Figure out how ports and terminals change over time, including expansions that affect trade flows, developments in handling cargo, and upgrades to infrastructure. This coverage helps authorities, shippers, and shipping companies to plan business and make investments by connecting local initiatives to regional trade flows.
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FeaturedAbout 200 BHP port workers staged an eight-hour stoppage at Port Hedland on July 16, the hub's first strike since 2000, after pay talks failed. Capesize rates rallied on the threat, then unwound within two days.
Kemal Can Kayar|4 min read|Jul 17, 2026
The Panama Canal Authority will lower Neopanamax draught in three steps, from 49.5 feet on July 3 to 48.5 feet by August 15, moving early to protect 38 daily transits as a strong El Niño develops.
Kemal Can Kayar|3 min read|Jul 8, 2026
Container ships carrying between 3.4 and 3.7 million TEU, about 11 percent of the global fleet, are waiting off ports from Shanghai to Rotterdam, the worst congestion in four years, with no single cause behind the queues.
Kemal Can Kayar|3 min read|Jul 3, 2026
Panama's Supreme Court has declared CK Hutchison's concession for the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals unconstitutional, ending 28 years of Hong Kong control at both ends of the canal and opening an 18-month transition.
Kemal Can Kayar|3 min read|Jan 30, 2026
Pakistan has stepped into the global marine fuel business, switching on a fully regulated bunkering service at Karachi Port with global trader Vitol and local refiner Cnergyico.
Kemal Can Kayar|3 min read|Nov 20, 2025
The maritime sector has entered a new phase of disruption as the ClarkSea Index — which tracks average daily earnings across tankers, bulk carriers, containerships and gas carriers — surged above USD 30,000 per day for the first time since 2022.
Kemal Can Kayar|2 min read|Oct 21, 2025
MIAMI — The sale of a privately-owned fuel depot near PortMiami has triggered alarm within Miami-Dade County’s leadership, who say the port’s future as a cruise and cargo hub may be at risk without swift action.
Kemal Can Kayar|2 min read|Oct 18, 2025
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has formally revoked operating licences for seven CMA CGM vessels, accusing the carrier of breaching port regulations by unilaterally introducing an “Emergency Cost Recovery Surcharge” (ECRS).
Kemal Can Kayar|1 min read|Oct 17, 2025
Los Angeles, Oct. 2025 — The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) chalked up its strongest third quarter ever—processing roughly 2.9 million TEUs—even though September volumes dipped to 883,053 TEUs, a 7.5 % drop from the same month last year.
Kemal Can Kayar|1 min read|Oct 16, 2025
Carriers are already reshaping Transpacific rotations after China’s October port-fee retaliation against U.S.-linked vessels.
Kemal Can Kayar|2 min read|Oct 16, 2025
The United States and China have begun collecting reciprocal port fees on vessels linked to the other country, a rapid escalation that has pushed the trade dispute onto the world’s shipping lanes and is already forcing ship diversions, higher freight rates and operational workarounds across global supply chains.
Kemal Can Kayar|2 min read|Oct 15, 2025
Maritime traffic at the Port of Antwerp‑Bruges has been sharply disrupted as Flemish harbour pilots initiated industrial action in protest against the federal government’s proposed pension reforms.
Kemal Can Kayar|2 min read|Oct 15, 2025