The attacks risk further disrupting loadings at CPC, where planned shipments have already plunged due to bad winter weather and mooring damage from a recent drone strike. 

The drilling vessel is backed by Japanese government funding, and will spend a month collecting rare earth sludge along a four-mile-deep seabed.

The voyage marks another step toward normalization of global supply lines, after Yemen-based Houthis in 2023 began attacking vessels, forcing shipowners to sail south of Africa.

The Port of Los Angeles also realigned Knoll Drive, which borders the west side of the facility across the water from Terminal Island and runs parallel to I-110.

U.S. import volumes are forecast to come in around 2.1 million TEUs for the opening month of 2026, which would be a 6.6% increase over December 2025.

The ship’s predicament shows the ripple effects of U.S. moves to control more of Venezuela’s oil riches.

Ingka is investing in electric and alternative-fuel vehicles to increase the proportion of home deliveries it fulfills with zero-emissions vehicles from 40% to 90% by 2028.

To date, the Great Lakes as a whole are just shy of 15% ice coverage, up from the 10% average for this time of year.

The idea is simple: Replace trucks with short-sea shipping where sail freight offers the highest emissions-reduction potential.

At least 11 ships chartered by the U.S. oil major are scheduled to arrive in the Venezuelan government-controlled ports of Jose and Bajo Grande later in January.