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Shipping Feb, 24, 2025 0

US targets Chinese ships and terminal investments

The US is considering slapping huge fees on Chinese-built ships calling at its ports, while also clamping down on Chinese ownership of terminals on home soil. The United States Trade…
Grains Feb, 24, 2025 0

Bertolini Launches Brazil’s Largest Grain Transport Convoy

Bertolini Transporte e Navegação has deployed Brazil’s largest-ever inland waterway grain transport convoy. The vessel departed Porto Velho, Rondônia (RO), bound for the Port of Santarém, Pará (PA), carrying 75,000…
Shipping Feb, 24, 2025 0

Shipbuilding Resumes at Rio Grande Shipyard After Nearly a Decade

After nearly ten years, the Rio Grande Shipyard is set to resume shipbuilding. This milestone was formalized on Monday (24) with the signing of a contract between the Ecovix Group…
Shipping Feb, 21, 2025 0

MSC books up to eight megamaxes at Changhong International

Gianluigi Aponte’s Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has returned to Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard in China for a new series of LNG dual-fuel megamax containerships. The Swiss-based liner giant has signed…
iss070e034694 (Nov. 30, 2023) --- The Suez Gulf (right) and the southern portion of the Suez Canal are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above Egypt near the Mediterranean coast.
Shipping Feb, 20, 2025 0

Suez Canal chief says Red Sea crisis did not create sustainable route to replace canal

Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said on Wednesday that the Red Sea crisis did not create a sustainable route to replace the canal, adding that there were positive indicators…
Shipping Feb, 20, 2025 0

Mercosul Line To Launch New Cabotage Service in March 2025

Mercosul Line has announced the launch of Guará, its new cabotage service, scheduled to begin operations on March 11, 2025. The new route is designed to strengthen logistics between the…
Shipping Feb, 17, 2025 0

Paraguay River Waterway: Public Hearing Period Extended Until March 10

The National Agency for Waterway Transportation (ANTAQ) has extended the period for contributions to Public Hearing 18/2024, which discusses the improvement of documents and proposed modeling for the concession of…
Shipping Feb, 17, 2025 0

Braskem Invests in Its Own Fleet of Ethane and Naphtha Ships

Braskem has operated the first vessel of its fleet, which is dedicated to the international transportation of its key raw materials, naphtha, and ethane. With a total investment of $332…
Shipping Feb, 11, 2025 0

UN reviews regulation as seafarers revealed to work 74% above global average

Following exhaustive research showing how jobs onboard are still too 24/7, the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) will look to tighten up the language surrounding work/rest regulations at sea…
Shipping Feb, 10, 2025 0

U.S. Gaza Plan Fuels Ongoing Tensions in Red Sea

US President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza has hit hopes of a return to the Red Sea route after more than a year of disruption, according to shipping…