Trans-Pacific freight rates hit $9,500
Asia-US container rates surge to $9,500 per unit as Middle East conflict and typhoon disruptions tighten capacity
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Too Many 3PLs? Why Shippers Are Paying More for Less
Flooding lanes with multiple 3PLs can inflate freight rates instead of cutting costs, warns Evans Transportation CRO.
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Panama Canal Chaos: 70% More Ships Reroute via Magellan Strait
Vessels divert around South America as Panama Canal draft restrictions and delays hit hard.
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Dutch Port Race Against Time Saves 73m OSV From Sinking at Dock
Emergency teams sealed a valve leak in the engine room of the Spanish-flagged Nautilus within hours.
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13,000-TEU Ship Ditches Manual Lashing—Here’s What Changes
HD Hyundai delivers a 13,000-TEU vessel that eliminates manual container securing, boosting deck capacity by over 10%.
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Ships Lose 40 Years of Knowledge Every Crew Change—This AI Fixes It
Bing Hou’s offline-first AI gives each vessel its own digital memory, ending decades of lost shipboard knowledge.
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MSC Baltic III Wreck Removal Hits 55%—But Winter Looms
Canadian crews have extracted 6,086 tonnes of steel from the grounded containership.
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Driverless trucks hit Ohio roads daily—what’s next for freight autonomy?
Two SAE Level 4 electric trucks now operate daily in Marysville without drivers on board.
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Asia’s Maritime Future Takes Shape at WISTA 2026: Key Leaders
Kuala Lumpur to host the 2026 WISTA AGM and Conference from 28-30 October, focusing on sustainability, technology.
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US Navy’s New 9,700-Ton Destroyer: Why Alaska Just Became a Missile
The USS Ted Stevens, second Flight III Arleigh-Burke-class destroyer, enters service.
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Roll Damping Tanks: The $2.2bn Question for Mega-Ships
ONE and ClassNK launch first real-world study to cut roll risks on 24,000-TEU vessels
