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The Cleveland–Cuyahoga County Port Authority (the Port of Cleveland) has been awarded $4.2 million through the Ohio Maritime Assistance Program (MAP), a competitive Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) grant program supporting strategic maritime infrastructure investments across Ohio. The funding will support two Port-led construction projects — $2.7 million for the Dock 22 Rehabilitation and Operational Efficiency Project and $1.5 million for […]

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) from The Mission to Seafarers shows a modest improvement in wellbeing at the end of a volatile year, with the overall happiness score rising to 7.26 out of 10 in Q4 2025, up from 7.05 in the previous quarter. The Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) is a quarterly survey by the

Fourteen European coastal states of the Baltic and North Sea have issued an unprecedented joint warning to flag states and shadow fleet shipowners of their legal obligation to comply with international navigation safety standards and maritime law. The initiative is clearly aimed at Russia’s shadow tanker fleet while confronting escalating satellite navigation (GNSS) interference across

Cunard’s iconic Queen Mary 2 last weekend completed her historic first transit through the Panama Canal, marking a major milestone in her 2026 World Voyage. Guests traveling aboard the 108-night journey around the world were treated to a rare moment as Queen Mary 2 began her historic passage through the canal’s new set of locks on Saturday, January

The BBC BREMEN cast off immediately after the end of the naming ceremony to continue her voyage to Hamburg and further to Galveston and Houston in the US. MV BBC BREMEN, vessel number eight of a series of fifteen LakerMax-type vessels, has been officially christened in the Port of Bremen yesterday. Anitta Schumann, Chartering Manager

In a joint statement last week, two Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) commissioners, Max Vekich and Laura DiBella, applauded the Trump Administration for taking steps to close the land border loophole in the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT). For nearly two decades, the loophole has allowed shippers to avoid the 0.125% US port levy by routing U.S.-bound

France’s CMA CGM Group has taken delivery of its 400th owned vessel. It represents a significant milestone in the French shipping giant’s fleet expansion and decarbonization strategy. “This key milestone reflects the Group’s long-term investment strategy, built on asset ownership and the integration of advanced technologies to enhance the environmental and operational performance of its fleet,” the

During a speech by its President and CEO, Julie Gascon, before members of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) today released its preliminary cargo results for 2025. While total volume declined by 3% to 34.3 million tonnes from 35.4 million tonnes in 2024, the containerized sector posted an increase

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) decreased 10% to $2,212 per 40ft container for the second consecutive week, primarily due to a drop in rates on the Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes. Spot rates on Shanghai to New York decreased 11% to $3,191 per 40ft container and those from Shanghai to Los Angeles fell 12%

The Port of Sept-Îles (PSI) announced that it surpassed 40 million tonnes of cargo handled in 2025, setting a new record. The record performance was unveiled on January 21 during the first edition of Le Grand Rendez-vous du Port, attended by nearly a hundred partners. With a total volume of 40,080,194 tonnes, compared to 38,510,806