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Samsung Heavy Industries Lands $235M Gas Carrier Deal

Samsung Heavy Industries said that the two very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) are scheduled to be delivered by the end of November 2027.

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Deep Freeze Forces U.S. LNG Exporters to Cancel, Delay Cargoes

The Cameron LNG export plant in Louisiana canceled at least one scheduled shipment while other deliveries from Cameron and Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas were also delayed

Des Moines, Iowa. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Watch: Tracking Reusable Packaging Containers at Scale

A case study with Roambee Corp., about how the world's leading reusable packaging container (RPC) supplier managed to track hundreds of millions of units without having to tag each one separately.

Roambee Corp Tracking Reusable Packaging Containers At Scale Vidya Subramanian

U.K. Government Launches New Supply Chain Resilience Strategy

The strategy was launched by the Minister for Industry and Economic Security, Nusrat Ghani, during a visit to Heathrow Airport in London, the U.K.’s largest import hub.

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Consumer Market Analysts Cautiously Optimistic for 2024 at NRF Conference

A panel of experts at the National Retail Federation’s NRF’24 conference in New York said the retail market had a strong holiday season, and would likely continue to thrive.

From left to right: Katherine Cullen, NRF; Jonathan Silver, Affinity Solutions; Suzy Davidkhanian, Insider Intelligence & Mark Matthews, NRF. Photo: Helen Atkinson

Crack the Last-Mile Logistics Puzzle With the Latest in Technology

While numerous applications are available for optimizing a variety of logistics functions, the first- and last-mile segments are proving to be especially complex, generating significant costs for shippers and carriers.

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Continued Red Sea Attacks Could Cause Inflation, Shipping Rates to Rise

Mohamed El-Erian, the former CEO of the investment management firm PIMCO, warned that shipment disruptions caused by Houthi attacks could cause shipping costs to increase while hindering global economic growth.

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Hapag-Lloyd Maersk Partnership Means Shake-up in Global Shipping Alliances

The new cooperation between Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will comprise a fleet pool of around 290 vessels with a combined capacity of 3.4 million containers (TEU); Maersk will deploy 60% and Hapag-Lloyd 40%.

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Port of LA Ends 2023 with Five Straight Months of YoY Growth

The Port of Los Angeles ended up handling roughly 8.6 million TEUs in 2023, a 13% drop off when compared to 2022.

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Stellantis Letting Go of Thousands of Italian, U.S. Workers

Stellantis will temporarily lay off 2,250 Italian workers after announcing plans to cut the jobs of 539 supplemental workers in the U.S.

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Chevron Still Plans to Ship Cargo Along Red Sea Route, CEO Says

The California-based oil giant is working with naval authorities in the U.S. and Middle East to move its cargoes through the region, said CEO Mike Wirth.

Davos, Switzerland. January 16, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Michelin to Pause Spanish Production Due to Red Sea Crisis

Michelin suspended shifts at Spanish plants during the weekend of January 13 due to raw material delivery delays that arrive by sea from Asia.

Clermont Ferrand, France. Photo: iStock.com/Eric Bascol

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