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The Port of Galveston has officially opened its new cargo berth at the West Port Cargo Complex, marking the completion of a US$106 million expansion designed to accommodate growing roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro), breakbulk and project cargo volumes.
The new 1,410-foot berth at Pier 39-40 welcomed its first commercial vessel July 2 when Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Toledo discharged hundreds of pieces of heavy construction equipment from Brazil and the Far East before loading agricultural ...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Freight Business Journal North America’s Peak Season Forecast 2026 in the July-August issue brings together leading market analysts and logistics executives to examine whether the current freight rally has staying power, the indicators they are watching most closely, and what shippers should expect ...
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Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series examining the forces reshaping the 2026 shipping peak season. FBJNA’s comprehensive Peak Season Forecast will appear in the July/August issue.
The traditional summer-to-fall peak shipping season is giving way to a more volatile pattern of year-round ...
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FedEx reported stronger fourth-quarter and full-year results, driven by higher package yields, improving international export volumes and more than US$1 billion in transformation-related cost savings, while forecasting continued revenue and earnings growth through the remainder of calendar 2026.
For the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, ...
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The global shipping industry faces a growing shortage of certified officers despite a sharp increase in the overall number of seafarers, according to the Seafarer Workforce Report 2026 released Thursday by BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).
The report estimates the global merchant fleet ...
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Even if geopolitical tensions continue to disrupt global shipping, the container market is likely to weaken over the next 18 months as rapid fleet expansion outpaces cargo demand, according to BIMCO’s latest Container Shipping Market Overview & Outlook.
BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst Niels Rasmussen outlines two ...
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Louisiana has moved to streamline the movement of oversized and overweight freight with the enactment of House Bill 746, now Act 566, legislation that makes the state’s Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) the primary authority for issuing heavy-haul permits statewide. The measure was authored ...
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The Port of Baltimore can now move double-stacked container trains for the first time following completion of the $495 million Howard Street Tunnel Project, a milestone state officials say will expand the port’s container business, improve inland connectivity and create thousands of jobs.
Maryland Gov. Wes ...
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Galveston Wharves has promoted longtime executive Brett Milutin to chief operating officer and executive deputy port director as the Texas port advances a series of major growth initiatives centered on Pelican Island and cargo expansion.
Milutin, a 25-year employee of the port, will oversee operations as ...
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The Trump administration has signed an interim agreement with Iran aimed at ending months of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, restoring oil flows and creating a 60-day window for broader negotiations. The arrangement reportedly includes a US$300 billion reconstruction and economic fund, although no ...
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