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California Pushes Electric Trucks as the Future of Freight

A mainstay of cargo transport will be phased out at ports as California bans new registrations of carbon-fuel trucks in favor of nonpolluting ones.

By Peter Eavis and Mark Abramson

Belt and Road Initiative (China) Foreign Investments Infrastructure (Public Works) Ports United States International Relations US International Development Finance Corp

U.S. Finance Agency Lends to Sri Lankan Port to Counter Chinese Influence

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is joining forces with the Adani Group, strengthening ties to India and an embattled conglomerate.

By Skandha Gunasekara and Alex Travelli

Freight (Cargo) International Longshore and Warehouse Union Labor and Jobs Organized Labor Pacific Maritime Assn Port of Los Angeles (Calif) Ports Wages and Salaries

West Coast Dockworkers Ratify Contract

The six-year agreement is expected to increase traffic at Pacific ports, which had sagged because of the prospect of a walkout.

By Kurtis Lee

Black Sea Bosporus (Turkey) Danube River Drones (Pilotless Planes) Grain International Relations International Trade and World Market Maritime Accidents and Safety Mines and Mining Ports Romania Russia Ukraine

A Merchant Ship’s Perilous Black Sea Passage in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Danube River ports have become key arteries for grain exports. But threats from Russia and costly delays have made some shippers rethink their operations in the Black Sea.

By Jenny Gross and Valerie Hopkins