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Maersk Orders First Methanol-Fueled Containership

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Jul 4, 20212 min read

Maersk Orders First Methanol-Fueled Containership

Four months after announcing its intention to develop a methanol-fueled containership to accelerate its move toward decarbonization, A.P....

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Tight Capacity on Shipping Lines Brings Record Rates, Delays

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Jul 1, 20213 min read

Tight Capacity on Shipping Lines Brings Record Rates, Delays

Hopes among cargo owners for relief from record ocean-freight rates are fading fast as growing demand for China-made goods ahead of the...

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‘Unceasing congestion’: China’s shipping delays snarl trade

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Jun 20, 20214 min read

‘Unceasing congestion’: China’s shipping delays snarl trade

The global shipping industry, already exhausted by pandemic shocks that are adding to inflation pressures and delivery delays, faces the...

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Another shipping crisis looms on Covid fears in southern China

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Jun 15, 20214 min read

Another shipping crisis looms on Covid fears in southern China

First, it was a critical shortage of shipping containers due to the pandemic. Then came a massive blockage in the Suez Canal. Now,...

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Out-of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee to Toys

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Jun 14, 20214 min read

Out-of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee to Toys

The skyrocketing price of shipping goods across the globe may hit your pocketbook sooner than you think -- from that cup of coffee you...

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How bad are global shipping snafus? Home Depot contracted its own container ship as a safeguard

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Jun 14, 20214 min read

How bad are global shipping snafus? Home Depot contracted its own container ship as a safeguard

Home Depot is one of the largest importers in the country. Yet with congested ports, container shortages and Covid-19 outbreaks slowing...

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Jun 13, 20211 min read

Shipping has a new association, the M7

Leaders of many of the world’s largest economies have descended upon Cornwall in southwest England this week for the annual G7 summit....

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Cargo Ship Turned Away From Asia, Captain Died but Still on Board

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Jun 11, 20212 min read

Cargo Ship Turned Away From Asia, Captain Died but Still on Board

A container ship owned by the same company as the Ever Given — the ship that blocked the Suez Canal — is sailing back to Italy this week,...

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US, Denmark and Norway commit to ensure hundreds of zero-emission ships are in operation by 2030

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Jun 2, 20212 min read

US, Denmark and Norway commit to ensure hundreds of zero-emission ships are in operation by 2030

International cooperation to decarbonise shipping is pressing ahead with a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission as part of Mission...

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The Suez Canal is being widened. Will it be enough to stop another ship getting stuck?

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Jun 1, 20214 min read

The Suez Canal is being widened. Will it be enough to stop another ship getting stuck?

(CNN)In March, world trade was thrown into chaos by a boat. The Ever Given, a container ship nearly as long as the Empire State Building...

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Maersk international destinations sent medical aids to assist India

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May 30, 20212 min read

Maersk international destinations sent medical aids to assist India

Maersk has so far transported over 6,000 oxygen concentrators, 500 oxygen cylinders, 60 cryogenic oxygen tanks and several medical...

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Shortage of shipping pallets could be the next big supply chain issue

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May 29, 20212 min read

Shortage of shipping pallets could be the next big supply chain issue

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- After nearly 15 months of living through a pandemic, we're getting use to the fact that sometimes there are...

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Hapag-Lloyd Orders 60,000 TEU of Standard Containers

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May 28, 20211 min read

Hapag-Lloyd Orders 60,000 TEU of Standard Containers

The sharp increase in demand has led to a shortage of containers across the world. Hapag-Lloyd has once again invested in its container...

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Cargo Shippers Call on Congress to Reform Shipping Act and FMC

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May 22, 20213 min read

Cargo Shippers Call on Congress to Reform Shipping Act and FMC

Contending that the congestion, delays, rising fess, and lack of equipment experienced at U.S. seaports has caused unprecedented...

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Anthony Fauci said he thinks universities, cruise ships, and airlines will require proof of COVID-19

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May 21, 20212 min read

Anthony Fauci said he thinks universities, cruise ships, and airlines will require proof of COVID-19

Anthony Fauci said though the US is not requiring everyone get the COVID-19 vaccine, he expects individual businesses will. Fauci, the...

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Shipments Delayed: Ocean Carrier Shipping Times Surge in Supply-Chain Crunch

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May 19, 20214 min read

Shipments Delayed: Ocean Carrier Shipping Times Surge in Supply-Chain Crunch

Cargo ships have been delivering their loads later than ever this year, adding to the supply-chain woes that are undercutting efforts by...

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Biden waives US shipping law to mitigate fuel shortages

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May 16, 20212 min read

Biden waives US shipping law to mitigate fuel shortages

The Biden administration has temporarily waived a century-old U.S. shipping law for one company in order to mitigate fuel shortages on...

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India’s Covid-19 Surge Adds Pressure to Seafarers Stranded at Sea

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May 13, 20213 min read

India’s Covid-19 Surge Adds Pressure to Seafarers Stranded at Sea

Shipping companies struggling with cargo bottlenecks are again facing a potential crewing crisis as major ports refuse to accept or...

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Too cold to handle? Race is on to pioneer shipping of hydrogen

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May 12, 20215 min read

Too cold to handle? Race is on to pioneer shipping of hydrogen

Hydrogen is touted as an inevitable green fuel of the future. Tell that to the people who'll have to ship it across the globe at...

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Shippers Brace for Two More Years of Freight Rate Pain

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May 9, 20212 min read

Shippers Brace for Two More Years of Freight Rate Pain

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shippers must brace themselves for at least two more years of elevated freight rates and tight supply,...

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