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NTSB Calls for California Shipping Fix After 2021 Oil Spill

The National Transportation Safety Board wants changes in how containerships are anchored off Southern California to help prevent oil pipeline ruptures like the 2021 spill off Huntington Beach.

December 6, 2023
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Shippers Spend $235 Million to Bypass Panama Canal Jam

Shipping companies have paid a total of $235 million so far this year to jump ahead of the backlog at the Panama Canal, according to data from shipping agency Waypoint Port Services.

November 22, 2023
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Container Shipping Seeing Major Cuts After $364 Billion Boom

The container shipping industry, after two years of record-high freight rates and slow deliveries, is seeing its boom become a bust due to oversupply following the COVID-19 demand highs.

November 14, 2023
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Air and Ocean Freight Deal With Fluctuating Volumes in 2022

2022 saw an eastern shift in container shipping within the United States, while airfreight volumes dipped across North America.

November 3, 2023

Delaware Officials Pick New Operator for Port of Wilmington

Delaware officials have given the green light to Enstructure LLC to become the new operator of the Port of Wilmington, replacing GT USA Wilmington LLC.

July 18, 2023
Global Freight

IMO Countries Agree to Net-Zero Shipping Emissions by 2050

Maritime nations agreed July 7 to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that several experts and nations say falls short of what’s needed.

July 7, 2023
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Buttigieg Promotes ‘Green Corridors’ for Ocean Shipping

YOKOHAMA, Japan — An American push to establish “green shipping corridors†is key to reducing carbon emissions from the shipping industry, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

June 20, 2023
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Shipping Lobby Group Advises Caution on Climate Targets

An influential shipping industry group has quietly warned shippers to think carefully before they sign up for a new plan to reduce their contribution to climate change.

May 4, 2023
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House Introduces Ocean Shipping Competition Enforcement Act

U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) on April 24 introduced the Ocean Shipping Competition Enforcement Act, legislation he says will help the Federal Maritime Commission.

April 25, 2023
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Maersk Suing Evergreen Over 2021 Suez Canal Blockage

Shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk said in an email to The Associated Press that it filed a claim against Evergreen Marine Corp., the vessel’s Japanese owner and its German technical manager in the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court.

February 13, 2023