Meet the New Year, same as the Old Year.  The effects of rising tariffs are expected to tamp down import demand, the leading retail industry trade group predicts, as policy-driven uncertainty rolls on into 2026. The recent months of year-over-year declines in import cargo volume through the busiest U.S. container ports is expected to continue in the New Year, according to data from the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker. Volume totaled 2.07 million twenty foot e

Experts from Wärtsilä Marine, a leader in maritime technology, have identified 4 trends that will shape the shipping industry by 2026. From new decarbonization strategies to the integration of digital technologies, shipowners and operators must adapt to remain competitive and sustainable. Life cycle optimisation Fleet renewal will no longer depend solely on the age of the vessels; instead, the maritime industry is taking a more holistic approach to the life cycle of each ves

The US Navy has started a $448 million programme with Palantir to develop “Ship OS,” an artificial intelligence system designed to make shipbuilding and repairs faster and more efficient. The programme was announced at an industry event on Tuesday and involves the Navy’s four public shipyards and two private yards that have not been named. Ship OS will collect data from construction, maintenance, and supply systems to help shipyards work more efficiently and give managers a c

A fire on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles was nearly contained Saturday afternoon, though authorities were still assessing whether enough hazardous material burned to cause significant contamination. The blaze, which broke out Friday night, prompted a shelter-in-place order for surrounding communities over concerns about hazardous materials in the One Henry Hudson's cargo. The order was lifted in the morning, and the ship was moved out to sea. Fireboats spr

The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry. It is 8pm on a Saturday evening and eight of us are sitting at a table onboard a ship, holding on to our plates of spaghetti carbonara as our chairs slide back and forth. Michel Péry, the dinner’s host, downplays the weather as a “ tempête de journalistes” – something sailors would not categorise as a storm, but which dram

U.S. imports of containerized goods fell 7.5% year-over-year in October, as shipments from China plunged 16.3% amid importer caution over President Donald Trump's evolving tariff policies, supply chain technology provider Descartes ( DSG.TO), opens new tab said on Monday. U.S. seaports handled a total of 2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, down 0.1% from September and below the 2.4 million to 2.6 million TEU range that typically signals peak trade act

The U.S. maritime industry faces a complex array of challenges and opportunities that require a delicate balancing act, the former U.S. maritime chief told a logistics conference.  The state of U.S. shipbuilding One pressing issue is the imbalance in shipbuilding capabilities between the United States and countries like China. “China dominates the shipbuilding industry,” said Louis Sola, former commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission, in a fireside chat at F3: The Fut

At the Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit 2025, the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) asked industry leaders, policymakers, and other experts how the sector can adapt and maintain its vital role in a fragmenting world. According to GMF, the shipping industry, as a cornerstone of global trade, is facing unprecedented pressures from geopolitical tensions. Armed conflicts, trade disputes , and the impacts of climate change are challenging its resilience and forcing the sector to exp

Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S. European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO — a highly unusual gambit that left diplomats shaken after the meeting.  The threats were made last month, as the U.S. maneuvered to block a new effort to tax pollution at a

A landmark agreement to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after pressure from Saudi Arabia and the USA to end the talks, the BBC reported. More than 100 countries had gathered at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s headquarters in London to approve a deal first agreed in April, which would have seen shipping become the world’s first industry to adopt internationally mandated targets to reduce emissions, the 17 October report said. However, US Presi

LONDON — A U.S. diplomatic broadside personally led by President Donald Trump derailed a historic effort to tax climate pollution from shipping.  A fractious meeting of the International Maritime Organization in London ended Friday with a decision to adjourn for a year, after Saudi Arabia, backed by Russia, pushed for a pause.   That means the effort to set binding international rules to cut greenhouse gases from shipping — responsible for about 3 percent of global emissions

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