Container schedule reliability sank to 29% on-time in August as the Far East–Europe trade cratered to pandemic-era lows, Xeneta reports, with typhoons, port congestion, and Red Sea disruptions compounding pressure ahead of peak season.
The Capesize bulker Cape Falcon remains stuck off Gladstone, Australia, four days after grounding near a bunkering anchorage, with tug efforts so far unsuccessful and a full safety investigation planned once it is freed.
MARAD is offering up to $1.25 million for vessel designs that cut both fuel burn and underwater radiated noise.
Chinese seaborne coal volumes are falling but longer voyages are keeping dry bulk vessel demand resilient.
Crews will finish the Columbia River dock this winter, keeping Vancouver’s public market on track for 2028.
A converted Caspian Sea firefighting tug is now Canada’s first new large Great Lakes cutter in three decades.
Los Angeles moved more than 2.9 million TEUs across June, July and August, its busiest quarter ever.
The NTSB’s annual casualty review covers 49 investigations, including the Dali and the Titan submersible.
Drought is squeezing Panama transits, but the southern route around South America carries its own hazards.
The Coast Guard has committed another $173.7 million to rebuild Base Seattle for the Polar Security Cutter fleet.
