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Ocean Carriers Warn of No End in Sight for Global Shipping Logjam

A port operating at 90% of capacity generates a lot of inefficiencies, with increased dwell times that can quickly create delays further down the supply chain.

Cranes at the Port of Virginia. Photo: iStock / Kyle Little

Ports of Indiana to Reopen Burns Harbor Grain Terminal

The Burns Harbor grain terminal first opened in 1979, and helped move more than 500 million bushels of corn and soybeans up until its closure in 2023.

Construction at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. (Courtesy photo)

Rubio Asks China To Stop Iran Closing Strait of Hormuz

China's UN Ambassador Fu Cong said all parties should restrain "the impulse of force... and adding fuel to the fire," according to a state-run CCTV report.

Photo: iStock / HeliRy

Shipping on High Alert in Mideast After U.S. Strikes on Iran

European Union’s naval force warned of a severe threat to ships linked to the U.S. and Israel, and a low risk for all other ships.

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Maersk Suspends Service at Haifa

The ocean carrier said it had not experienced any further disruptions to its scheduled operations in the region.

Port of Los Angeles Completes Construction of Berths 177-182

The new wharf, designed in compliance with the Port’s seismic code, partially replaced a timber wharf that was extensively damaged in a fire in 2014.

Photo: Port of Los Angeles

Ships’ Electronics Increasingly Jammed Since Israel Struck Iran

False location signals and jamming of vessels’ navigational equipment have become a growing feature of the commercial shipping industry in the past few years.

Photo: iStock / sandsun

Thai Exporters Face $600 Million in Added Costs as Port Congestion Worsens

The port congestion stems from a reduced number of vessels, overcapacity, inadequate rail and road infrastructure, lengthy regulatory procedures and poor truck queue management.

A motorcyclist rides past shipping containers stacked at the Bangkok Port. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg

U.K. Navy Issues Rare Warning to Ships Near Vital Hormuz Strait

The UKMTO also issued a warning in May about electronic interference around Hormuz, a waterway that handles around 26% of the world’s oil trade.

Two oil tankers are seen at a distance in the waters of Strait of Hormuz in Hormuz Island, Iran. Photo: Kaveh Kazemi / Getty Images via Bloomberg.

Container Ship Explodes, Catches Fire Off Coast of India

This is the second incident involving a container ship off the coast of Kerala in recent weeks, after a vessel capsized and spilled oil into the Indian Ocean on May 25.

The MV Wan Hai 503, which caught fire off the southern coast of India on June 9. Photo: Indian Coast Guard

Gebrüder Weiss Expands Freight Business into Thailand

The logistics company opened for business in Thailand on June 1, with a team of 20 employees based out of Bangkok.

Photo: iStock / ake1150sb

Australia Says U.S. Not Making Demands Over Chinese-Owned Port

China is Australia’s biggest trading partner by far and previously expressed anger over pressure from the Trump administration concerning the Panama Canal.

Richard Marles at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue on May 31. Photo: Ore Huiying / Bloomberg

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