A spokesperson for the Dutch Coastguard said the fire was likely caused by one of the 25 electric vehicles being transported by the vessel.

Matson is looking to reduce its Scope 1 greenhouse gas fleet emissions by 40% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Even before Russia terminated the Black Sea agreement, Ukraine had increasingly relied on alternative routes for its exports.

ILWU Canada said that it did not believe the recommendations proposed by mediators would sufficiently protect port workers’ jobs now or in the future.

When water levels fall, it threatens to choke shipping on the waterways and raise transportation costs. 

The strike at ports that handle about a quarter of Canada’s total traded goods reduced arrivals of container ships and diverted vessels to U.S. facilities.

The volumes for June 2023 were just 5% lower than the port's all-time monthly cargo handling record, which was set in June 2022.

The Iranian-flagged vessel was apprehended July 7 while carrying out the illegal transshipment of oil to a Cameroonian tanker inside of Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone.

The construction deal will reportedly be divided between Nihon Shipyard, a joint venture between Japan Marine United Corporation and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).

For every day that the strike goes on, supply chains will need an additional three to five days to recover, the Railway Association of Canada estimates.