Pirates free crew members of “Davide B” hijacked in the Gulf of Guinea
The fifteen seafarers kidnapped more than a month ago on a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Guinea have been released…
“Madness” at the Port of Los Angeles
The Port of Los Angeles processed 957,599 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, a 113% jump compared to…
Seacor Power: Search Continues for 12 Still Missing
One person is dead, a dozen are missing and six others have been rescued after a commercial lift boat used to…
Panama Canal Postpones Transit Booking Fee Increase
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will postpone the planned price increase for transit booking fees that was to take…
Container shipping: Record carrier profits could be here to stay
After ocean carriers' cumulative profits topped some $9 billion in the final quarter of 2020, profits in the liner…
Ports brace for post-Suez traffic jams
As many as 1.9 million TEUs of cargo are expected to be caught up in the supply chain congestion caused by the Suez…
SoCal port backlog continues as imports surge through March
Vessel congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia persisted over the past week as imports…
Labor relations at the Port of Montreal take a turn for the worse
The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) of the Canadian port of Montreal gave 72 hours' notice Saturday morning to…
Helm Operations, ShipTracks Launch New Port Automation Tools
Helm Operations, ShipTracks Launch New Port Automation ToolsVictoria, BC - Leading maritime operations software…
FMC targets refunds for carrier’s unfair demurrage and detention charges
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) plans to help carriers "get their money back" for "unreasonable"…