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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Hapag-Lloyd’s Terminal Arm Expands European Footprint with Majority Stake in Key French Port
Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT), the terminal operating subsidiary of ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd, has acquired a 60% stake in CNMP LH, which operates the Atlantique container terminal in Le Havre, France....

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Reuters
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gCaptain
EXCLUSIVE-US to Levy Fees on China-Linked Ships, Push Allies to Do Likewise, Draft Executive Order Says
The United States is planning to charge fees for docking at U.S. ports on any ship that is part of a fleet that includes Chinese-built or Chinese-flagged vessels and will push allies to act similarly or face retaliation, a draft executive order stated.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Shipping Giant MSC Set to Become World’s Largest Terminal Operator in $22.8B Hutchison Ports Deal
In a landmark deal announced on Tuesday, Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison will sell its 80% stake in Hutchison Ports Holding to a Blackrock-TiL consortium, positioning Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)—already the...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
UK Government Invests in Scotland’s First Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Port
The UK government has announced a major investment of over £55.7 million (USD $70.5 million) to transform the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland into the country’s first facility capable of...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
McCown: U.S. Import Surge Driven by Real Demand, Not Frontloading
The top ten US ports reported a 14.2% year-over-year increase in inbound container volume for January 2025, continuing a sixteen-month growth streak that shipping analyst John McCown attributes to genuine...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
MSC Boss: US Fees on Chinese-Built Ships Will Hit Consumers, Smaller Ports
The head of the world’s biggest ocean carrier warned that proposed US fees on Chinese-built ships and the companies that own them could raise container rates by 25% if imposed.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Senators Launch Strategic Ports Reporting Act to Counter Growing Chinese Maritime Influence
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation aimed at monitoring and countering China’s expanding control over strategic ports worldwide, addressing what lawmakers call a direct threat to American national...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Russian Hits Port Infrastructure, Vessel In Ukraine’s Odesa
March 1 (Reuters) – A Russian missile struck port facilities in Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa on Saturday, injuring two port workers and damaging infrastructure and a vessel, regional governor Oleh Kiper said. Kiper, writing on...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Somalia Weighs Indian Ocean Port Access for Neighboring Ethiopia
By Mohammed Omar Ahmed Feb 28, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Somalia may grant landlocked Ethiopia access to a port on the Indian Ocean, a step that may help end a dispute between the...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Russian Operator Denies Losing Tartous Port Contract
By Gleb Stolyarov Feb 28 (Reuters) – STG Engineering, a Russian company that operates Syria’s Tartous commercial port, said on Friday that it was continuing to work as usual and that its contract...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
US Port Fees on China Vessels Would Affect All Shipping Firms, CMA CGM Says
U.S. proposals to hit Chinese vessels with high port fees would have a major impact on all firms in a container shipping industry in which most vessels are built in China, French-based shipping firm CMA CGM said on Friday.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
East and Gulf Coast Ports Avoid Chaos as Dockworkers Seal Landmark Labor Deal
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) members have overwhelmingly ratified a new six-year master contract with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), securing unprecedented wage increases and automation protections for workers across...