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Oregon Backs $100 Million Coos Bay Container Terminal

Oregon lawmakers on June 30 approved $100 million for a new container terminal at the Port of Coos Bay, propelling the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port from proposal to construction plan.

July 7, 2025
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Freight Container vs Trailer

Trailers and containers both serve as cargo-carrying units but differ in design and usage. Learn more here.

December 16, 2024
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CBP Installs X-Ray Scanner for Containers at Texas Port

The busiest land border crossing between the U.S. and Mexico now has an advanced X-ray machine that is intended to help more efficiently move commercial truck traffic through the facility.

July 24, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

New Container Terminal Planned for 2028 Opening in Maryland

Developers of a new $1 billion container terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, Md., say they expect to break ground by the end of next year and open in 2028, creating 1,100 jobs.

February 22, 2024
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Leading Container Maker Sees Profit Jump in Hydrogen Business

China International Marine Containers Group, the world’s biggest manufacturer of shipping containers, is seeing a surge in revenues from its hydrogen business, a good sign for the fuel.

February 8, 2024
TechnologySafetyGlobal Freight

DP World Says Some Personal Employee Data Stolen in Hack

DP World Plc said workers’ personal information was stolen in the November cyberattack on the port operator’s Australian business.

November 28, 2023
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Container Shipping Seeing Major Cuts After $364 Billion Boom

The container shipping industry, after two years of record-high freight rates and slow deliveries, is seeing its boom become a bust due to oversupply following the COVID-19 demand highs.

November 14, 2023
GovernmentTechnologySafetyGlobal Freight

Australia Cyberattack Leaves 30,000 Containers Stuck at Ports

DP World Plc is struggling to work through a backlog of 30,000 shipping containers piled up at ports across Australia as the company resumes operations after a cyberattack.

November 13, 2023
BusinessLogisticsGlobal FreightTCA

Port of Mobile Posts All-Time Container Shipping Figures in 2022

The Port of Mobile has set a new record for annual container traffic, beating the benchmark it set in 2021 by more than 11%.

January 20, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Container Shortage Sparks Coffee Shipping Experiment

In the coffee trading world, a ship steaming across the Atlantic Ocean is garnering a lot of attention.

December 22, 2021