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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 special designation that bestows the official name of the vessel and smashes a ceremonial bottle of champagne as the 'Godmother' of the vessel. The State of ... [+]

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 ... [+]

Long Beach Commission Elects Colonna President

Long Beach Harbor Commission Vice President Frank Colonna was elected president of the five-person board that oversees the Port of Long Beach. The board also selected Steven Neal as vice president and Sharon L. Weissman as secretary. Commissioners on every July select a president and two ... [+]

Container Rates Decline Continues, Drewry

Drewry's World Container Index, or WCI, decreased 4 percent to US$2,250 per 40-foot container the week of Aug. 31. It was the 10th consecutive weekly decline and continued to stabilize after a volatile period. The unpredictability began, Drewry said, after U.S. tariffs were announced in April, ... [+]

Thyssenkrupp Halts Green Hydrogen Projects

Thyssenkrupp Nucera said its U.S. projects unit is abandoning those projected seen as no longer feasible due to tax and spending changes initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump. Global demand for green hydrogen had stalled amid concern among clean-tech players over what Trump's policies would ... [+]

Blue Water Switches Port Operations Fuel to HVO

Blue Water, in its efforts to reduce the company's CO2 emissions, has introduced HVO, or hydrotreated vegetable oil diesel, as fuel for port activities in Esbjerg, Aarus and Lindø, Denmark. The shipping line said its switch to HVO diesel will reduce emissions by up to 90 ... [+]

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