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The Cleveland-based Lake Carriers Association reports that U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) carried 71.3 million tons of cargo in 2025, an 8.9 percent decrease from a year ago. 2025 cargo movement on the Great Lakes was 8.1 percent below the fleet’s 5-year average. Except for salt shipments, which increased by 4.1 percent, all commodity shipments […]

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) joined the Port of Benton, Port of Pasco and Port of Walla Walla in signing an interlocal agreement to develop an Inland Logistics Hub in the Tri-Cities region of southeastern Washington. This partnership establishes a framework for joint efforts to enhance international trade, expand cargo movement and strengthen Washington state’s

Davie today marked a major milestone with the rolling of Canadian-made steel for the Polar Max icebreaker of the Canadian Coast Guard at Algoma Steel’s facilities in Sault Ste. Marie. These first plates will be shipped to Lévis in the coming weeks, where construction of the vessel will soon get underway. The historic milestone highlights Davie’s commitment

HOPA Ports (Hamilton–Oshawa Port Authority) has reported 10,814,699 metric tonnes (MT) of cargo handled across its growing Great Lakes Port Network in 2025 versus 11.4 million tonnes in 2024. Despite a challenging global economic climate and shifting trade conditions, HOPA continued to advance cargo diversification and expand trade‑enabling infrastructure, strengthening Ontario’s competitiveness and opening new doors

The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA), including members Ports of Indiana, the Illinois International Port District (IIPD), and Port Milwaukee, in partnership with the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), announced today that they will begin a comprehensive market analysis aimed at expanding cargo movement between the Great Lakes and Inland Waterways

Captain Giuseppe Castellano (right) aboard the cruise ship Majestic Princess alongside Captain Jessy Bedard. The Travel in a cup programme is an original initiative that aims to create links between maritime communities using a simple and universal object: a cup. The project highlights the human exchanges behind port operations and maritime transport. The initiative was launched by

An alarming rise in cargo theft and freight fraud across global supply chains is being highlighted by the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) EMEA, with incidents escalating across Europe, the Americas and Africa. Latin America and several African nations are experiencing particularly severe and violent attacks. IUMI

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has published its latest update to the WSC Dual-Fuel Fleet Dashboard, tracking the global liner shipping industry’s investment in new ships capable of running on renewable and lower-emission fuels, and showing how the fleet is preparing for the energy transition.  As of December 2025, the number of dual-fuel container ships and vehicle

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced that the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s state-owned public and private marine terminals set new records for total cargo vessel visits and container activity in 2025. The record year follows the port’s historic recovery in 2024 following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse—an achievement made possible by the