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The Port of Los Angeles handled 955,907 TEUs in August, completing the busiest three consecutive months in the port’s history with more than 2.9 million TEUs moved in June, July and August, sources indicated on 10 September 2026.
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The Port of Los Angeles handled 955,907 TEUs in August, completing the busiest three consecutive months in the port’s history with more than 2.9 million TEUs moved in June, July and August, sources indicated on 10 September 2026.
Former Q88 executives have formed Vessel Fact, a new maritime compliance and vessel data platform built on a single trusted vessel record, sources indicated on 10 September 2026.
A Department for Transport report published on 11 September 2026 sets out a £1 billion package to buy 29 British-built battery-electric trains, aiming to speed up services across the North and support 6,000 UK jobs.
Optimarin has incorporated Hyde Marine ultraviolet reactor technology into its control and component portfolio and received DNV Type Approval for the resulting Optimarin Guardian ballast water management system, according to a report published on 10 September 2026.
The IEA’s latest coal‑sector update, reported on 10 September 2026, says energy market disruption from the Middle East conflict and sharp rises in natural gas prices are prompting countries to turn to coal this year, while noting that coal shipments largely bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced a naming ceremony at Hanwha Ocean's Geoje Shipyard on 10 September 2026 for the world's first LNG carrier fitted with two Wind Challenger hard sails; the ship is due to be delivered under a long-term charter to Chevron in late September.
Labour unrest is spreading across South Korea’s shipyards and steelworks at a moment of exceptional workload, raising the prospect of production disruption unless wage and bargaining disputes are settled.
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