An executive order expands powers to the Department of Homeland Security amid increased fears of a conflict with China.
Category: Ports
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Red Sea Attacks Leave Shipping Companies With Difficult Choices
Attacks on two dozen ships since November are forcing shipping lines to figure out whether and when to skip the Suez Canal and send vessels on longer voyages around Africa.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Russia Strikes Danube Port, Escalating Attacks on Ukraine Grain Routes
The assault, across the river from Romania, heightened the risk of a more direct confrontation with a NATO member and came on the same day that drones struck buildings in Moscow.