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Canada’s West Coast Ports Drive Trade Growth Beyond the U.S.

Published Aug 26, 2026 6:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

As it finds itself locked in a deepening trade war with the United States, Canada is successfully building its international trade...

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Ningbo-Zhoushan Tops Singapore as World’s Second Busiest Container Port

Published Aug 26, 2026 5:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

China’s ports are continuing to support the expansion of the country’s exports despite the Trump administration’s efforts at tarif...

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Port Congestion Sets New Record at 4.3M TEU in Stranded Volume

Published Aug 25, 2026 4:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The volume of container capacity stranded due to port congestion has reached a new record high, reports the analytics firm Linerly...

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“British Tanker” Finds Itself Caught in Argentine Political Battle

Published Aug 25, 2026 3:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

The provincial government for the southernmost region in Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, used the arrival of a tanker that it labeled...

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Callao Becomes First Port in Latin America With Cold Ironing

Published Aug 25, 2026 3:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Port of Callao, Peru has become the first port in South America with a shore power system for merchant ships. The installation...

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Three Studies Confirm Viability of Year-Round Shipping in the Hudson Bay

Published Aug 23, 2026 5:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Canada is pushing forward with plans to diversify its trade and double exports to non-US markets, and three new studies have confi...

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Hapag-Lloyd Invests in APM Terminals Rotterdam to Drive Growth

Published Aug 21, 2026 6:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with Maersk’s APM Terminals to acquire a 25 percent stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, whic...

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Port Delays and Congestion Absorb 5% of Industry’s TEU Capacity

Published Aug 21, 2026 3:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

With container carriers continuing to be under pressure, one of the issues that analysts are constantly looking at is the percenta...

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Nigeria Upbeat Over Maritime Competitiveness After US Lifts 12-Year Ban

Published Aug 19, 2026 7:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Nigeria will work to attract more shipping lines to its maritime sector and deepen trade with the United States following the lift...

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First Chinese Cargo Ship Carrying Containers Reaches Murmansk

Published Aug 19, 2026 2:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Murmansk marked a key milestone in its efforts to develop the port into a logistics hub, taking advantage of the growth on the Nor...

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