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Seven Ways the Cargo Ship Industry Is Cleaning Up Its Filthy Act

Air pollution from cars and factories has been regulated in much of the world since the 1970s. When it comes to the smoke-belching ships that carry global trade, the rules have been a lot looser.

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How Emissions Rules Could Actually Make Shipping Fuel Dirtier

Thousands of merchant ships will soon start burning fuel containing higher concentrations of sulfur — a quirky outcome of rules that are supposed to cut emissions of the pollutant.

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Why the U.S. Still Imports Natural Gas Despite Export Boom

The U.S. may be exporting natural gas at a record clip, but that hasn’t stopped it from accepting new imports.

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U.K. to Spend $137M for No-Deal Brexit Ferry Routes

The U.K. has awarded contracts to charter extra ferries for freight shipments between southern England and the rest of Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Cargo Volumes Are Booming in Trump Trade-War Paradox

The global economy has been chugging along nicely on one of the world’s busiest sea lanes.

How Used Vegetable Oil Could Power World Trade

Waste vegetable oil is the latest in a list of fuel innovations from a transportation industry that’s under intense pressure to lower its carbon footprint.

Trade War Finally Hits Commodity Shipping Industry

As tariffs were being slapped on hundreds of goods, shipping rates for dry bulk — the segment that hauls billions of tons of coal, iron ore and crops around the globe — kept rising. But no more.

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Big Oil Is Moving and Re-Using Whole Platforms to Cut Costs

Oil companies have pushed through draconian cost cuts during the recent industry slump, but they’re not quite done yet.

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Podcast | The Ups and Downs of the Global Shipping Industry

For the ocean shipping business today, it’s tough enough navigating the rough waters caused by economic cycles. But do carriers sometimes make their own waves?

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Global Shipping Freight Rates Slump as Trade Slows

The cost of hiring container ships has plunged 24 percent from a multi-year peak while raw material vessel rates have slumped 10 percent from a five-year high.

When Your Customer Is Major League Baseball, It’s More Than a Game

With its exclusive license to supply promotional merchandise to the nation’s ballparks, BDA faces a massive challenge in meeting requirements for product quality and on-time delivery.

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Global Logistics Renovation: How a U.S. Furniture Maker Rebuilt Its Supply Chain

Thanks to cheap labor, U.S. wood-furniture manufacturers like Bassett Furniture Industries often import their products from Asia — making logistics providers crucial partners.

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