Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Africa’s logistics map is being quietly redrawn, and Nairobi has just gained a new marker. Africa Global Logistics (AGL) and Yusen Logistics have officially launched …
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Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Red Sea remains one of the most closely watched pressure points in global container shipping. Against that backdrop, A.P. Moller – Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A calculated fleet move as project cargo demand tightens asset availability When availability of heavy deck tonnage becomes the bottleneck rather than demand, asset owners …
Opinion | The WTO Is Not Broken Because It Has Too Little Law. It Is Broken Because It Forgot People
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I have lost count of how many times I have heard someone say the World Trade Organization needs stronger rules. Tighter enforcement. More legal certainty. …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Early Delivery Signals Pressure on Fleet Renewal Timelines A.P. Moller Maersk has taken delivery of Tangier Mærsk, the first vessel in a new series of …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Port of Baltimore handled a record 2,223 cargo vessel calls in 2025, marking a 21 percent surge over 2024 and capping a dramatic rebound …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes London-based Westwood Global Energy Group has launched MarineLogix, a new offshore vessel intelligence platform designed to bring clarity to one of the most opaque corners …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes As demand for construction materials tightens across Europe, control over logistics capacity is becoming a strategic advantage. Mibau Stema Nederland B.V. is acting on that …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes India’s ambition to regain control over its container shipping supply chain took a concrete step forward this week as V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority formally joined …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The world’s shipping industry rarely pauses to look in the mirror. When it does, the results tend to matter. The newly released 2025 to 2026 …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A firming charter market is quietly reshaping earnings visibility for dry bulk owners, and Diana Shipping Inc. has just put a clear marker on the …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has completed the legal acquisition of Freightliner’s UK intermodal rail business, bringing the country’s largest rail freight operator …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes deugro has launched a coordinated river cleanup and waste management initiative in Bekasi, Indonesia, partnering with environmental groups to curb plastic pollution at a key …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A specialized logistics team successfully transported multiple carbon capture components from South Texas to Saskatchewan in early 2026, navigating complex route constraints and setting a …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Turkish shipowner Besiktas Shipping has acquired three South Korean built MR product and chemical tankers for a combined USD 99 million, marking its latest move …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes A tense standoff over Greenland‘s sovereignty has eased after two weeks of transatlantic friction, but the episode has exposed the commercial fragility of Arctic shipping …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Wallenius Wilhelmsen officially began operations at the Gothenburg International Auto and RoRo Terminal today, marking a strategic shift in Scandinavian vehicle logistics and setting the …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Contecon Manzanillo, the Mexican subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), has surpassed a cumulative volume of 12 million twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Liburnia Group has become the semi exclusive member for Poland within the Project Freight Network, a move set to enhance cross border project logistics capacity …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Danish shipping group Maersk will temporarily take over operations at two key ports on the Panama Canal after Panama’s Supreme Court ruled that long-standing port …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy recasts maritime access as a permanent strategic condition rather than a crisis-driven concern, signaling that shipping lanes, chokepoints, and …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The Scottish government has committed GBP 1.8 million to advance Stornoway Port’s Deep Water South project, a strategic move to position the Isle of Lewis …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Panama’s Supreme Court late on January 29, 2026, annulled the concession contracts held by Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison, to …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes When global CEOs and policymakers gathered in Davos last week, the loudest conversations were not only about geopolitics or artificial intelligence, but about a deeper …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A Bremen christening with strategic weight On 27 January 2026, BBC Chartering officially named the BBC BREMEN at BLG’s terminal in Bremen Neustädter Hafen. At …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes China’s new energy vehicle industry is expanding at a speed that leaves little margin for logistics failure. Components must arrive on time, factories cannot pause, …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Severe storms of exceptional intensity and duration have forced CMA CGM Group and WEC Lines to reroute and shelter vessels across the Atlantic, particularly in …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Why grid scale batteries are forcing a rethink of project cargo logistics The global energy transition is not only reshaping power generation. It is quietly …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes A behind the scenes but strategically important upgrade is underway at one of Europe’s most sensitive naval hubs. Neptune Marine has secured a contract to …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Seaway7 Secures High Value Role on Gennaker Project Seaway7 has been awarded a substantial contract valued between $150 million and $300 million for the Gennaker …
Concept image of the expansion of the receiving terminal in Norway (Courtesy of Northern Lights) Estimated reading time: 3 minutes When carbon capture moves from policy papers to steel in …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corporation approved a $1.47 billion order for 23 new container ships on January 27, signaling robust confidence in global trade despite persistent …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes An Indian container terminal operator is expanding its equipment strategy at a new greenfield terminal, placing a follow-on order for two Rail-Mounted Gantry cranes from …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Port of Antwerp-Bruges said on Jan. 29, 2026 it will host the first European flagship site of Windrose, a Chinese electric truck manufacturer, marking a …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A new green hydrogen production project is moving from planning to execution at the Port of Gothenburg, as Norwegian hydrogen company Hydrogen Solutions AS (HYDS) …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Vattenfall’s Clashindarroch II wind farm in Scotland is set to become a notable first for onshore wind logistics: it will be the first onshore project …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd and PSA Singapore announced today the formation of a joint venture to establish a dedicated roll on roll off terminal in …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Jan De Nul Group has completed construction and float out of all 23 concrete structures that will form the base of Princess Elisabeth Island, Belgium’s …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes CMA CGM Group and Stonepeak announced on January 28 2026 the formation of UNITED PORTS LLC, a joint venture that will acquire and manage 10 …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The multipurpose and project cargo shipping sector entered 2026 with a third consecutive rise in market sentiment, yet carriers remain reluctant to resume Suez Canal …
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes By: Peter Bouwhuis I have sat in many meetings where people talked about digital trade as if it were something abstract. Clouds. Platforms. Frameworks. Standards. …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Global ports are being pushed to rethink how they operate as climate risks intensify, with a new push toward “nature-positive” development framed as both a …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers has taken a deliberate step closer to one of Southeast Asia’s fastest developing project cargo markets. On January 26, the company …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes FORT WORTH, Texas, January 26, 2026. BNSF Railway has laid out a $3.6 billion capital investment plan for 2026, a figure that underscores how infrastructure …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The North Sea is fast becoming Europe’s most strategic energy corridor. On 26 January 2026, political leaders and industry executives gathered in Hamburg for the …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Coordinating Complexity Across Continents When project cargo moves from multiple origins toward a single, remote destination, the margin for error narrows quickly. That was the …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes At first glance, adding a rail connection to a liquid bulk terminal may sound incremental. But VTTI’s final investment decision to develop new rail infrastructure …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes At 4am, with most of the UK still asleep, a Liebherr Group LG 1750 rolled out of Osprey Group’s Mansfield yard bound for Wales. The …
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