Greece, one of the world’s biggest maritime powers, is set to abstain from a key vote on a global carbon tax for shipping, signaling a retreat from previous support for an International Maritime Organization (IMO) plan to make the sector pay a price for carbon emissions. Read also: Trump administration rejects global net-zero shipping plan,…
The nonprofit transportation decarbonization group CALSTART today released its annual report on the progress 23 states (and the District of Columbia) have made toward accelerating the adoption of zero-emission trucks, vans, and buses. The 2025 report, known as the “ZET Ahead Dashboard” because it tracks the deployment of zero-emission trucks, adds six new states —…
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Government officials and business executives from Brazil and India are meeting in New Delhi this week, aiming to triple their $12 billion business partnership, according to a report by Yahoo Finance. The meeting comes as economists warn that President Donald Trump’s trade policies could reduce countries’ economic growth by about one percentage point. Also read:…
Import volumes into the U.S. fell slightly in August, suggesting that the traditional surge in tow activity spanning late Q3 to early Q4 will not materialize for the peak season in 2025, according to a report from third-party logistics (3PL) provider ITS Logistics. This decline on the coasts comes in the wake of American companies…
French airline CMA CGM is set to resume container services to Russia’s Baltic gateway in St. Petersburg, Alphaliner reported this week. The report noted that a fortnightly call in St. Petersburg was included in the forward schedule list of the company’s Finland Express FLX service, which currently operates on the port rotation: Bremerhaven-Hamburg-Kotka-Helsinki-Tallinn-Gdansk-Bremerhaven. “Future schedules…
According to the Wall Street Journal, Chinese officials believe President Donald Trump’s focus on the stock market gives them an advantage in the ongoing trade dispute. They believe that the United States cannot afford a prolonged and intense trade war, a scenario that they expect will cause the collapse of financial markets and pressure the…
In recent years a group of cargo ship operators have been experimenting with an old-fashioned power source: the sail. All in the name of reducing fuel consumption and emissions. According to proponents of this technology, the additional propulsion of a wind-driven sail provides reductions in the work required from a ship’s fuel-powered engine, thus reducing…
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has canceled the licenses of seven CMA CGM vessels, claiming that the line violates surcharge rules. The action was taken after CMA CGM announced the emergency cost recovery surcharge on 26 October. The French carrier said it will charge between $45 and $145 for dry bulk containers, up to $245…
The largest liquidation event in cryptocurrency history occurred on Friday, with more than $19 billion worth of trades being returned in just 24 hours, according to data from CoinGlass. In the days that followed, industry experts conducted a post-chaos study, and high leverage was highlighted as a potential risk to the long-term health of cryptocurrency…