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Mobile looks to boost container terminal capacity to handle intermodal demand Once fully complete by 2025, the current expansion project would allow the port to handle 1.1 million TEUs annually, up from 650,000 TEUs. Mobile looks to boost container terminal capacity to handle intermodal demand Journal of Commerce

India-US cargo flow buffeted by blank sailings, sliding schedule reliability On top of the sailing cuts, some recent vessel arrivals at India have been behind schedule by up to a week, resulting in cargo rollovers, according to forwarder sources. India-US cargo flow buffeted by blank sailings, sliding schedule reliability Journal of Commerce

Carrier consolidation, NVO competition weigh on shipper association growth Shipper associations that struggled to grow during the COVID-19 pandemic because there was no extra capacity to sell are now trying to convince shippers of the benefits of rate stability. Carrier consolidation, NVO competition weigh on shipper association growth Journal of Commerce

Global ro/ro carriers take steps to boost fire safety Although there is little evidence that EVs are a greater fire hazard aboard ro/ro ships than traditional internal combustion vehicles, carriers are ramping up their safety measures. Global ro/ro carriers take steps to boost fire safety Journal of Commerce

Hamburg terminal operator HHLA accepts MSC’s offer for ownership stake While the carrier will not hold the controlling share, expanding its presence in Hamburg will cement MSC’s terminal operating position in Europe’s third-largest container shipping port. Hamburg terminal operator HHLA accepts MSC’s offer for ownership stake Journal of Commerce

ONE finalizes terminal deals in Los Angeles, Oakland, Rotterdam The Singapore-based carrier has now expanded its access to capacity in the strategic locations of the US West Coast, North Europe and Southeast Asia. ONE finalizes terminal deals in Los Angeles, Oakland, Rotterdam Journal of Commerce

ILA’s Daggett raises US East, Gulf Coast port strike possibility Ahead of an International Longshoremen’s Association conference, president Harold Daggett has warned union rank-and-file to be prepared for the “possibility of a coast-wide strike.” ILA’s Daggett raises US East, Gulf Coast port strike possibility Journal of Commerce

ILA’s Daggett raises possibility of 2024 strike at US East, Gulf coast ports Ahead of an International Longshoremen’s Association conference, president Harold Daggett has warned union rank-and-file to be prepared for the “possibility of a coast-wide strike.” ILA’s Daggett raises possibility of 2024 strike at US East, Gulf coast ports Journal of Commerce

Delaware’s planned Edgemoor terminal gets grant from US port funding program Along with the grant for the Port of Wilmington’s proposed container terminal, Tacoma and Long Beach received grants for improving truck and rail access, respectively. Delaware’s planned Edgemoor terminal gets grant from US port funding program Journal of Commerce

Falling backhaul Europe-Asia rates ‘subsidizing’ eastbound freight moves With weak demand for European imports in Asia and ample vessel capacity, spot rate levels on the backhaul trade are in freefall. Falling backhaul Europe-Asia rates ‘subsidizing’ eastbound freight moves Journal of Commerce