The Center would aim to study and help address “emerging environmental challenges faced by the maritime transportation system.”

The strike on August 4 came after Russia hit numerous port and grain-terminal targets, disrupting Ukraine’s ability to export grain.

A salvage team rescued six of the seven crew from the sunken tugboat, and a search was ongoing for the missing crew member.

The ships will be built with special duel-fuel engines that allow the vessels to use methanol as their main energy source.

Hanwha won the contract from an undisclosed client based in Asia and will deliver the LNG tanker to the customer during the first half of 2027.

The EU warned developing countries that Russia would begin offering cheap grain as a way to create new dependencies stemming from economic vulnerabilities and global food insecurity.

Reliable logistical information depends on seaports with technological systems that move containers without delays.

The service, which will be launched in September 2023, will connect South Florida to Honduras, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.

The two sides were able to reach a new deal with the help of the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

Business groups  lambasted the union, saying it was time for the government to intervene to ensure that the ports stay open.