Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
Benin has prevented neighbouring Niger from using its port to export its first crude oil, as a border dispute rages…
AI for social good: Improving lives and protecting the planet
As AI advances from predictive to generative capabilities, its potential to address social issues defined by the UN Sustainable Development…
Kareem Yusuf on building sustainability products for your customers
Kareem Yusuf, senior vice president of product management and growth at IBM, discusses the current landscape for sustainability products, the…
FBX Index May 2024: Market summary
The Freightos Baltic Global index fell 9% month-on-month in April to $2,384/FEU, as rates continued to ease from the pre-Lunar…
Allianz: Navigating troubled waters: risk challenges for shipping in 2024
Shipping is increasingly subject to growing volatility and uncertainties from war and geopolitical events, climate change risks, such as drought…
New tactics for new talent: Closing US semiconductor labor gaps
America’s impending semiconductor expansion depends on three labor pools that are currently under pressure. Without new action, large talent gaps…
Bollinger Builds Unique US RoRo to Transport Rockets for ULA to Launch Site
The U.S. merchant marine is going to get its second “rocket ship,” literally a vessel specially designed to transport rockets…
Houthis Continue Targeting MSC Vessels Claiming Four New Attacks
The Houthi militants continue the targeting of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company vessels with the repeated assertion that they are “Israeli…
Australia Bans Bulker for Failing to Properly Disclose Engine Problems
The issue of when shipowners became aware of problems with a vessel’s machinery and the steps they took to disclose…
Public-private backing pushes Delaware’s Edgemoor terminal project forward
The private-equity backed Enstructure unveiled a public-private partnership with Delaware that will eventually increase Wilmington’s annual capacity to more than…