Algoma Legacy

New Algoma Legacy takes Algoma Central fleet to 100 ships

St Catharines, Ontario-headquartered Algoma Central Corporation (TSX:ALC), today took delivery of the Algoma Legacy. Built at Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding (YAMIC) in Chin, it is the first of three new methanol-ready Kamsarmax-sized ocean

The Pasha Group and The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) announced August 13 that Pasha Logistics LLC has acquired certain assets of MacMillan-Piper LLC and Tacoma Transload LLC.

Pasha Group enters Pacific Northwest with key acquisitions

California-headquartered The Pasha Group and The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) announced August 13 that Pasha Logistics LLC has acquired certain assets of MacMillan-Piper LLC and Tacoma Transload LLC. The transaction, completed through

A pause in tariffs in recent months lifted the Port of Long Beach in California to its most active July on record and the third-busiest month in its 114-year history.

Tariff pause drives Port of Long Beach to record July

A pause in tariffs in recent months lifted the Port of Long Beach in California to its most active July on record and the third-busiest month in its 114-year history. The 90-day

Navigating the Hawaiian lane: Why standard playbooks don’t work

By Gerald Hofmann, President Integrated Marine Logistics, at Odyssey Logistics Every year, an average of nearly 13 million tons of marine cargo is shipped into Hawaii, while only 1.7 million tons is

Strait of Hormuz

Will Iran close the Strait of Hormuz?

The big question in international shipping today has been whether Iran’s responses to the U.S. Operation Midnight Hammer strikes on its nuclear facilities will include closing the Strait of Hormuz — the

The maritime industry faces extraordinary complexity.

Op-Ed: Overcoming shipping’s complexity challenge

By Richard Leahy, technical service manager, Castrol The maritime industry faces extraordinary complexity. Today’s specialized global fleet—from dry and wet cargoes to passenger vessels—is a remarkable achievement of modern engineering that continues

Alternative lenders to the shipping space would likely benefit from such trade disruptions as they can more adroitly adjust to the new reality.   

Op-Ed: Alternative lenders will ignite shipping’s growth

By Tobias Backer, executive director, Pelagic Capital The introduction of protectionist policies by the new U.S. administration has reignited uncertainty across the global economy. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook

USTR Section 301

USTR could ease some Section 301 measures on Chinese maritime dominance

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office (USTR) announcement that it would take sweeping measures under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, began a process that included taking into account public comments

Maersk to pay $1.9M in FMC civil penalties

FMC opens investigation into flagging practices

The Federal Maritime Commission is conducting an investigation to examine whether the vessel flagging laws, regulations, or practices of certain foreign governments create unfavorable shipping conditions in the foreign trade of the

BIMCO assesses dry bulk outlook

BIMCO: Dry bulk supply/demand balance set to weaken

It’s not just container shipping that’s feeling the tariffs pain. BIMCO has released its April 2025 Dry Bulk Shipping Market Overview & Outlook — and the outlook part is not rosy. Tariff

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