Halimar Shipyard joins HII's Romulus USV manufacturing network Morgan City, La.-based Halimar Shipyard is advancing construction of HII's Romulus 151 unmanned surface vessels (USVs), as HII continues its strategy of expanding production capacity through a distributed manufacturing network of experienced
Op-Ed: Antifouling is not a one-size-fits-all solution An effective marine antifouling coating can reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global shipping market by over 200 million metric tons per year and protect marine ecosystems by preventing the
NextOcean to outfit Esvagt Njord SOV with its vessel motion prediction tech Esbjerg, Denmark-headquartered Esvagt has awarded Delft, Netherlands-based offshore vessel motion prediction specialist NextOcean, a contract to supply its motion radar to the service operations vessel (SOV) Esvagt Nord. The system will support
Deployable Energy set for INL, Hornbeck demonstrations Houston-headquartered nuclear start up Deployable Energy has announced its selection by the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) for two strategic upcoming demonstrations: a Nuclear Energy Launch Pad Idaho National Laboratory (INL) full-power demonstration and a Nuclear
Bollinger opts for Steerprop propulsion for new USCG Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers Finnish marine propulsion specialist Steerprop has secured an order to supply complete propulsion packages for the four Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) being built for the U.S. Coast Guard by Bollinger Shipyards. Each
ONE and Wan Hai replace Los Angeles with Long Beach on PS8/AP2 service Ocean Network Express and Wan Hai Lines will replace Los Angeles with Long Beach on their joint Transpacific service. ONE markets the service as PS8, while Wan Hai operates it under the AP2 name. Revised service rotation The updated rotation will be: Qingdao - Ningbo - Long Beach - Oakland - Qingdao The post appeared first on Container News.
CMA CGM shortens CIMEX1 service CMA CGM has shortened its Far East-Middle East CIMEX1 service, according to Alphaliner. The carrier will remove Shanghai and Ningbo from the service rotation. CMA CGM will also reduce the number of vessels operating the CIMEX1 service from eight to six. The revised service will deploy vessels with capacities of approximately 4,000 TEUs. Revised CIMEX1 rotation The updated rotation will be: Shenzh
Maersk updates intermodal fuel fees in Australia and New Zealand Maersk will revise its Intermodal Fuel Fee in Australia and New Zealand from 1 September 2026. The carrier attributed the adjustments to higher global energy prices and the evolving security situation in the Middle East. Maersk noted that approximately 20% of global fuel passes through the Strait of Hormuz. According to the company, current conditions have increased costs for inland and intermoda
Shanghai leads global container port rankings in first half of 2026 Shanghai remained the world's busiest container port during the first half of 2026, according to Alphaliner's latest ranking of the top 30 global container ports. The Chinese gateway handled 28.737 million TEUs, representing growth of 6.2% compared with the first half of 2025. Ningbo-Zhoushan moved into second place after handling 22.9 million TEUs, up 8.8%. The port overtook Singapore, which han
CMA CGM announces RRI02 from the USA CMA CGM has announced a new Rate Restoration Initiative, known as RRI02, on several trades from the United States. The new charges will apply in addition to the carrier's previous Rate Restoration Initiative. RRI02 will cover all cargo except special equipment and out-of-gauge shipments. RRI02 effective from 27 August From 27 August 2026, CMA CGM will apply the following charges: Origin Destinati
"K" Line orders three VLCCs from Nihon Shipyard Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, known as "K" Line, has signed agreements with Nihon Shipyard for the construction of three very large crude carriers. The next-generation VLCCs will feature energy-saving designs and high fuel efficiency. Malaccamax design targets Middle East-Asia trade Nihon Shipyard will construct the vessels as Malaccamax VLCCs. The design will allow the ships to transport crude oil effi
Port of Los Angeles extends Yusen Terminals lease through 2056 The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a new 30-year lease with Yusen Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles. The agreement will keep the marine terminal operator at the port through 2056. It will also support an additional US$200 million investment in zero-emission cargo-handling equipment. Yusen Terminals to invest US$200 million Under the approved lease, Yusen Terminals will
The safety paradox of decarbonisation: new fuels, new risks As shipping accelerates its transition towards lower and zero greenhouse gas fuels, the industry is entering one of the most significant periods of operational change in its history. Methanol, ethanol, ammonia, hydrogen and biofuels all have a role to play in helping shipping meet the ambitions set out in the IMO's greenhouse gas strategy. Yet while these fuels may reduce emissions, they also int
OOIL reports US$728 million profit in first half of 2026 Orient Overseas (International) Limited reported a profit attributable to equity holders of US$728 million for the first half of 2026. This compared with US$954.2 million during the same period in 2025. Group revenue increased to US$5.173 billion from US$4.876 billion. Meanwhile, group EBIT reached US$728 million, while EBITDA amounted to US$1.255 billion. Operating cash flow totalled US$819 mill
