News: 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026)

McAllister Towing is proud to announce our newest arrival! Welcome tug MARY McALLISTER. As ourcustomer’s vessels grow larger and services for these behemoths become increasingly demanding, McAllistercontinues to...

gCaptain · 23:15 UTC

Descartes Systems Group has launched an AI agent within its Datamyne trade intelligence platform that allows users to search and analyze global shipment data using natural-language questions. The post Descartes launches...

FreightWaves · 22:59 UTC

Saronic Technologies has won a U.S. Navy production contract for its 180-foot Marauder autonomous surface vessel after completing an at-sea evaluation that put the ship through more than 140 scenarios over...

gCaptain · 22:20 UTC

Flexport's latest release pairs an MCP server for outside AI agents with a workforce of internal agents the company says handles 21 million tasks a year, plus Atlas and customs upgrades. The post Flexport launches MCP...

FreightWaves · 22:19 UTC

On September 17, 2025, CH Robinson published its Carrier of the Year winners. In the category for fleets of more than 1,000 trucks, the list read “Super Ego, Chicago, IL.” It was the kind of announcement a company...

The Loadstar · 22:02 UTC

The discovery went beyond hundreds of pounds of suspected heroin. Investigators also found 174 handguns with obliterated serial numbers inside the semi. The post Michigan semi stop uncovers 368 pounds of suspected...

FreightWaves · 20:15 UTC

Cheniere Energy has signed a 22-year agreement to supply Brazil’s Petrobras with U.S. liquefied natural gas, adding another long-term customer as the company looks to support further expansion of its...

gCaptain · 19:32 UTC

President Donald Trump will tour Peterbilt Motors’ Denton, Texas, factory Thursday to promote tariffs and other policies aimed at expanding U.S. manufacturing. The post Trump to visit Texas plant to tout manufacturing...

FreightWaves · 19:03 UTC

The economy is expanding, yet consumer sentiment is dipping below Global Financial Crisis levels. Dr. Jason Miller breaks down the surprising disconnect, revealing how everything from AI CapEx and rising interest rates...

FreightWaves · 18:30 UTC

Diesel prices soaring to new highs, driver pay increasing, and operating costs up 40-50% since 2019 are reshaping the freight landscape. David Parker of Covenant Logistics Group joins us to break down the latest SONAR...

FreightWaves · 18:29 UTC

David Parker, CEO of Covenant Logistics Group, discusses the evolving freight landscape, including the impact of emissions standards, the move away from commoditized OTR, and surprising insights into specialized markets...

FreightWaves · 18:26 UTC

Maersk has completed the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vessel in the United States. The operation involved Tangier Maersk, a dual-fuel alcohol-enabled container ship, which...

Container News · 18:00 UTC

Most shippers, by this point, tend to believe they have visibility into their cold chain. What “visibility” truly covers, though, is often little more than surface-level location data. The gap between knowing where a...

FreightWaves · 17:48 UTC

Kodiak's first unsupervised long-haul service will carry IKEA goods between Houston and Dallas later this year, after 750,000 autonomous miles with an observer in the seat. The post Kodiak taps IKEA to launch driverless...

FreightWaves · 17:35 UTC

FIDELITY‘s Jurrien Timmer writes: From playa decompression to P/E compression As has been the case for a few weeks now, the relative calm of the headline S&P 500 (SPX) masks quite a bit of turbulence...

The Loadstar · 17:28 UTC

Arkansas Highway Police found 254 kilograms of cocaine, methamphetamine and other contraband during two commercial vehicle stops along I-40. The post Arkansas I-40 truck inspections uncover $5.1M in cocaine plus meth...

FreightWaves · 17:14 UTC

Entrusted by the transferor (the Sellers), our company (the “Bidding Company”) is scheduled to hold an online public bidding (the “Bidding”) on the Shipbid website (www.shipbid.net) from 15:00 to...

Hellenic Shipping News · 17:00 UTC

Mintra’s Mentor AI has been named a finalist in the Innovation and Technology category of the Crew Connect Global Awards 2026, recognising its use of governed AI to give seafarers trusted operational information at the...

Hellenic Shipping News · 17:00 UTC

U.S. and Iranian officials have reportedly held separate indirect talks with mediators on Monday, reviving efforts to end seven months of war as Tehran presses for a response to a revised ceasefire framework and Middle...

