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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Port of Los Angeles Caps Record Summer as U.S. Import Strength Holds Up
The Port of Los Angeles capped its strongest three-month cargo stretch on record in August, adding to evidence that Southern California’s container gateway is carrying stronger-than-expected momentum into the fall....

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Ports Giant DP World Redraws Hormuz Logistics With Truck Bet
Ports giant DP World is expanding its overland logistics network in a bet that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — vital for its flagship container and industrial hub in the United Arab Emirates — won’t return to the status quo from before the US-Iran war.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
UK Ports Warn Grid Delays, Energy Costs Threaten Maritime Decarbonization
Britain’s ports will need dramatically more electricity over the coming decades to support shore power, vessel charging and alternative fuels, but long waits for grid connections and high energy costs...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
CMA CGM Joins $434 Million Expansion of Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Port
Red Sea Gateway Terminal and CMA CGM Group have agreed to invest an initial $434 million to develop a new container terminal at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Islamic Port, adding up...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Canada’s West Coast Ports Eye Bigger Role as Trade Shifts Beyond U.S.
Canada’s largest West Coast ports are positioning themselves for a bigger role in the country’s push to diversify trade away from the United States, with a new study highlighting the...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Port of Los Angeles Nears 1 Million TEUs in Second-Busiest July
The Port of Los Angeles handled nearly 1 million containers in July, extending a run of historically strong cargo volumes even as an early peak shipping season begins to wind...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Army Corps Greenlights Major New Container Terminal on Mississippi River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit needed to build the Louisiana International Terminal, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the planned deepwater container terminal on...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Australia Unions Push On With Strike At BHP’s Port Hedland
SYDNEY, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Workers will continue a two-day strike at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia as planned, a union official said on Saturday, after the start of the first major...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Typhoon Dolphin Hits Japan’s Okinawa, China Shuts ports Ahead Of Landfall
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Eduardo Baptista TOKYO/BEIJING, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings, while...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
CMA CGM, Stonepeak Complete $2.4 Billion United Ports Joint Venture
French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM and infrastructure investment firm Stonepeak have officially completed the formation of United Ports LLC, finalizing a $2.4 billion joint venture that brings together...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Exxon-Chartered Oil Tanker Attacked By Drones Near Black Sea Terminal
MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters) – An oil tanker chartered for loading oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal off Russia’s Black Sea coast was attacked and damaged by two drones on Friday, CPC...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Peru Court Hands Washington a Win in Fight Over Chinese-Owned Chancay Port
A Peruvian court ordered the government to oversee a Chinese-owned port near Lima, helping US efforts to curb Beijing’s growing power in the region.