Transport

Spain

Port of Barcelona Taps Powercon for First OPS System for Cruise Vessels

The Port of Barcelona has awarded Danish equipment provider PowerCon a contract worth €12.2 million (approximately $13.8 million) to construct its first on…

Australia

Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop Construction Begins With TBM Launch Site

The Victorian Government in Australia has begun construction on the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL), with significant progress at a tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch …

Ukraine

Ukraine Plans to Lease Out the Black Sea Port of Chornomorsk

Ukraine has announced a 40-year concession plan for the Chornomorsk port on the Black Sea, presented by government officials at an investment forum in Warsaw, P…

Sweden

Port of Gothenburg Tests Hydrogen-Powered Shore Power

The Port of Gothenburg in Sweden has conducted a two-week pilot project to supply emission-free electricity to docked ferries, including Stena Line’s Sten…

Philippines

DP World and Asian Terminals’ $100M Investment Expands Manila South Harbor’s Capacity

DP World, a UAE-based logistics group, and Asian Terminals, a Philippine port operator, have invested approximately $100 million to expand the Manila South Harb…

China

Southern China Debuts Inaugural Homegrown All-Electric Tug

The Port of Guangzhou in southern China has introduced its first fully electric harbour tugboat, Siugang Diantuo 01, designed by the 605 Institute of China Stat…

China

China Adds 75 International Air Cargo Routes in First Four Months, Nearly 90% to Asia, Europe

In the first four months of 2025, China introduced 75 new international air cargo routes, with nearly 90 percent connecting to Asia and Europe, according to the…

United States

Jacobs-McCourt Books $99M Boston-Area Road Project

Preliminary utility work has begun in Natick, Massachusetts, to prepare for a major infrastructure project to construct the state’s first diverging diamon…

Denmark

Port Esbjerg Expands Its Capacity, Unlocks Opportunities in Energy Sector

Denmark’s Port Esbjerg has completed a major fairway deepening project, enabling access for larger vessels and unlocking new opportunities in energy and logist…

Decarbonization

HD Hyundai, Maersk to Explore Joint Pathways for Maritime Decarbonization

South Korea’s HD Hyundai and Denmark’s A.P. Møller – Maersk have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on sustainab…

Metal

US Advances Critical Mineral Strategy With Ten Additional Projects

The White House has added ten critical mineral production projects to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST)-41 transparency initiative.A few …

South Korea

South Korea and US Plan Green Shipping Corridor by 2027

South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced plans to establish a green shipping corridor across the Pacific Ocean, connecting South Kor…

Australia

‘World’s Largest’ Electric Ferry Pens Next Chapter in Australia

Incat Tasmania, an Australian high-speed catamaran ferry manufacturer, launched the Incat Hull 096, named China Zorrilla, on May 2 at its Hobart shipyard. Descr…

China

China’s Logistics Volume Hits 91 Trillion Yuan in Q1 as Macroeconomy Maintains Recovery Trajectory

China’s logistics sector achieved steady growth in the first quarter of 2025, with a total logistics value of 91 trillion yuan ($12.51 trillion), up 5.7 p…

United States

Port of Los Angles Foresees “Precipitous Drop” in Next Week’s Cargo Volumes

On April 29, 2025, Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss an expected significant decline in…