The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding global seaports and airports and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering goods to more international customers than ever before through global ports and free and foreign trade zones. As infrastructure around these global gateways continues to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply chain operations through their strategic use of global seaports and airports.

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November 6, 2024
By Bloomberg
Shanghai Unveils Green Shipping Plan as New Emissions Rules Loom
The target is to raise Shanghai’s low-carbon bunkering to over one million tons a year by 2030, according to a November 1 statement.
November 5, 2024
By Nick Bowman, Senior Editor
Labor Disputes Stall Traffic at Canada's Three Largest Ports
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade estimates that more than $600,000 million worth of trade has been disrupted in just the first 18 hours of the West Coast work stoppage.
November 4, 2024
By Bloomberg
Canada Port Disruption Sparks Fear of Wider Trade Snarls
A leading business group called for government intervention to prevent costly economic damage.

November 4, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
Montréal Employers Threaten to Suspend Striking Port Workers’ Salary Guarantee
November 4, 2024
By Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor
Strike at U.S. Ports Brought Debate Over Automation Front and Center
October 31, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
EPA Targets Emissions at U.S. Ports With $3B in Grants
October 29, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
Houthis Resume Attacks on Ships in Red Sea
October 29, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
Port of Montreal Dockworkers Plan Partial, Indefinite Strike

October 29, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
Port of Long Beach Gets $2.6M Grant to Upgrade Security
October 28, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
ILA and USMX to Resume Talks in November
October 28, 2024
By Bloomberg
Reeves to Embrace Tory Legacy by Creating More U.K. Freeports
October 28, 2024
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
Why Designing a Modern-Day Container Terminal Is More Complex Than Ever Before
October 25, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
Dali’s Owners Agree to Pay U.S. $100M for Bridge Crash

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How East Coast Ports Are Getting 'Big-Ship Ready'
November 03, 2017
It takes a big port to handle a big ship. Can East Coast ports meet the challenge of handling the new generation of mega-container vessels? Container lines are engaged in a frantic race to build ever-larger ships, which promise to have a ripple effect throughout the global transportation network. Read More
Making Room for the Megaships in New York and New Jersey
November 03, 2017
It takes more than deep water to accommodate a modern-day containership. Sometimes you have to raise a bridge as well. Read More
The New Panama Canal: Who Wins; Who Loses?
October 18, 2017
The new set of locks at the Panama Canal is open for business. How will it affect North American shipping patterns? Read More