The Energy Observer is on a seven-year cruise to publicize the role alternative energy could play in the shipping industry.

Ensuring shippers have “chassis choice” for merchant haulage expected to be a prominent issue in the year ahead.

The mayor and city council of Richmond, California, have voted phase out and prohibit the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke in the city.

As a result of trade agreement signed at the White House on Wednesday, China has pledged to increase imports of American goods and services by at least $200 billion.

The shipping consultants Drewry predicts carriers should be able to return “solid if unspectacular results”in 2020.

The Port of Monroe says its efforts to increase international business has been stymied by the Detroit office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

California is proposing to require more ships, including tankers and roll-on, roll-off vessels to use shore power when docked.

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced more than $7.5 million in grants for nine “marine highway” projects.

California’s effort to restrict owner-operators in trucking would create havoc for farm and forest product exporters, says the Agriculture Transportation Coalition.

The International Longshore and Harbor Workers Union (ILWU) wants a judge to reverse or reduce a $93.6 million jury award against it or order a new trial.