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St. Lawrence Seaway Cargo Shipments Up 3 Percent Over 2013 Levels

Total cargo shipments on the St. Lawrence Seaway have now surpassed 2013 levels despite one of the most difficult starts to the shipping season in years due to ice coverage. According to Seaway figures, total cargo tonnage from March 25 to August 31 reached 20 million metric tons, up 3 percent over the same period last year.

A New, Parallel Suez Canal? Egypt's Army Says It's a Go.

Egypt said on Tuesday it plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multibillion-dollar project to expand trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia.

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LNG Ships Calling Gothenburg to Gain Large Discount for Efficiency

Ships powered by liquefied natural gas can expect a substantial reduction in the port tariff when they call at the Port of Gothenburg in the future.

Never Mind a Possible Strike. Heres the Real Problem at West Coast Ports

Importers and exporters were holding their collective breath last week, praying that negotiations for a new West Coast longshore labor contract wouldn't result in a temporary shutdown of the ports. But service providers were just as concerned about what happens if they stay open.

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Iran Sees Growing Number of Foreign Ships Docking at Its Southern Port

Despite sanctions, Iran says the number of foreign trade vessels berthing at the country's southern port of Shahid Rajayee has considerably increased.

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Federal Agencies' Focus on U.S. Port Cybersecurity 'Limited', GAO Says

Actions taken by the Department of Homeland Security and two of its component agencies, the U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency, as well as other federal agencies, to address cybersecurity in the maritime port environment have been limited, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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Fearful of Banking Restrictions, Shipping Lines Stay Away from Iran

Global shipping lines are increasingly shying away from handling cargoes to Iran as restrictions on banking and insurance continue unabated, despite an interim agreement between Tehran and the West that called for limited sanctions relief.

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Politics Hamper Improving North America's Border Infrastructure

Twenty years after NAFTA, the failure of member countries to invest in adequate border infrastructure is catching up with us. To reverse the drag on our competitiveness, North America needs an infrastructure bank. To this end, Canada should join and lead the transformation of the North American Development Bank.

Retail Imports to Increase 3.5 Percent in May as Port Labor Talks Set to Start

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.5 percent in May as negotiators prepare to begin talks on a new contract for West Coast dockworkers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Despite Political Tension, March Saw U.S. Imports from Russia Increase

Although tensions are high between the United States and Russia trade has remained consistent. Despite threats of trade sanctions by the United States, U.S. vessel imports from Russia have remained steady. TEUs (twenty-foot container) imports from Russia in March were actually up from February and totaled over 3,000 TEUs. So far in April, imports from Russia have still been consistent to the average volume of the past few months.

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April Expected to See U.S. Retail Imports Rise by More Than 6 Percent

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 6.1 percent in April, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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