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During the first two weeks of October, weekly container ship capacity transiting the Suez Canal averaged 753k TEU, according to Clarksons Research, compared with 1,457k TEU during the same period in 2023. “Since the Houthi attacks began in the Red Sea, this is the first time that transits have exceeded 50% of pre-disruption levels,” says […]

The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, and ENGIE Group, a major player in the energy transition, are joining forces to develop a major biomethane production facility at the heart of the Le Havre industrial-port zone. This major logistics hub in Europe, is a strategic location for the

Fort Lauderdale and Halifax — The Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) and Ocean Exchange announce that Awtij, Indigenous Marine Intelligence, based in Lennox Island First Nation, PEI, is the winner of a $100,000 funding award. The four Ocean AI Challenge finalists stand alongside MEOPAR Executive Director Jamie Snook and CIOOS Director Anne-Sophie

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance modern commercial nuclear technology at sea. The agreement spans floating power solutions, nuclear-powered vessels and the development of the ports, shipyards and industrial base needed to build and sustain them. Key priorities include concept and

DP World has grown its ocean freight forwarding volumes in the Americas 12-fold over the past two years, driven by strong growth in intra-Americas trade and continued expansion of the company’s freight forwarding network and integrated logistics capabilities. Momentum has accelerated in 2026, with DP World’s Americas ocean freight volumes doubling since the beginning of

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted new guidance aimed at ensuring marine geoengineering research avoids unacceptable impacts, amid growing interest in climate change mitigation technologies.  Marine geoengineering involves methods to increase the ocean’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or store carbon for long periods. However, their potential impacts on marine ecosystems

Environmental consultancy Koinon recently released a report concluding that current deep-sea mining projects under consideration run an 83% probability of returning a loss. Entitled Case Not Proven, The Economics of Deep-Sea Mining, the study drew on the investment prospectus for two projects advanced by Vancouver-based The Metals Company (TMC) that have been under review by

Global trade proved more resilient than expected in the first half of 2026 despite the disruption caused by the Middle East conflict, as supply chains adapted and strong investment in artificial intelligence provided a powerful boost to goods trade. However, the resilience was not uniform, with services trade and some regions more exposed to the

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI), the benchmark widely referenced by procurement teams, fell 2% to $4,351 per 40ft container, driven by a decrease in rates on the Transpacific and Asia-Europe trade routes as demand weakened during China’s Golden Week. On the Transpacific trade route, rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles fell 3% to $7,624

HD Hyundai has delivered the world’s first “Lashing-Free” container ship, introducing a new concept that eliminates the need for workers to manually secure containers on board. HD Hyundai announced on Tuesday, October 6, that it recently delivered a 13,000-TEU container ship for French shipping company CMA CGM, with its hybrid-type Lashing-Free technology partially applied. HD