The Port of Baltimore has opened a four-acre on-dock grain transloading facility at Seagirt, giving agricultural exporters a direct route into its container network.
Splash Ports Article: Baltimore Adds On-Dock Grain Export Gateway
The Maritime Executive Article: SAR Operation Underway for 10 Missing Crew After Turkish Ships Collide
Turkish search teams recovered an empty lifeboat and debris after a cargo ship carrying 10 crew is believed to have sunk following a Marmara Sea collision.
gCaptain Article: U.S. Lawmakers Push Tax Break for Merchant Mariners Working Overseas
A bipartisan House bill would extend the foreign earned income exclusion to U.S. merchant mariners sailing in international trade, targeting a worsening mariner shortage.
gCaptain Article: Panama Canal Chief: ‘Every Drop of Water Counts’ as Prolonged El Niño Looms
The Panama Canal will cut daily transits to 32 by mid-September as Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez warns of an eight-month El Niño and lake levels below pre-drought marks.
The Maritime Executive Article: Judge Dismisses Most of Remaining Dali Civil Damage Claims
A Maryland judge has dismissed most remaining economic loss claims from the Dali Key Bridge disaster, sharply narrowing the civil case under a 1927 Supreme Court precedent.
gCaptain Article: Rhine Water Rises Sharply After Rain, Ships Able to Load More Cargo
Rhine water levels have risen sharply after recent rain, letting vessels load more cargo, though shallow-water restrictions at the Kaub chokepoint persist.
WorkBoat Article: American Cruise Lines Names Two New US-Built Riverboats
American Cruise Lines has named the 180-passenger American Rhapsody, a new U.S.-built riverboat that will sail the Columbia and Snake rivers from Portland beginning in 2029.
Port of Vancouver USA Article: Port Celebrates Arrival of 2 Millionth Subaru Vehicle
The Port of Vancouver USA welcomed its 2 millionth Subaru vehicle, marking 33 years as North America’s largest Subaru import gateway.
gCaptain Article: US-Flagged Cargo Ship SLNC York Evacuated After Taking on Water in Pacific
The entire crew of the U.S.-flagged heavy-lift ship SLNC York was evacuated to a nearby vessel after flooding began in the Pacific, with the ship reported stable and under tow arrangements to port.
Splash247 Article: AI weather-routing system cuts coastal pollution from ships
A South Korean research team has built an AI navigation system that reroutes ships around weather conditions to keep exhaust plumes away from coastal communities.