CMA CGM updates surcharges on West Africa and South America trades CMA CGM has announced updates to its Peak Season Surcharge from China to West Africa and its Low Water Surcharge from the west coast of South America. The two surcharge updates carry different effective dates and apply to separate trade routes. PSS from China to West Africa CMA CGM will introduce a Peak Season Surcharge of US$300 per TEU from China and its Special Administrative Regions to West A
ONE launches export carrier haulage from India ICDs Ocean Network Express will launch Export Carrier Haulage services from inland container depots across India from 20 September 2026. The new service will provide customers with a single-window solution for export container movements from ICD locations. The applicable export rail haulage charges will vary according to the container type, size and weight. Customers can review the rates through ONE's
COSCO Shipping Ports announces 2026 interim results COSCO Shipping Ports reported higher revenue, profit and container throughput for the first half of 2026. Total throughput increased by 7.9% year on year to 80,157,047 TEUs, while equity throughput rose by 7% to 24,492,008 TEUs. Revenue increased by 12.3% to US$905.3 million. Profit attributable to equity holders climbed by 28.5% to US$233.7 million. Revenue and profit increase Gross profit reach
Maersk updates fuel surcharge in Skopje Maersk will update its fuel surcharge for truck transport in Skopje from 31 August 2026. The carrier will apply a 25% fuel surcharge due to the situation in the Middle East and the resulting increase in fuel costs. Weekly fuel surcharge reviews Maersk described the adjustment as an exceptional measure that will apply during the coming weeks. The carrier will use the following review process: The
Wärtsilä to supply 14 MW power plant for Senegal gold project Wärtsilä will supply five Wärtsilä 32 engines for a 14 MW captive power plant at the Diamba Sud Gold Project in Senegal. The power plant will provide electricity for the mining operation, which will rely entirely on the facility because of its remote location. Africa Power Services placed the order on behalf of Fortuna Mining. The France-based company is the main engineering, procurement and cons
EUROGATE and ICT Logistics partner on terminal automation system EUROGATE and ICT Logistics have entered into a strategic partnership to design and implement a next-generation Equipment Control System. The system will be based on ICT Logistics' SmartECS solution and will manage automated terminal equipment from multiple suppliers within a vendor-independent environment. SmartECS will integrate with EUROGATE's Terminal Operating System and its operateMyBox sche
Strong volume growth drives record profit for Port of Auckland Port of Auckland recorded significant volume growth and a record underlying net profit after tax during the financial year ending 30 June 2026. Underlying net profit after tax reached $111.2 million, up 30% from $85.4 million in FY25. Statutory net profit after tax increased by 28% to $116.3 million. The figure included $5.1 million in one-off gains and other items. Container and vehicle volumes
Hambantota Port clarifies vehicle storage policy as RORO volumes grow Hambantota International Port Group has clarified its vehicle storage policy following recent media reports about vehicles remaining at the port for extended periods. Hambantota Port currently accommodates more than 50,000 vehicles, including transshipment cargo and local imports. According to HIPG, 1,278 locally imported vehicles have remained in the port yard for more than three months. Of thes
Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America appoints Rafael Reis as VP Operations Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America has appointed Rafael Reis as Vice President Operations. Reis will lead the company's regional operational strategy, with a focus on operational excellence. He brings experience from the port and logistics sectors across Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica and Panama. Before joining Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America, Reis served as Head of Planning Center
OOCL launches new Asia-East Africa Service 8 OOCL will launch its new Asia-East Africa Service 8, providing direct connections between India and East Africa. The EAX8 service will connect the key Indian gateways of Nhava Sheva and Mundra with Mombasa in Kenya and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. EAX8 adopts butterfly network structure The new service will use a butterfly network structure with two loops operating simultaneously. EAX8 will provide
Swire Shipping introduces peak season surcharge from New Zealand Swire Shipping will introduce a peak season surcharge on shipments from New Zealand to several Pacific Island markets. The carrier attributed the surcharge to an ongoing equipment imbalance and increased cargo demand. Peak season surcharge levels The surcharge will apply to shipments from New Zealand to: American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Niue Samoa Tonga Vanuatu Swire Shipping wil
Ignazio Messina launches new West Med Line Ignazio Messina will launch its new West Med Line in September, combining its existing Algeria and Libya services into an expanded Western Mediterranean network. The company said the new service will provide more efficient and reliable connections while responding to changing market requirements. Improved Western Mediterranean connectivity The West Med Line will offer improved transit times for c
Enesel adds newcastlemax newbuild to dry bulk comeback Greek owner Enesel has added a newcastlemax to its rapidly expanding dry bulk orderbook, taking its return to the sector to nine newbuildings little more than a year after exiting the market. The Lemos family-controlled company has lined up a 210,000 dwt ship at Hengli Shipbuilding in Dalian for delivery in November 2028. Enesel has ...
