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The twin ports of Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach have issued a final assessment examining the feasibility of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell cargo-handling equipment as the gateways move toward their zero-emissions goals.
The report, released March 10 under the ports’ Clean Air Action Plan, evaluates the current readiness of cleaner cargo-handling technologies and their potential for wider deployment at marine terminals. It follows a draft released in ...
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The global container ship order book has climbed to a record 11.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units despite falling freight rates and rising trade tensions, according to shipping association BIMCO.
The order book now totals more than 1,350 vessels, said Niels Rasmussen, reflecting continued fleet expansion by ...
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The International Labour Organization and shipping association BIMCO have launched a pilot insurance program aimed at improving compensation and protections for workers in Bangladesh’s ship recycling industry.
The Employment Injury Scheme will provide financial compensation for workers and their families in cases of permanent injury or ...
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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 ...
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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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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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Hapag-Lloyd AG said its supervisory board has elected Karl Gernandt as chairman with immediate effect, replacing Michael Behrendt, who is unable to perform his duties due to health reasons.
Behrendt will remain an ordinary member of the supervisory board, the company said. The board emphasized that ...
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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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Otis Cliatt II, president of Pacific Harbor Line, was awarded a Black History Month Trailblazer of the Century Award, by U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragán for his leadership in advancing lower-emission rail operations in the San Pedro Bay port complex.
Cliatt received the award at the Michelle ...
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