The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Nov. 18 said that a single loose wire on the 984-foot-long containership Dali caused an electrical blackout that led to the giant vessel…

With tariff troubles hitting the Chinese market and Mississippi River water levels a continued challenge, America’s soybean farmers are keeping all their options open. As part of that, soybean farmer…

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) processed 716,619 TEU of containers in May 2025, 5% less than 2024. After 10 straight months of year-over-year growth, overall cargo volume slowed due…

As we’ve noted before, not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining…

Canadian Minister of Labor Steven MacKinnon on Nov. 12 moved to intervene in port labor disputes in Montreal, Vancouver and Quebec City by asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)…

Not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) union. Both…

Canada Minister of Labor Steven MacKinnon on Nov. 12 directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order binding arbitration and the resumption of operations at the ports in Montreal and…

A rail extension project at the Port of Kalama, Wash., has been awarded a $26.3 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI)…

In a joint statement, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) say “they have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master…

Fears that a Maine to Texas port strike by the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) could become a reality on October 1 are growing, with Torsten Hartmann, senior director trade management…

Maryland’s Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, Md., was much in the news lately as the only the only portion of the Port of Baltimore that remained accessible and operational following the…

We don’t have to wait any longer to know when the containership Dali will leave Baltimore. Local media, including WBAL TV, have been showing video of the ship departing Baltimore today. Three…

As part of the Unified Command response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving…

New video and imagery released by the unified command show the scale of the challenge that the Key Bridge salvors face. In the current phase if the operation, salvage crews have been…

Efforts to get the Port of Baltimore up and running again are making progress. According to Coast Guard Sector Maryland, the status of the port is now “Open with Restrictions.” A new,…

As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) works toward its target of restoring full access to the Port of Baltimore by the end of May, the Unified Command responding to the incident…

As work to cope with the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse continued, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced a tentative timeline for the restoration of safe navigation…

As the first vessel successfully transited the Baltimore temporary channel established following the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Unified Command responding to the disaster announced the opening of…

South Carolina Ports plans to purchase the former WestRock paper mill site in North Charleston, S.C., to expand port capacity at the Port of Charleston. The roughly 280-acre industrial waterfront property sits…

While continuing Houthi attacks are having a devastating effect on Suez Canal containership traffic, natural forces, namely drought conditions, are taking their toll on container traffic through another vital maritime artery. Maersk on…