Multi-owner tanker order lands at China Merchants Four European and Canadian shipowners have teamed up on a fresh four-ship product tanker order in China, taking Furetank's long-running Vinga series to 26 vessels. Two of the 17,999 dwt newbuilds will go to FureBear, the 50/50 joint venture between Sweden's Furetank and Canada's Algoma Central Corporation. Swedish owner Älvtank is taking another, while Norway's ...
Himalaya pushes rate cover into 2027 Himalaya Shipping has pushed its fixed-rate cover into 2027, converting two more index-linked newcastlemax charters to an average $53,000 per day. The Tor Olav Trøim-backed owner has locked the pair from September 1 through March 31 next year. The ships and charterers were not disclosed. The seven-month conversion represents around $22.5m of gross hire across ...
Ardmore maxes out Wuhu tanker series Ardmore Shipping has taken up its final two options at China's Wuhu Shipyard, lifting its product and chemical tanker newbuilding programme to six ships worth around $269m. The New York-listed owner has exercised options for another two 40,500 dwt handysize tankers, with the latest pair contracted on similar terms to the four ships already on ...
Frontline secures multi-year cover for VLCC quartet Frontline has taken advantage of the red-hot VLCC market to lock four ships into term charters, securing rates of up to $120,000 per day and adding longer-term earnings cover at levels rarely seen in the sector. The John Fredriksen-backed tanker giant has fixed two newly delivered VLCCs for one year each at $120,000 per day. ...
Hafnia cashes out of Andromeda joint venture Product tanker giant Hafnia has cashed out its stake in a joint venture with Monaco-based Andromeda Shipping, booking a $13.3m profit as it continues to prune older tonnage from its fleet. The BW Group-controlled owner sold its 50% interest in the two MR tankers held through H&A Shipping during the third quarter. Hafnia did not ...
K Line steps back into VLCC newbuild market Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has returned to the VLCC newbuilding market with an order for three 311,000 dwt ships at compatriot Nihon Shipyard. The company confirmed the contracts on Friday, with deliveries scheduled from 2029 onwards. Pricing and propulsion details have not been disclosed. The 339.5 m-long, 60 m-wide ships will ...
Mercuria's capesize shopping spree nears 1.5m dwt One notable exception in dry bulk this year has been Geneva-headquartered Mercuria , which is keeping European buyers firmly in the bidding game in the capesize segment. While Chinese buyers have been swooping on vintage tonnage, this outfit is in for slightly younger ships. Mercuria's ongoing bulker buying spree in this segment is fast approaching ...
Splash Wrap: The price of passage Shipping spent this week paying ever more extravagant sums for something that used to be taken largely for granted: passage. War, drought, congestion and regulation have turned the journey from A to B into an increasingly complicated calculation of risk, availability and price. This week showed just how expensive keeping those routes open is becoming. ...
Japan set to tweak shipping tax regime Japan is preparing a broad review of the tax regime supporting its international shipping industry as Tokyo increasingly treats control over ships and maritime transport as an economic security issue. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Maritime Bureau announced Friday it intends to consider four key tax measures affecting international shipping as a ...
Seaspan takes the renminbi into the global P&I market Bing Chen-led Seaspan is taking the internationalisation of the renminbi into marine insurance, becoming the first overseas shipowner to pay protection and indemnity calls to China P&I Club in the Chinese currency. The containership lessor and China Shipowners Mutual Assurance Association signed an agreement in Shanghai this week covering two 14,000 teu newbuildings, which will ...
Can an AI camera really measure safety culture? AI-powered cameras can detect unsafe acts at sea, but measuring behaviour is not the same as understanding competence, culture or risk. Alex Byelyavtsev, a master marine with Maersk, explains. Shipboard cameras are not new. What is new is the claim wrapped around them. Vendors sell AI that watches those feeds and flags missing PPE, people ...
