Chevron Warns California Risks Fuel Crisis Unless Iran War Eases March 25, 2026 By Nathan Risser and Kevin Crowley Chevron Corp. is warning that California is careening toward an energy crisis because of the Iran war and that the...
Port of Los Angeles December Imports Fell 8% From Year Earlier January 23, 2026 By Lisa Baertlein The Port of Los Angeles handled 424,499 20-foot equivalent units of imports in December, down 8% from the year earlier,...
More Than 60 Containers Fall Off Ship in Long Beach Port September 10, 2025 By Jaimie Ding More than 60 containers toppled off a cargo ship in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in...
Mississippi River Dries Up Again at Worst Time for US Farmers October 25, 2024 By Michael Hirtzer and Brian K. Sullivan The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year when American...
Shippers Scramble for Workarounds Ahead of Threatened Port Strike September 25, 2024 By Lisa Baertlein and Timothy Aeppel U.S. companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast,...
Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Extinguished on Ship off Alaska After Several Days of Burning January 2, 2024 After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship`s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said...
21 Shipping Containers Fall Overboard off Hawaiian Islands June 26, 2020 At least 21 shipping containers fell from overboard into the ocean near Hilo this week, the U.S. Coast Guard said....
As Arctic Ice Melts, New Energy Shipping Trade Route Opens August 30, 2018 By Jeremy Hodges, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Dina Khrennikova A new trade route for energy supplies is opening up north of the Arctic Circle as some of the warmest...
Arctic Winter Ice Covers 2nd Smallest Area on Record, Opening Region to Shipping March 28, 2018 By Alister Doyle and Timothy Gardner Winter sea ice on the Arctic Ocean covered the second smallest area on record this year, part of a thaw...
Ships Must Meet Emission Rules or Be Deemed ‘Unseaworthy,’ Lose Insurance: IMO November 17, 2017 By Libby George Ships which do not meet cuts to the amount of sulfur they can burn in their engines risk being declared...