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Drug Seizures Rise at Mexico Ports Amid Fight With Cartels Over Shipping Hubs

Drug cartels typically rely on Chinese suppliers to smuggle precursor chemicals in shipments to ports they control up and down Mexico's coast.

Mexico's Port of Manzanillo. Photo: iStock / Eric Broder Van Dyke

Unlocking Cost Savings with Foreign-Trade Zones

As geopolitical tensions increase, the countervailing benefits of Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) become more self-evident. Here’s how they work, and why companies should take advantage of them.

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Container Shipping Rates Dip for First Time in Months as Restock Rally Fades

The Drewry World Container Index composite of eight major trade lanes dropped 2.2% to $5,806 for a 40-foot unit, snapping a 12-week-long advance.

Shipping containers in South Korea. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

MEDLOG Breaks Ground on New Multimodal Terminal Near Paris

MEDLOG's Inland Terminal Paris-Bruyeres project will add infrastructure to facilitate rail and barge transportation of goods across the Greater East and Paris region of France.

Photo: Mediterranean Shipping Company

Western Sanctions, Houthi Attacks Boost Appeal of Russia’s Arctic Sea Route

Last year, the waterway saw a record 36 million tons of cargo pass through, of which more than half was super-chilled liquefied natural gas.

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Cargo Ship Arrives at Zeebrugge With Infestation of Wolf Spiders

The Glovis Sun — carrying a couple thousand cars as its cargo — had recently traveled around Southern Africa, before arriving at the Port of Zeebrugge on July 18.

The Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium. Photo: istockphoto.com/portfolio/SteveAllenPhoto

Omani Wealth Fund-Backed Port Operator Sets Sights on Asia Ports

The firm with $4 billion of assets is keen to branch out from its Middle East base to play a larger global role as economic growth expands demand for shipping.

Shipping containers in South Korea. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

Trucking Industry Gets Boost as Peak Shipping Season Arrives a Month Early

With concerns over transit delays in the Red Sea and the looming threat of an East Coast and Gulf port longshoremen strike, retailers began restocking shelves in June.

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Damaged Internet Subsea Cables Repaired in Red Sea Amid Militant Attacks on Ships

The cables were severed by the anchor of a cargo ship sunk by Iran-backed Houthi militants in late February.

Suez Canal, Egypt. Photo: Bloomberg

New Proposed Trump Tariffs Could 'Fundamentally Alter' U.S. Supply Chains

Trump's proposal would include a 60% tax on all goods from China, which accounted for roughly 15% of all U.S. imports in 2023, by value.

Photo: iStock / xujun

Singapore’s Port Congestion Is Showing Signs of Abating

June figures were down in part due to some vessel owners opting to unload or refuel at Malaysian ports to avoid delays.

Pulau Brani port terminal in Singapore. Photographer: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images

Chicago Area's First All-Water Container Route Brings 'Significant' Supply Chain Changes

The challenges posed by the narrow St. Lawrence Seaway have long stalled shipping traffic to the Chicago metropolitan area.

Construction on the new Burns Harbor. Photo: Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor

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