For weeks and months, the US and India have been engaged in quiet negotiations to finalize a trade deal.

Port of Los Angeles imports down 9% in May as tariffs drive Trans-Pacific volumes down clouding peak season forecasts. Exports also declined for the month.

At the Nor-Shipping 2025 conference that took place in Norway last week, the news is that vessel automation is on the rise, and one of the leading companies in the field is Orca AI.

At the Nor-Shipping conference and exhibition at Lillestrom, Norway this week [June 2-6], Jiangnan shipyard officials said they are planning for next generation zero-emission vessels including ammonia and nuclear-powered vessels.

LNG exports are big ticket items on the energy agenda and Venture Global and Woodside Energy are representative of a new wave of “transformational” LNG projects.

The goal of newly minted Gulf of America Logistics (GOAL) is to provide domestic-based project logistics to the region’s rich project market.

Despite recent U.S. trade negotiations with China and the U.K., the uncertainty around tariffs remains a driving force in supply chain decision-making.

Andrew Forrest, Executive Chairman of Australian mining company Fortescue, is urging the global maritime industry to support International Maritime Organization’s goals for zero emission shipping by 2050. The IMO goals will be voted on in October.

Shipping executives are warning that the transition to green and zero-emission fuels will be a long and difficult one, even with new goals being set by the International Maritime Organization.

As a result of the heightened immigration situation in the United States, “mariners are afraid of getting off their ships in the United States because they are worried, they might not be able to get back on,” according to Robert Wilkins, Executive Director, Seafarers’ Ministry of the Golden Gate.