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Sun Ships: SAL Expands Semi-submersible Fleet

German heavy-lift and engineering specialist SAL Heavy Lift said it has expanded its deck carrier fleet, acquiring two semi-submersible deck carriers Sun Shine and Sun Rise, from former owner Pan Ocean (Korea). Both vessels are scheduled for delivery in Europe between October and April 2026 and will be commercially operated as part of the JSI Alliance, which includes Jumbo Shipping and Intermarine. With semi-submersible deck carriers Zhong Ren 121 and Zhong Ren ... [+]

Container Rates See Unexpected Boost, Xeneta

Average container market spot rates from Far East increased 4.3 percent the week of Sept. 18 into both the U.S. East Coast (US$2,374 per 40-foot equivalent units) and West Coast (US$3,317 per FEU), said Xeneta, the freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform. Prior to the ... [+]

GEODIS, Hapag-Lloyd Integrate on Pricing Tool

GEODIS and Hapag-Lloyd launched a real-time Contract Application Programing Interface (API) that directly connects the ocean carrier ‘s pricing platform to GEODIS’ global rate database.This new integration delivers instant access to about 75 percent more rates than before, cutting processing time from up to five ... [+]

St. Bernard Port Celebrates Its Progress

The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District has released its annual report for 2025, a report that highlights the accomplishments and progress the port has made. The report’s theme, Impact through Innovation, touches on the various changes in the maritime industry and the port's ability ... [+]

FSTED Council Elects 2025-27 Officers

The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council said it has elected a new slate of officers for the 2025-2027 cycle. • Joshua Revord, P.E., Port of Fort Pierce port director, was elected chair. • Joseph Morris, Port Everglades CEO and port director, was elected vice chair. • ... [+]

Product Tanker Contracts Drop to 9-year Low

Product tanker newbuilding contracts in the first eight months of the year dropped 86 percent year-over-year to 2 million deadweight tonnes, representing a nine-year low, said BIMCO Shipping Analysis Manager Filipe Gouveia. The development marks a stark reversal from the boom seen in 2023 and 2024. ... [+]

Shell, Hapag-Lloyd in Long term Biomethane Deal

Hapag-Lloyd and Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) have signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of liquefied biomethane starting with immediate effect. The agreement builds on a strategic collaboration established in 2023 to accelerate the decarbonization of alternative marine fuels. Biomethane, also known as Bio-LNG, plays ... [+]

deugro, Partners Put New Rotra Vessels to Work

deugro, the freight forwarding and project logistics giant, and partners put to work its newest roll-on/roll-off vessel, the Rotra Futura, when it delivered wind turbine blades from Denmark to the U.S., shortly after beginning operations this past summer. The project supply vessel, specifically designed to handle ... [+]

Cheniere-Bechtel in Third Stage of LNG Project

Cheniere Energy, the Houston-based producer of liquefied natural gas (or LNG), selected Bechtel, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) giant, to develop the first U.S. greenfield LNG export facility in 50 years, the Corpus Christi Liquefication facility. Cheniere and Bechtel have worked together for almost two decades ... [+]

AsstrA Moves Bangladesh Power Gen to Houston

Swiss transport and logistics company AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG said it successfully completed a complex transportation of a main power generation package and associated equipment from Chittagong, Bangladesh to Houston. The project began in 2023 when a new client asked AsstrA to quote budgetary shipping and transportation ... [+]

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