Hellenic Shipping News · 17:00 UTC

Consumer confidence in the Euro Area weakened to -16.5 in September 2026, from a six-month high of -15.5 in August, confirming the preliminary estimate. The decline ended a four-month streak of improvement, as elevated...

Hellenic Shipping News · 17:00 UTC

The latest data on consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board (CB), reveals a decline that has caught the attention of market analysts and economists alike. The CB Consumer Confidence Index, a key...

Hellenic Shipping News · 17:00 UTC

China recorded a current account surplus of $193.7 billion in Q2 2026, revised down from the initial estimate of $195.1 billion but up from $184.3 billion in Q1. The surplus in goods and services widened to $223.4...

Hellenic Shipping News · 17:00 UTC

Bulkers Bulker S&P values held stable across the board this week. Handy resales drifted downwards in response to soft pricing for the Sider Bellezza. Capesize Houheng 5 and Houheng 6 (262,000 DWT, Feb/Sep 2017,...

Hellenic Shipping News · 17:00 UTC

The Port of Corigliano has inaugurated Calabria’s largest haulage and launching facility at the Cantieri Nautici Feraco shipyard, marking a significant step in the port’s diversification strategy and its...

Container News · 17:00 UTC

What If: The Bear Case for Dry Bulk – As we enter the seasonally strong fourth quarter, dry bulk shipping spot rates   Source: Breakwave Advisors

Hellenic Shipping News · 17:00 UTC

Russia shipped the most crude in a month-and-a-half, while a jump in prices propelled the value of those cargoes close to the highest since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But the benefits to the Kremlin...

gCaptain · 16:41 UTC

For most of shipping history, the valuation equation has been straightforward. A ship leaves the yard, begins ageing and progressively loses value. New steel commands the premium. Older steel trades at a discount.

gCaptain · 16:40 UTC

US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for "concrete" steps regarding...

gCaptain · 16:38 UTC

A.P. Moller-Maersk has bunkered one of its dual-fuel containerships with 100% U.S.-produced corn ethanol, marking what the company says is the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container...

gCaptain · 16:19 UTC

The first true Airbus challenger to Boeing’s dominant position in cargo aircraft production completed its first test flight on Tuesday. The post Airbus A350 freighter aircraft completes initial test flight appeared...

FreightWaves · 16:18 UTC

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance bilateral maritime and port cooperation, signed on the sidelines...

Container News · 16:00 UTC

The maritime picture in the Strait of Hormuz is becoming harder to verify, with another delayed report of a vessel strike raising questions over how much of the fighting is...

gCaptain · 15:53 UTC

Carnival Corporation reported record third-quarter revenue and net income on Tuesday as strong cruise demand and lower-than-expected operating costs helped offset a sharp increase in fuel expenses. The cruise giant...

gCaptain · 15:26 UTC

The partners behind LNG Canada have approved a major expansion of the British Columbia export terminal, clearing the way to double its production capacity to 28 million tonnes of LNG...

gCaptain · 15:17 UTC

Hapag-Lloyd does not currently see a major imbalance between container shipping supply and demand despite the industry’s large vessel orderbook, according to CEO Rolf Habben Jansen. Habben Jansen described the...

Container News · 15:00 UTC

Newsom signs California bills increasing cold-storage warehouse accountability after massive Lineage fire. The post After Lineage fire, new California laws target cold-storage warehouses appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 14:34 UTC

MSC will introduce a Regional Cost Recovery (RCR) surcharge on shipments from Europe to the Middle East, covering the United Arab Emirates and Upper Gulf markets. The carrier attributed the measure to sustained demand...

Container News · 14:00 UTC

The Panama Canal has raised the number of daily transit slots for the largest container vessels. The post New limits: More ships can transit this key cargo chokepoint appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 13:04 UTC

Global container freight benchmarks softened in the latest readings, but the underlying trade-lane picture remained sharply divided. Transpacific rates continued to strengthen, particularly in the NYSHEX Freight Index...

Container News · 13:00 UTC

Scorpio Tankers has doubled its directly controlled VLCC orderbook and added another pair of LR2s in China, committing $415.6m to four newbuildings while continuing to clear older tonnage from its fleet. The Emanuele...

