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Electric Hydrofoils May Be Set to Transform Waterborne Transport

Once airborne, the P-12's drag drops sharply, cutting energy consumption by about 80% compared with conventional vessels.

The P-12 electric hydrofoil ferry approaches Marstrand, outside Gothenburg, Sweden. Photo: Candela

Falling Containers Briefly Halt Operations at Port of Rotterdam

No injuries were reported, and the Bangkok Express has since left the port, while the K. Lotus has remained docked to repair damage that it sustained to its mooring system.

Photo: iStock / Pieter Heij

Berlin Airport Reopens After Black Ice Triggered Groundings

With temperatures expected to hover around freezing, it’s unclear when travel disruptions may ease.

An ice-covered runway at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Feb. 5. Photographer: Maryam Majd/Getty Images

NY-NJ Tunnel Project Wins Court Order to Block Funds Freeze

The Trump administration has been in a standoff with state and local officials since last year, over a new rule that bars contracting requirements based on race or sex.

Workers at a construction site for the Gateway Program Hudson Tunnel Project in New York on Oct. 3. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

India Launches State-Backed Container Line

The initiative will be rolled out in phases, with the state-backed consortium focused first on acquiring and operating container vessels to serve key trade routes.

India's Cochin Port in Kerala. Photo: iStock / Gilitukha

Maersk Expects to Take Earnings Hit from Return of Red Sea Shipping

While reopening the vital trade route is generally viewed as a positive for the freight industry, it could also have some other unintended impacts on freight rates.

Photo: iStock / pejft

Survey: U.S. Truckers Face Mental Health ‘Breaking Point’

More than three-quarters of drivers say stress or mental fatigue has made them less alert or more prone to mistakes on the road.

Photo: iStock.com/Hakase_

China Warns Panama of ‘Heavy Price’ on Court Ruling on Ports

The two ports near the strategic Panama Canal have emerged as a geopolitical flashpoint between the U.S. and China.

The Port of Balboa in Panama City. Photographer: Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg

Shippers Feel the Squeeze as Trucking Capacity Tightens

The increase in shipper spending marked the first year-over-year bump in three years, underscoring how tightening capacity has been driving rates higher across the trucking market.

Photo: iStock/WendellandCarolyn

U.K. Navy Says Ship Hailed by Armed Small Vessels in Hormuz

The incident occurred in a part of the inbound maritime corridor into the strait and was reported on the morning of February 3.

An oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Photographer: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

Port of Los Angeles Opens Applications for Summer College Interns

Assignment opportunities for students include engineering, construction, environmental management, and real estate among other fields.

Tractor trailers carrying shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg

U.S. Container Growth Vanishes with World Trade Flows ‘Moving On’

Inbound volumes in December dropped 6.4% from a year earlier to 1.9 million 20-foot container units, after a 5.7% slide the previous month.

Photo: Eric Thayer / Bloomberg

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