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Massive China Port Shutdown Raises Fears of Closures Worldwide

The Port of Los Angeles is bracing for a decline because of the latest shutdown at the Ningbo-Zhoushan port in China.

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Once the World’s Busiest Port, London Aims to Revive Its River Trade Roots

As three national lockdowns boosted online shopping over the past 18 months in the U.K., the demand for port services like warehousing and distribution closer to population centers has taken off.

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Maersk Acquires E-Commerce Logistics Companies in U.S. and Europe

A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced the acquisition of Visible Supply Chain Management, a business-to-consumer (B2C) logistics company focused on B2C parcel delivery and B2C fulfillment services in the U.S., and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Maersk’s Green Shipping Plan Runs Up Against Scarce Cooking Oil

A.P. Moller Maersk A/S’s efforts to become carbon-neutral face an unusual hurdle: there isn’t enough used cooking oil to make the biofuel that powers the vessels.

A crane carries shipping containers owned by AP Moller-Maersk A/S away from a ship. Photo: Bloomberg.

China Typhoons Pose Latest Supply Chain Threat as Ports Shut

Extreme weather in China is becoming the latest challenge to global supply chains, as a heavy typhoon season threatens to further delay goods stuck at some of the world’s busiest container ports.

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Brazil’s Water Crisis Adds to World’s Supply Chain Misery

Drought is making one of Brazil’s most important river systems unnavigable, making it more challenging and costly for the commodities powerhouse to get grains and iron ore out to global markets.

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Eveon Shipping Container Fleet Debuts in U.S., Easing Shortage

Eveon Containers, a digital commercial container shopping platform, announces its first physical container supply location for the U.S. in the East Coast port hub of Newark, New Jersey.

U.S.-China Trade Booms as If Virus, Tariffs Never Happened

China and the U.S. are shipping goods to each other at the briskest pace in years, making the world’s largest bilateral trade relationship look as if the protracted tariff war and pandemic never happened.

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Port Chief Sees U.S. Import Surge ‘Easily’ Lasting Into 2022

Congestion from an influx of goods continues to overwhelm port terminals, exhaust warehouse space and strain transportation connections like trucks and rail depots.

Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

Here's When EU’s Carbon Rules Would Hit Oil Guzzling Industries, Like Shipping

The EU’s sweeping proposals to curb greenhouse emissions are likely to upend the continent’s oil demand over the years and decades to come. Here’s a run through the plans — and key timings — for aviation, shipping and makers of road-fuel.

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Container Rates to U.S. Top $10,000 as Shipping Crunch Tightens

Container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S. and Europe increased to new record levels over the past week, ensuring transportation costs will stay elevated for companies heading into a peak season for rebuilding inventories.

Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Slow Vaccines for Seafarers Could Worsen Global Shipping Chaos

Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns.

Crew transfer at Tanjong Pagar Terminal in Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg.

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