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Dock Workers’ Strike Hits Cargo Handling at German Ports

The 48-hour strike, which is to end on the morning of March 25, has largely paralyzed cargo handling at major ports including Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven

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Pressure Grows on Shipping Industry to Accept Carbon Levy

A proposal from the World Bank would require shipping companies to pay into a fund based on the amount of carbon their fleets emit.

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Tensions Rise in Stalled West Coast Port Labor Talks

With cargo volumes in steep decline, a showdown that ties up the flow of goods is likely to push more business to other gateways.

Dockworkers move cargo on a container terminal. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

Maersk Sells Last Major Energy Asset as It Focuses on Logistics

Denmark’s biggest company outlined in 2016 a historic strategic shift to break up its century-old conglomerate structure and sell all its four big energy assets.

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Port of Los Angeles Container Volumes Down 43% in February as Global Trade Slows

Extended lunar new year closures, well-stocked retailers and economic concerns point to soft first quarter.

Container ships at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. The historic traffic jam at the Port of Los Angeles has eased slightly as ocean carriers face fines for letting cargo linger and “sweeper ships” arrive to haul off empty containers. Photo: Bloomberg

Companies Are Balking at Spending for Green Freight Transport

Carriers say they are facing resistance to the growing array of sustainable transport operations they are bringing to markets.

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Traders Marshal a Fleet of Supertankers to Haul U.S. Oil to Europe

Big importers like China and India have been picking up larger volumes as western buyers abandoned the cargoes due to sanctions on Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine.

Photo: Bloomberg

Port of LA to Establish Green Shipping Corridor with Tokyo & Yokohama Ports

MOUs finalized during the 2023 California Japan Clean Energy Trade Mission build on Port of LA’s pursuit of expanded global sustainability cooperation, and further its long-standing relationships with Japan’s ports.

Seated at left, Port of Yokohama Director General Hiroya Nakano signs Memorandum of Understanding along with Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. Standing, from left, are Shinya Hitomi, President and CEO, Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation; California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis and California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

In the Switch to Green Ship Fuels, What Comes First — Investment or Demand?

Key to the success of ocean carriers' decarbonization efforts is the switch to green fuels.

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Kuehne + Nagel Seeks Expansion, CEO Says

Stefan Paul believes Kuehne + Nagel is well positioned to weather freight volatility and that a cargo recovery could begin as soon as the second half of this year.

CEO Stefan Paul. Photo: Kuehne + Nagel

Can Container Lines Withstand a Massive Increase in Vessel Capacity?

Following a period of seesawing freight rates and persistent service failures, ocean carriers and shippers are struggling to achieve some measure of equilibrium.

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Crew That Unstuck the Ever Given Says It’s Owed More Money

The firm, known for flying employees from one shipping crisis to the next, argued this week that the ship’s Japanese owners are preventing them for claiming a higher salvage award.

Photo: Bloomberg

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