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Greg Miller, Senior EditorFriday, September 24, 2021

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Container ships now piling up at anchorages off China’s ports

Trans-Pacific traffic snarl is bicoastal: More container ships waiting off Shanghai and Ningbo than Southern California.

The USS Beltrami underway. (Photo: navsource.org)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsFriday, September 24, 2021

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FreightWaves Classics: Naval cargo ship with a unique history

Read a profile of the USS Beltrami and the women who helped build her for service in World War II.

Maersk invested in electrofuels company Prometheus Fuels.

Alyssa SporrerFriday, September 24, 2021

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Maersk throws its weight behind unicorn electrofuels company

Can collecting carbon dioxide from ambient air combined with renewable energy create a cost-competitive, scalable, carbon-neutral fuel? Maersk is betting on it.

More than 150 signatories called on governments to act to reduce shipping emissions to zero by 2050.

Alyssa SporrerWednesday, September 22, 2021

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Call to action: Governments’ commitment vital to decarbonize shipping by 2050

Green shipping technology and fuels are costly and could remain that way until economies of scale and innovation advance — something that many shipping companies…

An APL containership. (Photo: APL Facebook page)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsWednesday, September 22, 2021

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FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: American President Lines still lives under new ownership (Part 2)

APL has had a storied history and is now part of CMA-CGM. Read Part 2 of the company's history in this FreightWaves Classics article.

Greg Miller, Senior EditorTuesday, September 21, 2021

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Just how many containers of cargo are stuck off California’s coast?

Southern California ports would need two weeks with zero vessel arrivals to clear logjam — but the ships keep coming.

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s SS Tennessee. (Image: California State Library)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsTuesday, September 21, 2021

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FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: American President Lines still lives under new ownership (Part 1)

The American President Line is a "descendant" of several other companies. Read about the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. in this FreightWaves Classics article.