A Trump administration port fee proposal designed to boost the U.S. shipbuilding industry could transform international intermodal traffic, shift some container business to ports in Canada and Mexico, and help Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroads in the process. As mentioned in last month's...
APM Terminals (APMT) have announced they will invest over $500 million at its 350-acre Elizabeth terminal after it agreed to a 33-year lease extension until December 2062 with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. APMT Elizabeth handles over 25% of the port's annual...
President Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with an additional 10% tariff on goods from China were officially announced as of 4 March 2025. In response, Mexican President Sheinbaum has declared that her government plans to respond to the U.S. tariffs with its...
The US has proposed charging up to US$1.5 million for Chinese-built vessels entering the country's ports, starting at $500,000 for a vessel operator whose fleet consists of even just one Chinese-built ship, or that has an existing order with a China shipyard. In addition, a...
Containerised exports from 18 Asian countries to the US hit a record high of 21.45m TEU last year, according to figures compiled by the Japan Maritime Center. This peak is attributable to factors such as the Red Sea crisis, a resilient US economy, fears over US...
Southwest Florida seaport, SeaPort Manatee, is to be awarded $9.5 million to aid its recovery and repair efforts following the damage caused by Hurricane Milton. Initial damage assessments reflect potential losses of $225 million with the loss of on-site warehouses, docking facilities and widespread destruction...
Wine bottle manufacturers from China, Chile and Mexico are facing US tariffs as the US Department of Commerce (DoC) has accused their glass wine bottle producers of selling their products in the USA at unfairly low prices. With this investigation underway since January of this year,...
The Los Angeles (LA) Harbour Commission has approved a lease amendment, solidifying plans for a US$52 million infrastructure improvement project that aims to boost cargo handling capacity and operational efficiency while promoting sustainability at the port. Five new loading and unloading tracks will be added, which...
Rail container dwell times across the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Seattle and Tacoma are approximately double what they were earlier this year, creating concern that these dwells may extend further as peak season commences and intersects with the looming threat of ILA industrial...
In response to heavy import volumes and potential industrial action across the US East and Gulf Coasts, shipping organisations are set to deploy 28 "extra-loader" vessels to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach over the coming peak season. Whilst the looming threat of the...