Seafarer dock work battle heads towards EU court A European legal battle over whether ships' crews can be required to undertake cargo handling work in port has widened after the European Trade Union Confederation was allowed to intervene in an appeal before the Court of Appeal of The Hague. The case centres on the International Transport Workers' Federation's Non-Seafarers' Work Clause, which prevents ...
Hormuz 'storm' propels VLCC spot market, asset prices and long-term rates VLCC owners have already earned generational wealth. Their 'champagne problem' is to max out gains amid uncertainty: weighing spot exposure...
The Daily View: Another day, another multi-billion yuan containership order for Cosco
How International Seaways navigates today's historic tanker markets Lloyd's List senior reporter Greg Miller speaks to key tanker player International Seaways to find out how it assesses risk...
What to expect from ISWG-GHG22 on a global carbon price for shipping The first of two IMO greenhouse gas working group meetings starts on September 1, before carbon-pricing fireworks resume at MEPC85...
Disruption reshapes the rankings rather than derailing growth The world's largest container ports were expected to show slower development in 2025 as tariffs, trade tensions and weaker economic...
How Asia rewrote the container port rankings in the 21st century Twenty-five years of globalisation, consolidation and disruption have reshaped the world's container port hierarchy. As cargo flows shifted east, transhipment...
Red Sea and Hormuz crises reshape thinking on port resilience The Red Sea and Hormuz crises have forced carriers, ports and cargo owners to rethink long-held assumptions about trade routes...
Cosco signs orders for 18 new containerships in near $3bn deal Latest contracts follow orders by Cosco earlier this year for a combined 30 boxships in the neo-panamax and ultra-large containership...
Cosco Shipping Ports' 1H26 profit rises 29% on throughput growth, one-off gain Higher throughput and a one-off provision reversal lifted first-half profit, but geopolitical disruption weighed on overseas terminal operations
Black Sea conflict spreads as cargoship sinks in Romanian waters The ship suffered a fire and eventually capsized off the Romanian coast on its way to Türkiye
Diana reduces Genco stake following failed takeover The Greece-based owner withdrew its bid earlier this month, ending to a near year-long effort to take over New York-listed...
Ship recycling heavyweight plans 50-vessel fleet by 2028 Dubai-based SPM Shipping has built a 32-vessel fleet in just three years as parent company Priya Blue Group expands beyond...
Two dead in Tanker fire off South Korea An explosion was heard on the vessel off an island near the South Korean port of Incheon, the coastguard said
US mine-clearing claim fails to convince shipping industry despite Centcom assurances US Central Command says American forces have cleared Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, but shipping industry security officials...
Daily Briefing The world is diversifying around China, not away from it | Shipping decarbonisation goals must reflect market realities, says Travlos...
Prince Rupert's big bulk-to-container transload facility debuts The Canxport facility has opened three years after it broke ground, providing British Columbia's bulk commodity exporters a new container gateway.
Charleston looks to deepen remaining stretches of shipping channel SC Ports wants to dredge the Cooper River from its current 48-foot depth to handle larger ships at its North Charleston Terminal.
Cosco Shipping unveils nearly $3 billion in orders for 18 newbuilds The larger of the two orders is for a dozen 22,000-TEU ships that the carrier said will "boost (its) competitive advantage" on routes such as the Far East to Northwest Europe.
Intra-Asia rates continue upward climb on storm disruption, strong peak Rates have been trending higher since the beginning of August due to the dislocation of carrier services linked to a string of storms that have disrupted operations at key ports in China.
Yusen Terminals secures 30-year lease extension from Port of Los Angeles An active participant in the port's clean-air initiatives, Yusen has agreed to spend $200 million on zero-emission equipment at its terminal under terms of the lease extension.
Project cargo bottlenecks intensify amid data center-linked US gas power boom A new report this week says planned gas-fired projects tied directly to US data centers reached 189 gigawatts in the first half of 2026, almost twice as much under development a year ago.
Container dwells follow import levels higher at LA-LB port complex Chassis shortages and local street closures are also contributing to rail and truck dwells that hit their highest in over a year in July.
