According to press reports, Danish boxship operator Maersk and the commerce bureau of Nansha have inked a memorandum of cooperation in backing the carrier’s plans to build an import and export consolidation and distribution center in the South China Port of Nansha.

Let’s start this month’s commentary on a sporting note.

At the Navis 2019 conference in San Francisco, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co Ltd (ZPMC), the world's largest port machinery manufacturer, sees automated ports as the key to its long-term growth.

Navis, the Oakland, CA-based terminal operations software provider, announced a new product, 'Navis Smart,’ at the Navis 2019 conference taking place in San Francisco this week.

A new U.S. report, using advanced analytic software, says waves and storm surges are gaining momentum from sea level rise and collectively pose a more immediate threat than was previously believed. The result could be serious damage to California coastal cities and ports by 2040.

As offshore operators continue to work as part of an industry in transition, it is worth taking a moment and stepping back to ascertain the true scope of change that the sector has, and is still continuing to face.

​U.S. port industry leader Steven M. Cernak is dead at age 63. ​Cernak died Saturday (March 16) following a courageous battle against cancer.

Australian gold medalist uses best practices to train American sailors for 2020 Olympics…and is looking for help from U.S. maritime community.

A retail supply chain shift following Panama Canal expansion and the emergence of production of petrochemical resins for export are among factors presenting challenges for the container drayage business in the Gulf region, according to the head of a major Houston-based drayage provider.

A noted container industry analyst says ocean carriers may pay $200 per ton more to meet new low sulphur fuel standards than they pay in 2019, but the increase will only be slightly higher than the bunker heavy fuel price paid in 2014.