CBP Installs X-Ray Scanner for Containers at Texas Port
The busiest land border crossing between the U.S. and Mexico now has an advanced X-ray machine that is intended to help more efficiently move commercial truck traffic through the facility.
New Container Terminal Planned for 2028 Opening in Maryland
Developers of a new $1 billion container terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, Md., say they expect to break ground by the end of next year and open in 2028, creating 1,100 jobs.
Leading Container Maker Sees Profit Jump in Hydrogen Business
China International Marine Containers Group, the world’s biggest manufacturer of shipping containers, is seeing a surge in revenues from its hydrogen business, a good sign for the fuel.
February 8, 2024DP World Says Some Personal Employee Data Stolen in Hack
DP World Plc said workers’ personal information was stolen in the November cyberattack on the port operator’s Australian business.
Container Shipping Seeing Major Cuts After $364 Billion Boom
The container shipping industry, after two years of record-high freight rates and slow deliveries, is seeing its boom become a bust due to oversupply following the COVID-19 demand highs.
Australia Cyberattack Leaves 30,000 Containers Stuck at Ports
DP World Plc is struggling to work through a backlog of 30,000 shipping containers piled up at ports across Australia as the company resumes operations after a cyberattack.
Port of Mobile Posts All-Time Container Shipping Figures in 2022
The Port of Mobile has set a new record for annual container traffic, beating the benchmark it set in 2021 by more than 11%.
Container Shortage Sparks Coffee Shipping Experiment
In the coffee trading world, a ship steaming across the Atlantic Ocean is garnering a lot of attention.
Maersk Loses 750 Containers as Seas Hammer L.A.-Bound Ship
One of AP Moller-Maersk’s containerships carrying goods from China to the U.S. lost part of its cargo in the Pacific Ocean during bad weather.
Surging Shipping Rates Pose New Headwind for Global Economy
Shocks to supply chains are engulfing a wider swath of the global economy as the pandemic rages on, threatening to stifle Asia’s trade-led recovery just as soaring freight rates make it harder for businesses to weather another year like 2020.