Top US military commander in Middle East says Hormuz mine clearing is complete Pressure group claims there is no sign that shipping is using traffic separation scheme
Selling it all? Diana Shipping speaks on Genco divestment plans New York-listed shipping stocks wind up with flat week after some volatile swings
VLCC spot market pump-fakes a peak to find a new record high Rates for loading cargoes inside Middle East Gulf lead day's gains, despite lack of publicly reported fixtures
Wavelength podcast: Getting under the lid of German shipowning Plus, has Hoegh Autoliners dampened its ammonia goals? The role of Oman in ongoing geopolitics, and Granular looks at chokepoints
Brazil becomes Singapore's 10th green shipping corridor partner New pact targets alternative-fuel supply chains as city-state expands global decarbonisation network
Peter Dohle returns to Hudong-Zhonghua for containership newbuilding brace German tonnage provider said to be back in the container market with a fresh order for two ships.
Container markets buoyed as port congestion tops pandemic-era peaks Queues outside the world's container ports are tying up vessel capacity and helping to underpin both freight and charter rates
Frontline boss Barstad: We could fix four more VLCCs on long-term deals today Deep market develops for time charters as 'intelligent money' starts to seek tanker cover
Cosco Shipping ramps up newbuilding haul with $3bn container ship move Two Chinese yards net orders for up to 18 vessels
'We still believe in ammonia': Hoegh Autoliners boss defends fuel choice for latest order Enger believes many in shipping are unaware of how much green ammonia will soon be coming from China
UK seizes $5.2m after stolen Ukrainian grain probe Law enforcement says it discovered links between UK-based accounts and Iranian oil sales
Greek owner Enesel places newcastlemax order with Hengli Giant Chinese yard carves out a new niche for itself to grow in
High hopes, low expectations: Alexander Saverys examines IMO net-zero deal CMB.Tech supremo believes China and Europe have important roles to play in upcoming talks
Evangelos Pistiolis extends tanker drive with debut newbuilding order at K Shipbuilding Greek owner secures prized berths for product tankers with mid-2028 delivery
Greek owner NG Livanos stirs back into action with first S&P move in years Low-profile company acquires modern ultramax from Hellenic peer
Class tech heads: Where would you invest $1m in maritime cleantech? We gave technology experts in leading class societies $1m to help you make those tough decarbonisation decisions
Four owners team up to order dual-fuel product tankers in China Furetank leads deal to add extra ships to ground-breaking Vinga series
Live Oak advances large scale US e-NG project to supply Japanese buyers Nebraska plant scheduled for 2030 start-up
Shandong Marine orders up to six giant ore carriers against Vale business Triple-fuel trio could cost more than $150m apiece, compared with less than $120m for conventionally fuelled ship
Tanker turmoil turbocharges Sovcomflot profit Sanctioned Russian owner's revenue tops $1bn in first half
KfW IPEX-Bank provides $92m financing for bulker newbuildings Hartmann and CSL Group will own the 44,000-dwt self-discharging vessels
CMA CGM expands strategic connections with state-owned Chinese construction firm Partners explore projects spanning ports, logistics corridors and digital spheres
Greek owner in the frame as Maersk Tankers offloads oldest product carrier Brokers report firm price for 16-year-old vessel
Evangelos Pistiolos extends tanker drive with debut newbuilding order at K Shipbuilding Greek owner secures prized berths for product tankers with mid-2028 delivery
CMB.Tech to clear $200m bond in cash after banking huge profit Belgian owner's legacy debt expires next month
OMC Tankers falls on first day of trading as investors prefer Bruton after demerger Clarksons gives both stocks a buy rating as Troim VLCC newbuilding play completes split
Burning cargo ship 'sinks' after new Black Sea attack Vessel was hit on Thursday evening, Romanian president Nicusor Dan said
Exmar hires banks for bond issue as it looks to grow floating infrastructure business Company is kicking off a series of investor meetings today
US giant Sunoco moves into European bunker market through new collaboration Oil company is teaming up with Verde Marine Energy for ARA and UK business
Frontline reveals $1bn in refinancing deals as it cuts interest costs CFO Klemp says tanker owner has been reducing margins on existing loans
Can Hapag-Lloyd win Israel's blessing for $4.2bn Zim takeover? Chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen remains confident of securing approval for deal
K Line orders trio of VLCCs as it extends energy transportation push Owner turns to Nihon Shipyard for fuel-efficient tankers delivering from 2029
Golden Energy Offshore flips to profit after PSV market recovery and vessel sales CEO says activity and rates improved materially through second quarter and into third quarter
Hafnia exits joint venture with Andromeda in profit as eight tankers sold BW Group tanker giant ends joint venture after five years
Iranian warship halts Indian VLGC off coast of Oman Vessel warned over transit in southern corridor, report says
BW LPG profit jumps amid record volatility in VLGC market Singapore owner expects spot earnings 'to remain highly sensitive to geopolitical developments'
Frontline ties up four VLCCs on term deals as profit hits record $659m John Fredriksen company expects tanker voyage lengths to remain 'elevated'
