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Siemens Wind Power has commissioned the first of two ships designed specifically to support offshore wind farm projects.

Indian shippers who have been reeling from unpredictable demand may have some cost relief on the way after the Directorate General of Shipping and stakeholders moved a step closer to reaching an agreement over abolition of shipping surcharges.

Higher costs for operating ships will only increase the financial pressure on container lines already struggling to keep their heads above red ink.

The idle container shipping fleet has soared to 1.7 million twenty-foot-equivalent units this year.

Tariff Authority for Major Ports has tentatively approved Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust’s proposal to equalize rail and truck handling rates, driving down the costs of rail and up those for trucking.

House and Senate negotiators Monday released a compromise water infrastructure bill — with some long-anticipated federal dollars for harbor deepening projects at Port Everglades and Charleston — and plan to send it to President Obama’s desk before the end of the week.

The Port of Virginia hopes the expansion of a nearby foreign trade zone will make the port more attractive to shippers.

The first wind turbine blade manufactured at a new hub in the Port of Hull marks the beginning of regular production at a new facility to support wind energy projects in North Europe.

A drug and alcohol testing clearinghouse could potentially further reduce the pool of available labor in an industry already battling a shortage of drivers.

Russian and global transport companies are in a heated fight for control of Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, Russia’s largest stevedore company.

The Port of Rotterdam has increased the discount for transshipped containers for the third year running.

Port Houston’s hopes of dominating an expected boom in US plastic-resin exports during the next few years will hinge on increased US-Asia container ship capacity — and higher freight rates to justify it.

India’s Ministry of Shipping has concluded that to further lower dwell times at India’s busiest container port, support from others is essential.

Unless something changes dramatically, container lines risk a repeat of the brutal 2015 to 2016 contracting season; deepening industry losses are set to approach $10 billion this year alone.

South Carolina state officials say a dispute with the two major Eastern railroads won’t threaten the 2019 opening of an intermodal terminal at the Port of Charleston, but the railroads say that hinges on a design change.

DP World is partnering with Canada’s second-biggest public pension to create a $3.76 billion platform aimed at investing in container terminals.

Draft rules to sharply curb outbound direct investment would impact investment in overseas port and logistics assets under the country’s Belt and Road program.

Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates are sliding on the wind down of the peak season.

Authorities at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust have been working harder than ever in the past few months to speed cargo flows and address shipper concerns, but that effort has yet to spur a major increase in volumes.

A stronger-than-expected third quarter for the US economy bolstered trucking employment, but trucking hiring is still knocking against a ceiling.

Container shipping lines are “playing poker” with ports as their push for lower handling charges puts future terminal investments at risk, Drewry Shipping Consultants said.

Maersk Line thinks Brazil’s shipping industry is in store for some Christmas cheer.

Spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade have taken a sharp turn upwards, rising by 20 percent over the previous week.

Union names successor to retired Judge Milton Mollen.

Cargo liability concerns in Russia have been raised by insurer TT Club as trade volumes in the region increase.

Risks surrounding rapid changes in carrier and terminal industries are a source of confusion for ports and shippers.

Famous Footwear and other specialty retailers are turning to pool distribution to get more precise control over inventory and fulfillment.

As shippers scrutinize carriers’ financial stability ahead of the 2016 to 2017 bidding season, the safeguards could provide those that deal with the THE Alliance some reassurances — and give alliance members a contracting edge.

Mexican port authorities aren’t letting up on their expansion plans even though US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to overhaul or leave NAFTA threatens the demand for containerized imports through their docks.

Trucker appointments and extended gate hours gaining favor in Oakland.

Big disasters require big solutions, as seen in the installation of the world’s largest movable structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Indian shippers and stakeholders have a further four-month grace period to be fully compliant with the Safety of Life at Sea, or SOLAS, verified gross mass mandate.

Maersk Line ended weeks of speculation with an announcement that it had reached an agreement to buy Hamburg Süd.

There was moderately better news for APL and Zim in the third quarter; while APL enjoyed the scale benefits that came with its new parent, CMA CGM, Zim managed to narrow its net losses by almost 50 percent.

Shippers are concerned about LA-Long Beach clean-air plan's impact on cargo-handling costs, but port environmental manager said he is keenly aware of the need to balance green goals with port competitiveness.

The new rule is above and beyond the published average train speeds that shippers and industry analysts have been relegated to rely on for years. Although those figures are an indicator of service reliability, they in no way provide a comprehensive appraisal of rail service.

Port operators, shippers, and carriers in Brazil were preparing for a 24-hour strike by stevedores Wednesday that never materialized.

Fitch Ratings said Wednesday it expects Maersk Line to fulfill a long-anticipated takeover of a rival.

US federal safety investigators in mid-December will make public key information pertaining to the 2015 sinking of TOTE Maritime’s El Faro.

Fesco’s revenue and profit is still collapsing.