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A harbor pilot died while disembarking from a cargo vessel on Florida’s northern Gulf coast.

A return of major liners to the Red Sea could return massive capacity to shipping and further pressure rates in an uneven market, an analyst says.

The National Transportation Safety Board said Boeing knew of previous failures in a structural component that broke on a UPS MD-11 freighter in November, causing a fatal crash.

Maersk is returning to the Red Sea for the first time since Houthi rebels began attacking shipping in 2023.

The Port of Oakland saw container volumes finish narrowly down in 2025 amid uneven trade conditions.

Trans-Pacific shipping rates have been increasing since mid-December, rising by approximately 5% in the last week.

Canada’s Port Saint John and DP World completed the eastern maritime hub’s $178 million West Side Modernization Project.

Iran protests could signal a positive change for shipping as Maersk makes another successful voyage on the contested Red Sea-Suez Canal shipping route. 

Amazon will maintain, and grow, its cargo business with Sun Country Airlines even after the airline merges with Allegiant.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved construction of the Sparrows Point Container Terminal project backed by Mediterranean Shipping Co.

Global container demand grew 7.2% y/y in November, except in North America, where it fell 3.9%.

The Port of Portland has re-opened Terminal 6 under private management in a move to give new life to the troubled facility.

Container rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific are climbing, but several factors are likely to weigh on a rebound.

Longtime FMC veteran Mary Thien Hoang is leaving the maritime regulator for the private sector.

Regional airline Air Cargo Carriers has paid a settlement to resolve charges it defrauded the U.S. Postal Service by fudging time stamps to hide late deliveries.

The Port of Oakland saw agricultural and refrigerated exports post November gains while overall volumes were seasonally weaker.

E-commerce fulfillment provider Stord has acquired one its rivals from Ceva Logistics as it races to gain scale in the logistics sector.

The Maduro regime left Venezeula’s busiest port “in shambles,” as an international port services consortium seeks to reclaim its concession there. 

Rising trans-Pacific ocean freight rates are expected to climb further as demand picks up in anticipation of the Lunar New Year holiday.

An import terminal project will expand cement capacity at the Port of Morehead City, N.C., by 500%.