Global air cargo and financial markets remain calm ahead of US tariff deadlines, with investors and shippers holding capacity and capital in reserve while awaiting clarity. The end of the US de minimis exemption is reshaping e-commerce economics, prompting forwarders to monitor booking patterns and importers to weigh front-loading versus delay. Tariff outcomes will drive […]
Welding equipment manufacturer Lincoln Electric has been a big player in U.S. Navy shipbuilding since at least the Second World War, when a massive construction effort drove demand for its arc welding technology. Today, it has also become a leading player in 3D metal printing, not by selling equipment, but by manufacturing printed parts […]
[By: Wärtsilä] Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year Lifecycle Agreement with Hong Kong based OPearl LNG Ship Management covering a total of 14 LNG Carrier vessels. The agreement is designed to ensure the vessels’ maximum operational reliability by enabling flexible maintenance scheduling and optimising time between overhauls (TBO). The agreement was booked by Wärtsilä in Q3 2025. […]
Austal and the U.S. Navy reached an agreement to resolve a pricing issue related to the first steel hull ships Austal USA is building for the Navy. Nearly a year after the company filed a “Request for Equitable Adjustment,” it reports that they have agreed to build only three of the five contracted ships with […]
[By: Valmet] Valmet will deliver a Quality Control System (QCS) to Metsä Tissue’s Mariestad mill in Sweden. The intelligent system will support the performance and ensure quality of the mill’s tissue machine PM 35. “By upgrading to Valmet’s state-of-the-art QCS scanner to PM 35 we’re simplifying operations and enhancing product quality. Integrating the new system […]
[By: Portchain] Unifeeder and Portchain have partnered to improve operational efficiency by reducing waiting times, daily coordination effort, and lowering fuel consumption with Portchain Connect. The platform links Unifeeder directly with its terminal network, giving both sides a shared real-time view of schedules and a faster way to align on berthing windows. The partnership builds […]
[By: Everllence] An undisclosed Asian shipbuilder has ordered Everllence propulsion packages in connection with the building of 5 × 8,400 teu container ships. The vessels and engines will be constructed in China. The scope of supply for each vessel covers: an Everllence B&W 6G80ME-GI Mk 10.5 main engine featuring proprietary EGRTC (Exhaust Gas Recirculation Turbocharger […]
The Department of Justice told a federal district court that it plans to review and likely change the approval of the Construction and Operation Plan for New Jersey’s Atlantic Shores South offshore wind farm. While the project has largely been abandoned for months, the move is symbolic because it was where candidate Donald Trump, during […]
It has been 10 years since the con/ro steamship SS El Faro went down with all hands in a hurricane, and it remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent American history. 33 mariners lost their life in the sinking, and the victims’ memory is preserved at memorial sites in Maine and in […]
[By: SRI] This is just one of the findings in the second edition of Cabotage Laws of the World, published by SRI and co-authored by Deirdre Fitzpatrick CEO of SRI and Emeritus Professor Hilton Staniland. The authors found that cabotage has spread in several regions of the world, including West Africa, East Africa, the Horn of Africa, the […]
The investigation into the shadow fleet tanker that has been accused of various incidents, including the drones over Denmark, has deepened. The French news agency Agence France-Presse is reporting that the police have taken into custody two officers of the vessel, while BFMTV is posting images of the French Navy boarding the tanker. The French […]
The Airforwarders Association is deeply concerned about the impact of the Federal Government shutdown on the nation’s air cargo system. With air traffic control operations under pressure and federal aviation staff affected, there is a real risk of delays, disruptions, and added costs across the supply chain. Freight forwarders depend on safe, predictable, and fully resourced aviation infrastructure […]
