iran and Oman is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, serving as the only sea gateway to the Persian Gulf and carrying roughly one fifth of global oil shipments along with large volumes ...
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The Port of Brownsville said March 11 that a company called America First Refining plans to build what officials describe as the first new oil refinery on the U.S. Gulf Coast in nearly 50 years, a project expected to process domestic shale crude and create ...
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Redwood Logistics has acquired EELCO, a Laredo, Texas-based customs brokerage and warehousing provider, expanding its cross-border capabilities along the U.S.-Mexico trade corridor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Redwood Logistics said the acquisition adds licensed customs brokerage services, Foreign-Trade Zone warehousing and additional border operations ...
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The Port of South Louisiana on Feb. 25 marked the ribbon cutting of the Globalplex Dock Access Bridge, a publicly funded infrastructure project designed to improve cargo reliability, efficiency and heavy-load capacity at its Globalplex facility.
The bridge was financed through the Federal Maritime Administration and ...
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The Port of Long Beach began 2026 as the nation’s busiest seaport, recording its second-busiest January on record amid ongoing trade and tariff uncertainty, port officials said Wednesday.
Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 847,765 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January, down 11 percent from January 2025, ...
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The American Chemistry Council and American Waterways Operators have renewed a memorandum of agreement aimed at aligning safety and audit standards across the chemical and marine transportation sectors.
The agreement reaffirms cooperation between the chemical industry’s Responsible Care program and AWO’s Responsible Carrier Program, creating a ...
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Aerios has launched a new Commercial Pricing Insights module that integrates live aggregated rate and capacity data from CargoAi, giving air cargo charter carriers real-time market visibility during the quotation process.
The London-based software developer said the module embeds CargoAi’s commercial market data directly into its ...
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Hapag-Lloyd and DSV have signed a two-year agreement covering 18,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, or CO2e, emission reductions as the companies expand their decarbonization partnership in ocean freight.
The companies said the framework agreement, to begin in 2026, covers the purchase of Scope 3 greenhouse ...
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SeaCube Container Leasing said it is expanding its role in the cold chain market through new leadership appointments, acquisitions and continued investment in refrigerated equipment, positioning itself as an end-to-end solutions provider.
The Montvale, New Jersey-based company said it was the largest global investor in refrigerated ...
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Ocean Network Express said Feb. 24 it has appointed Till Ole Barrelet as CEO-designate, succeeding Jeremy Nixon as part of a planned leadership transition.
Barrelet will join the Singapore-based container liner on May 1 and assume the role of CEO on July 1, while Nixon, who ...
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