Splash247 · 12:57 UTC

Rauma Marine Constructions in Finland has made rapid progress on the first of two Arctic Security Cutters it is building for the U.S. Coast Guard, with almost half of the vessel's blocks already launched and...

gCaptain · 12:36 UTC

Shareholders in the Shell Plc-led LNG Canada venture greenlit plans to double its liquefied natural gas export capacity, forging ahead with the multibillion-dollar investment as key customers in Asia face the biggest...

gCaptain · 12:29 UTC

German authorities are reportedly set to block Cosco’s acquisition of Hamburg logistics outfit Konrad Zippel, following pressure from security agencies that the deal would give China too great a handle across regional...

The Loadstar · 12:27 UTC

Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE on Tuesday urged Israeli authorities to review improved terms in the company's $4.2 billion bid for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services.

gCaptain · 12:27 UTC

The strong, elongated container shipping peak season this year has led Hapag-Lloyd to add more than $1bn to its 2026 profit outlook. According to an investor note yesterday, its full-year EBITDA guidance has been...

The Loadstar · 12:16 UTC

London-listed Tufton Assets has capitalised on the strong tanker market, fixing one of its MR product tankers at $39,000 per day, an 81% increase on the vessel’s existing employment. The Mia Grace has been fixed for 12...

Splash247 · 12:03 UTC

Ocean Network Express (ONE) will add an eastbound call at Rio de Janeiro to its weekly East Coast South America Express 2 (SX2) service. The additional call will give the service two stops at Rio de Janeiro during each...

Container News · 12:00 UTC

Air cargo’s next digital challenge is not simply digitising more processes, but connecting fragmented data across the supply chain, delegates at Aviation Connect in Athens heard today. According to Accenture...

The Loadstar · 11:38 UTC

India’s Great Eastern Shipping has contracted to acquire a 157,000 dwt newbuilding suezmax, adding a yard-built ship to a fleet renewal drive that has so far been dominated by secondhand transactions. The Mumbai-listed...

Splash247 · 11:37 UTC

Germany’s Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in Kristiansand-based OffshoreCrew, widening the shipmanager’s access to specialised offshore personnel. OffshoreCrew supplies...

Splash247 · 11:26 UTC

Transpacific rates are set to fall – even as China and the US yesterday agreed to mutually cut tariffs on $30bn worth of goods, many of which move in containers. The “30-for-30” deal will see tariffs on more than 90% of...

The Loadstar · 11:21 UTC

Vietnamese steelmaker Hoa Phat has turned to a domestic yard for its latest fleet expansion, contracting Nam Trieu Shipbuilding to build an ultramax bulk carrier. Hoa Phat Shipping signed the contract for the 65,000 dwt...

Splash247 · 11:13 UTC

Cargo airlines operating into Mumbai appear caught up in a double-whammy: capacity restrictions at the old airport in Mumbai City, due to airside infrastructure upgrades; and unexpected teething troubles at the new hub,...

The Loadstar · 11:07 UTC

Malaysian fabricator OceanMight has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction contract from Shell for fixed offshore structures linked to several field developments off Malaysia. Parent company KKB...

Splash247 · 11:04 UTC

Hapag-Lloyd has provided new details on its revised proposal to acquire ZIM, outlining measures designed to address concerns raised by the Israeli government over maritime security and independence. CEO Rolf Habben...

Container News · 11:00 UTC

Noncompliance penalties in the proposed amendments to the EPA NoX rule are being objected to by Daimler. The post Daimler Truck: concerned about using cash to avoid new NoX rules appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 11:00 UTC

Tsakos Energy Navigation has sold the oldest ship in its fleet, continuing to clear out ageing tonnage as a 26-vessel newbuilding programme feeds younger ships into the company. The New York-listed Greek owner said the...

Splash247 · 10:52 UTC

Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime has teamed up with Nigerian offshore services player Marine Platforms to establish a local subsea joint venture targeting work with TotalEnergies and other oil and gas majors. The...

Splash247 · 10:49 UTC

While the port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach has been processing record volumes through the summer, tonnages have slumped at the port of Oakland and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) ports of Seattle and...

The Loadstar · 10:48 UTC

Dutch inland shipping player Amer Shipping has returned to Concordia Damen for two more CDS dry cargo 110 newbuilds, taking its series of the shallow-draught vessels to six. The 110 m ships are scheduled for delivery in...

Splash247 · 10:39 UTC