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Worldcargo News

#WCN is a publication providing comprehensive coverage of port and terminal operations, intermodal, shipping, logistics, and supply chain trends.

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worldcargonews.com > news > 2026 > 09 > maersk-imposes-emergency-freight-charge-as-hormuz-crisis-deepens

Maersk imposes emergency freight charge as Hormuz crisis deepens

4+ day, 8+ min ago   (182+ words) The charge rises to US$3,800 for reefer, special and dangerous-goods containers. The company said in an advisory that a further US$1,000 per container will apply to vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Maersk said the emergency freight rate will cover…...

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worldcargonews.com > business > 2026 > 09 > hapag-lloyd-confirms-revision-of-us4-2bn-zim-bid

Hapag-Lloyd confirms revision of US$4.2bn Zim bid

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (166+ words) German liner Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed to WorldCargo News that the company is preparing a revised US$4.2 billion bid for Zim with Israeli private equity group FIMI, aimed at addressing Israeli government concerns over the carrier’s strategic independence. Samsung Electronics America…...

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worldcargonews.com > news > 2026 > 09 > csp-abu-dhabi-volumes-plunge-44-as-hormuz-crisis-bites

CSP Abu Dhabi volumes plunge 44% as Hormuz crisis bites

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal has become the latest Persian Gulf container facility to report a sharp fall in volumes as disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continues to reshape regional cargo flows. The result adds to a growing…...

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worldcargonews.com > news > 2026 > 08 > alphaliner-middle-east-disruption-us-tariffs-reshuffle-global-port-rankings

Alphaliner: Middle East disruption, US tariffs reshuffle global port rankings

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (151+ words) The upheaval in the Middle East, shifting US trade policy and a rush to move cargo ahead of new US tariffs have reshaped global container flows in the first half of 2026, according to Alphaliner’s latest ranking of the world’s 30 largest…...

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worldcargonews.com > news > 2026 > 08 > xeneta-flags-dramatic-savings-for-shifting-us-imports-to-west-coast

Xeneta flags ‘dramatic’ savings for shifting US imports to West Coast

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (396+ words) US importers could save more than US$3,300 per 40-foot container by routing cargo through the West Coast rather than the East Coast, as the disruption caused by the Middle East crisis widens the gap between the two trades, according to…...

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worldcargonews.com > news > 2026 > 08 > port-houston-container-growth-slows-after-early-year-surge

Port Houston container growth slows after early-year surge

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (330+ words) Port Houston handled nearly 2.6m TEU through July, up 1% from a year earlier, as container growth moderated following stronger activity earlier in the year as importers brought forward cargo. Loaded imports rose 5% to 1.21 million TEU, offsetting a 1% decline in loaded exports…...

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worldcargonews.com > business > 2026 > 08 > sohar-container-volumes-rise-40-as-hormuz-disruption-reshapes-gulf-shipping

Sohar container volumes rise 40% as Hormuz disruption reshapes Gulf shipping

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (143+ words) SOHAR Port and Freezone handled 545,000 TEU in the first half of 2026, up 40% from a year earlier, as the Omani gateway benefited from increased transhipment activity amid the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The Port of Long Beach…...

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worldcargonews.com > news > 2026 > 08 > gulftainer-targets-10m-teu-at-khorfakkan

Gulftainer targets 10m TEU at Khorfakkan

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (396+ words) UAE port operator Gulftainer has announced plans to expand its Khorfakkan Commercial Terminal as it seeks to strengthen the gateway’s role in the UAE’s container and logistics network amid continued disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Khorfakkan is…...