Container shipping

Report: Top-secret US plans to attack Houthis accidentally shared with journalist

A top-secret group chat of U.S. officials discussing plans for military strikes aimed at reopening shipping in the Red Sea inadvertently included a journalist, according to a new report.

Details of the March 15 attacks against Houthis in Yemen were discussed in a group chat on the open-source, encrypted messaging platform Signal led by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, reported that he was accidentally included in...

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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey signs 33-year lease with APM Terminals

In a groundbreaking move, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced a 33-year lease extension with APM Terminals, operator of the region’s second-largest container terminal. 

The agreement, to run through 2062, marks a milestone in the port’s development and sets a new standard for container terminal contracts.

The deal includes substantial commitments from APM Terminals, a division of Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller–Maersk (OTC: AMKAF). The company will invest over...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-authority-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-signs-33-year-lease-with-apm-terminals

Proposed US port fees on Chinese vessels may alter intermodal shipping patterns

A Trump administration port fee proposal designed to boost the U.S. shipbuilding industry could scramble 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.

In February, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative floated a plan to impose steep fees on Chinese vessels that call on U.S. ports. Vessels operated by Chinese companies would face a $1 million port call fee....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/proposed-us-port-fees-on-chinese-vessels-may-alter-intermodal-shipping-patterns

NTSB faults Maryland in Key Bridge collapse, warns dozens of other bridges at risk

The National Transportation Safety Board said a proper risk assessment by the state of Maryland may have avoided the deadly Key Bridge collapse in 2024, and the agency warned that dozens of other bridges are at similar risk throughout the United States.

The warning comes as part of the NTSB’s ongoing investigation into the March 2024 allision of the containership Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which killed six road workers.

In a new report, the NTSB said it conducted a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ntsb-faults-maryland-in-key-bridge-collapse-warns-dozens-of-other-bridges-at-risk

La línea de transporte más grande de China ve ganancias impresionantes en los ingresos, ganancias

La línea de envío de contenedores más grande de China vio ganancias masivas en ingresos y ganancias en 2024. Cosco Shipping Holdings reportó ingresos operativos de $ 33.29 mil millones en 2024, un aumento del 33.29% respecto al año anterior. El cuarto transportista de contenedores más grande del...

https://fullavantenews.com/la-linea-de-transporte-mas-grande-de-china-ve-ganancias-impresionantes-en-los-ingresos-ganancias/?lang=es

China’s largest shipping line sees stunning gains in revenue, profits

China’s largest container shipping line saw massive gains in revenue and profits in 2024. 

Cosco Shipping Holdings reported operating revenue of $33.29 billion in 2024, an increase of 33.29% from the previous year.

The world’s fourth-largest container carrier (OTC: CICOF) said earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) totaled $9.79 billion, an increase of 90.74% year over year. 

Net profit soared by 95% to $7.75 billion, while net profit attributable to shareholders was $6.87 billion, an increase...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chinas-largest-shipping-line-sees-stunning-gains-in-revenue-profits

Puerto de Seattle dice que el plan de vivienda de la ciudad recién aprobado interferiría con el tráfico de camiones

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Las partes interesadas de la industria marítima en Seattle esta semana nuevamente expresaron una feroz oposición a la aprobación del Ayuntamiento de un plan controvertido para el desarrollo residencial cerca del Puerto y el Distrito Industrial del Centro. El proyecto de ley 120933, aprobado el martes por una votación de 6-3 en una reunión llena […]

Esta entrada Puerto de Seattle dice que el plan de vivienda de la ciudad recién aprobado interferiría con el tráfico de camiones Aparece primero en Fu...

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Port of Seattle says newly approved city housing plan a threat to industry

Maritime industry stakeholders in Seattle this week again voiced fierce opposition to approval by the City Council of a controversial plan for residential development near the port and downtown industrial district.

Bill 120933, approved Tuesday by a 6-3 vote at a packed meeting of the council, would permit construction of 990 apartments in the Sodo neighborhood of the city’s Industrial District near T-Mobile Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Seattle Mariners. Supporters see it as a way to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-seattle-says-newly-approved-city-housing-plan-a-threat-to-industry

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