The renovated building will house 15,000 square feet of new work spaces, as well as areas that can be reserved for meetings, seminars, and classes. 

Ending container service at the Port of Portland would have made Oregon the only coastal state in the U.S. without a container terminal.

With the windfall that came as a result of soaring cargo rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMA CGM and others ordered vessels that are now entering service.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers still expects to fully reopen Baltimore's primary shipping channel by the end of May. 

The Port of Baltimore has seen roro and container vessel traffic resume with the opening of a deep-water channel on May 14, allowing access to four alternative channels.

The Red Sea and Suez Canal previously accounted for about a tenth of global seaborne trade, and provided Qatar with the shortest route to Europe.

While backup power for propulsion is a common redundancy built into cruise ships, the Dali's own limitations are largely the industry standard for cargo ships.

The biomass fuel plant would use a gasifier to create and contain gases that would then be used to power a generator which could propel the bioship.

According to data from the National Retail Federation, monthly U.S. ocean imports are expected to crest the two million TEU mark by the end of May.

Baltimore Port officials said they hoped to move the Dali within two days.