An Indian-flagged cargo ship sank after a fiery attack in the Red Sea, as violence against Mideast shipping spreads across the region.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: US widens Mexican cartel crackdown; Port Houston posts record first-half container volume; and Foundry Commercial plans logistics center in Fort Worth.
The Trump administration launched a new round of tariffs covering 99.4% of U.S. imports from China, Mexico, Canada and 57 other countries.
Austin-based Saronic has selected the Port of Brownsville, Texas, for its flagship $3 billion autonomous shipyard project.
Federal BUILD grants totaling $1.73 billion will help fund transportation projects across 127 projects.
Shipowners are confronting a crisis in how to sustain a workforce of 2 million crewing the global commercial fleet.
Prologis Ventures will co-anchor a $200 million venture fund dedicated to maritime and logistics innovation investments.
The House released massive surface transportation reauthorization legislation that sets federal spending for infrastructure and services across a range of modes.
Port Houston’s March throughput climbed on grains and energy cargo, even as steel imports declined.
TheMaritime Administration announced nearly $489 million in funding aimed at revitalizing U.S. ports, shipyards, and maritime capabilities.
San Diego’s finance chief is moving to the port as Chief Administrative Officer.
President Donald Trump has nominated two Floridians to fill the pair of vacancies on the Federal Maritime Commission, the U.S. regulator of ocean shipping.
South Korea’s Hanwha Group backs President Trump’s maritime plans, to spend $5 billion to upgrade and expand its shipyard in Philadelphia.
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Port authorities are pressuring lawmakers to restore money aimed at maintaining operations that the Trump administration plans to strip away.
Crowley was one of 10 winners of the 2025 Fraud Fighters Award.
Two of the co-authors of “Zero Point Four” said the U.S. maritime industry is lagging behind China, which is leading to national security challenges.
Houston and New Orleans reported increased monthly cargo during July, while Corpus Christi posted a rise in crude oil exports.
A story reported in the January 1976 issue of American Shipper tells of a prepaid shipment headed for Bordeaux, France, that ended up stuck in Jacksonville, Florida, causing the fertilizer cargo to rot.
Two ships in 1975 traveled between Mediterranean and U.S. ports on a fixed 14-day schedule. But they also caught attention because they were able to carry different types of cargo, including containers as well as liquids.
