Trump vows to ‘take back’ Panama Canal, increase tariffs
President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his wish to “take back” the Panama Canal and initiate 25% tariffs against Mexico and Canada.
President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his wish to “take back” the Panama Canal and initiate 25% tariffs against Mexico and Canada.
Houthi rebels said they will end attacks on Israel and on merchant shipping in the Red Sea in the wake of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
The International Longshoremen’s Association expects to shortly take the next steps toward ratifying a new contract with East and Gulf Coast port employers. Union leadership will be scheduling meetings “in the next few weeks” with ILA wage scale delegates to review the tentative agreement with terminal operators and ocean carriers of the United States Maritime […]
Washington added China’s Cosco shipping line and two of its largest shipbuilders to a blacklist of companies it said were directly tied to the People’s Republic of China military apparatus.
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, raising questions as to when major container lines will return to the Red Sea.
Container rates from Asia to the United States are in a holding pattern after an East Coast longshore strike was averted.
The Port of Los Angeles has appointed Jeffrey Strafford as chief financial officer at the busiest U.S. container port.
Swiss logistics startup Alpha Augmented Services recently snared $2 million in investment aimed at expanding its global reach.
CMA CGM is adding a call in Salerno, Italy, on its service linking the Mediterranean and North America.
China’s largest ocean carrier forecast record profits as Red Sea disruptions helped keep freight rates high.
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the public-private Louisiana International Terminal project $1 million toward its Sustainability Management Plan.
Container volumes through U.S. gateway are forecast to stay ahead of year-ago levels, according to the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker.
French carrier CMA CGM rolled out three peak season surcharges for U.S.-bound containers.
Sixteen Republicans have signed on to a bill that would pave the way for soon-to-be President Donald Trump to put the Panama Canal back under U.S. control.
Trans-Pacific container rates increased sharply to start 2025, according to analyst Freightos, as importers brought shipments forward ahead of Lunar New Year.
The head of the United States Maritime Alliance cited President-elect Donald Trump’s leadership for helping reach agreement on a new longshore contract.
A compromise by the ILA and USMX on automation has settled global concerns over a potential strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports.
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year master contract. The agreement will replace the expiring contract which had been extended after a short strike in October 2024. The two groups issued a joint statement late Wednesday evening, saying “the two sides […]
Stakeholders at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting gathered to evaluate port performance, a complicated conversation within the supply chain.
Officials with the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance met privately to discuss port automation technology.