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Sallaum Lines Takes Delivery of Ocean Breeze

Sallaum Lines has taken early delivery of the Ocean Breeze, a next-generation liquefied natural gas, or LNG, dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The vessel, Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China, was delivered July 18, four months ahead of schedule. The carrier said the Ocean Breeze represents a milestone in its strategic vision to modernize global automotive logistics through innovation, sustainability and international cooperation. It also noted a deepening partnership between Europe’s ... [+]

JAXPORT Adds Latam Cargo Sales Director

Juan Pablo Acosta Magaña has joined JAXPORT’s commercial team, in the newly created  position of director of cargo sales for Latin America. Magaña, a 20-year veteran of international trade and logistics, will be responsible for strengthening commercial ties between Jacksonville and containerized cargo customers in South ... [+]

Höegh to Power Aurora-class with Ammonia

Höegh Autoliners has placed an order for the first-ever ammonia engines for its Aurora-class pure car/truck carriers, or PCTCs, which, at 9,100 car equivalent units (CEU), will be the largest and most environmentally friendly ever built. The four ME dual-fuel liquid gas injection, or LGIA, engines ... [+]

Port Houston Terminals See Double-digit July

Port Houston said its public terminals saw double-digit growth, with July container volumes climbed 21 percent over July 2024 to 392,829 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs. It was one of Port Houston’s strongest single-month performances, as throughout this year the port has continued to demonstrate strong ... [+]

TOTE Services Adds State of Maine to NSMV Fleet

TOTE Services, Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Maine Maritime Academy and the U.S. Maritime Administration christened the third of five National Security Multi-Mission vessels (NSMVs), State of Maine, on Aug. 27. Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Labor Elaine Chao, served as the ship's sponsor, which is a ... [+]

Gilmore to Port NOLA Chief Engineering Officer

The Port of New Orleans has promoted Chris Gilmore to chief engineering officer, vice president of engineering and program management at Port NOLA. Gilmore was instrumental in advancing major infrastructure initiatives and has served as project leader for the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), Port NOLA said. ... [+]

Russian, Ukrainian Grain Shipments Plunge 49%

Russian and Ukrainian grain shipments plunged a combined 49 percent year-over-year between January and August 2025, according to a report from BIMCO, the Danish shipping association. Both countries had a smaller export surplus following weaker grain harvests in the second half of 2024. “Overall, the combined ... [+]

DHL Halts Handling Postal Goods to US Customers

Deutsche Post and DHL Parcel Germany are no longer accepting and transporting parcels and postal items containing goods from business customers destined for the U.S., due to a Trump executive order suspending duty-free de minimis shipments. With the executive order "Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for ... [+]

AAL Super B-Class ‘Antwerp’ Delivers in Dover

The AAL Antwerp has marked both its own and the wider AAL Shipping Super B-Class fleet’s maiden call in Dover with the successful delivery of a 330-tonne transformer and associated project cargo units. The components are to be used in the ongoing redevelopment of the Sellindge ... [+]

Port Milwaukee Named Great Lakes ‘Pacesetter’

U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. (GLS), an operating administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has awarded Port Milwaukee the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for the 16th time. The award recognizes ports in the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence Seaway ... [+]

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