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Port of Long Beach Record Volumes Set to Plunge

The Port of Long Beach, after recording one of the strongest April’s on record – and its 11th consecutive month of cargo increases – is girding for a double-digit decline in shipments for May, due to the partially paused tariffs tit-for-tat. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 867,493 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs in April, up 15.6 percent from the same month last year and 5.7 percent better than the previous record ... [+]

Long Beach Port Supports 2.7M US Jobs, Study

As one of the busiest U.S. seaports, the Port of Long Beach supports 2.7 million jobs across the nation, including more than 1.1 million in California, according to a port-commissioned study conducted by Boston-based EBP US found. In the five-county Southern California region, more than 691,000 ... [+]

Tariff Tensions Temper Maersk’s ’25 Forecast

Danish shipping giant Maersk posted better-than-expected first quarter operating profit but warned that the ongoing tariff trade war between China and the U.S. could stunt global container volumes. Maersk said first quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of US$2.71 billion for the ... [+]

US Imports Grow Despite Trade Flux, Descartes

April U.S. container imports increased 1.2 percent over March and 9.1 percent compared to the same month last year, surpassing 2.41 million TEUs for the second time in 2025, despite the current chaotic trade environment, according to Descartes Systems Group’s May Global Shipping Report. Year-over-year, April ... [+]

Fednav CEO Paul Pathy Elected BIMCO President

BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, elected Fednav President and CEO Paul Pathy as the organization’s 47th president at its May 14 general meeting in Copenhagen. Pathy, also the first BIMCO president from the Americas, succeeds Nikolaus H. Schües who is finishing his two-year term and ... [+]

Port Canaveral Invests $500 Million In Upgrades

Central Florida’s Port Canaveral said it is investing more than US$500 million in landside and waterside improvements as part of its comprehensive Port Canaveral Advantage plan to expand capacity and capabilities across all aspects of its business operations. "Port Canaveral has been a driving force for ... [+]

Market Sentiment Index Reflects Uncertainty

The 17th edition of the One World’s Market Sentiment Index, or MSI, for the multipurpose and breakbulk industry, shows further slippage in sentiment from 54.3 in the last edition to 53.3 in this edition but still above 50 which marks the point between generally positive ... [+]

NRF: ‘People Have Recession on Their Minds’

Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump have not yet led the U.S. into a recession, but worries over the economy are widespread and growing despite continued job and income gains, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said May 7. “The possibility of a U.S. recession ... [+]

Port Downturn No Surprise for Port of LA’s Seroka

The severe downturn in U.S. imports following Trump’s 145 percent tariffs against China and similar exorbitant rates across the Pacific Rim and the world has been no surprise for the nation’s port officials.             “It’s not a surprise to us. We knew what the impact of ... [+]

US House Votes to Rescind California Truck Rules

The U.S. House of Representatives on April 30 voted to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency's 2023 approval of California's plans to require a rising number of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks, Reuters reported. The House also voted to repeal an EPA waiver issued in December under former President ... [+]

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