The extra vessel capacity needed to sail around Africa has pumped up freight rates at a time when the market was entering a post-pandemic slump.

The problem threatens the bid to phase out diesel-powered machinery by 2030, because the shift means cargo-handling companies are becoming more dependent on the electric grid.

Drug cartels typically rely on Chinese suppliers to smuggle precursor chemicals in shipments to ports they control up and down Mexico's coast. 

Pacific Shipping plans to withdraw from service two container vessels — the MV Moana Chief and MV Takutai Chief — which move goods among several ports in New Zealand.

During a recent storm, 22-foot-swells repeatedly slammed into the vessel, cracking the hull and breaking the ship into four pieces. 

There’s a slow-speed race going on to determine which “green” alternative marine fuel will prevail in the years ahead — and it’s far from clear who the winner will be.

The Drewry World Container Index composite of eight major trade lanes dropped 2.2% to $5,806 for a 40-foot unit, snapping a 12-week-long advance.

The environmental group alleges that the port's pump station violated Clean Water Act discharge limits more than 2,000 times in the last five years.

MEDLOG's Inland Terminal Paris-Bruyeres project will add infrastructure to facilitate rail and barge transportation of goods across the Greater East and Paris region of France.

Massive waves brought on by typhoon rainfall reportedly sank the MT Terra Nova tanker on July 25, killing one crew member, with 16 others rescued.