Two seafarers dead in fire on tanker off South Korea Product carrier suffered blaze off Incheon
Transpetrol refinances enhanced product tankers as Mercuria signs term deal Upgraded MR tanker duo sold in leaseback transaction, brokers say
Diana Shipping sells off another slice of its Genco stake Greek shipowner cashes on $17.2m in New York rival's shares
Canada Post to launch weekend parcel delivery by year's end Canada Post announced on Friday that it plans to introduce weekend parcel delivery in three major cities later this year, part of a plan to modernize its business model and capture more parcel business from electronic retailers as it tries to return to profitability. The postal carrier credited this year's resolution of a drawnout labor dispute with restoring customer confidence in the second qua
Motive and Highway Restore ELD Data Access After Integration Dispute Highway and Motive said in a joint statement that they have reached an agreement to restore the frequency at which Highway can access electronic logging device data belonging to Motive customers when carriers authorize that access, ending a disruption that began earlier after Motive limited the application programming interface connection between the two platforms and indicated Highway would need
Port of Los Angeles locks in ONE terminal for 30 more years Yusen Terminals will continue operating its marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles through 2056 under a 30-year lease approved this week by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. The agreement also calls for Yusen, a unit of Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE), to invest an additional $200 million in zero-emission cargo-handling equipment over the coming years, extending the t
Trump administration moves to unwind Obama-era truck engine efficiency rules Why it matters: The Trump administration said it is reshaping how future Class 8 trucks are engineered to meet federal fuel-efficiency requirements. The Trump administration is beginning the process of unwinding federal fuel-efficiency regulations for standalone truck engines and other components. The White House said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration exceeded its legal authority
Bot Auto commits to U.S.-based remote assistance operators Bot Auto is keeping its remote assistants based exclusively in the U.S., the Houston autonomous trucking company announced Thursday. These remote assistants sit between a driverless truck and whoever walks up to it but perform no part of the actual driving. The vehicle operates autonomously at all times. Their function is communication and coordination: direct contact with first responders and la
China gains as geopolitics redraws new global container port rankings The global container-port hierarchy shifted sharply in the first half of 2026, with Ningbo-Zhoushan overtaking Singapore for second place and Port Klang, Malaysia entering the top 10. The biggest reversal occurred in the Middle East, where Dubai's Jebel Ali fell from 10th to 32nd as disruptions from the Iran war around the Strait of Hormuz diverted cargo and forced carriers to redesign their netw
BLS: more transportation/warehousing workers than believed The Bureau of Labor Statistics is estimating that there are a significantly larger number of workers in the Transportation & Warehousing sector this year than the base model it has been using for its 2026 employment reports. The BLS, in its preliminary benchmark revisions report released Friday, said there were a whopping 135,100 more workers in Transportation & Warehousing in March 2026-the base
Arizona police recover $400K in stolen cargo during stops 20 minutes apart A stolen-load alert in northern Arizona led investigators to roughly $400,000 in recovered cargo across two interstates. Detective Curtis Peery of the Coconino County Sheriff's Office received notice that a stolen shipment was traveling through the region. He began searching Interstate 40 and located the suspected trailer. Peery then sent identifying information to the company for verification. T
Reported cargo theft rises 5% in Q2 as Southern California remains a hot spot Cargo thieves targeted 605 reported loads across the United States during the second quarter, according to a new Overhaul report. That total rose 5% from the first quarter but fell 5% from one year earlier. May produced the highest share, accounting for 35% of quarterly activity. California and Texas remained the largest state-level hot spots. The cargo-security company recorded an average of abo
Chemical shipments percolate in latest rail data Freight carried by U.S. railroads enjoyed another strong week, according to data from the Association of American Railroads. U.S. weekly rail traffic was 532,462 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.2% compared with the same week a year ago. Total carloads for the week ending August 22 came to 235,885 units, up 3.2%, while intermodal volume was 296,577 containers and trailers, up 5% on 2025. Seven
Motive Restricted Highway's Data Access Over a Payment Demand Highway notified its customers this week in an email communication, that Motive had imposed new limits on the integration between the two platforms, telling compliance leaders that the electronic logging device provider had begun restricting its application programming interface connection and had indicated Highway would need to compensate it for access to carrier data. The change took effect imm
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