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Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in Cotonou, expanding its presence in West Africa and strengthening direct customer engagement in the Benin market.
The move reflects the growing importance of Benin as a regional trade hub, with the Port of Cotonou serving as a gateway to inland markets including Niger and Burkina Faso.
Hapag-Lloyd has previously served the market through its regional network. The new office is expected to improve responsiveness and ...
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Three major ocean carriers’ latest results point to a market that is no longer being lifted by pandemic-era pricing, even as geopolitical disruption continues to complicate network planning, costs and customer service.
A.P. Moller-Maersk, Ocean Network Express and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, or “K” Line, each reported ...
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Container shipping and logistics trends across Latin America are becoming increasingly shaped by supply chain digitalization, infrastructure investment and mounting geopolitical uncertainty, according to Maersk’s latest regional market assessment.
In its May Latin America market outlook, Danish shipping and logistics group A.P. Moller - Maersk said ...
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U.S. energy production reached another all-time high in 2025, driven by continued growth in natural gas, crude oil and renewable energy output, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Total U.S. energy production climbed 3.4 percent year over year to 107 quadrillion British ...
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Hong Kong-based maritime energy and transport companies are deepening efforts to electrify inland shipping operations across the Pearl River Delta and Greater Bay Area, underscoring the region’s growing push toward lower-emission marine transport infrastructure.
Wah Kwong NatPower Holdings and Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (CKS) signed a ...
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The Sustainable Shipping Initiative has released what it describes as the shipping industry’s first integrated mapping of crew welfare, well being and safety data, warning that fragmented reporting and inconsistent standards are undermining efforts to manage human risk at sea.
The project, funded by the Lloyd's ...
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. said ownership of the business was transferred in the fourth quarter of 2025 from founder Gianluigi Aponte to his children, Diego and Alexa Aponte, marking a generational transition at the world’s largest container carrier.
Diego Aponte, group president, and Alexa Aponte, group ...
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Coal shipments to Japan, South Korea and the EU jumped 27 percent year over year in April as buyers turned to coal to offset tightening LNG supply following disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the BIMCO.
The increase comes despite what is normally a ...
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CMA CGM will revise its SIRIUS service linking the Mediterranean with the East Coast of South America, adding a new call at Brazil’s Itajaí port while removing Itaguaí from the rotation.
The change is part of the carrier’s effort to optimize service coverage and improve network ...
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Cargo theft activity eased in the first quarter of 2026, but industry analysts said increasingly sophisticated methods and transnational crime groups continue to pose significant risks across North American supply chains.
Total supply chain crime incidents fell 5.3 percent year over year to 767 events in ...
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