Curtin Maritime and Arc are bringing hybrid-electric tugboats to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, signaling a major shift from diesel-powered harbor craft to cleaner, lower-cost marine operations with cutting-edge battery technology.

DHL Global Forwarding reports improving Middle East air freight capacity and easing rates, while Strait of Hormuz disruptions continue to cripple ocean shipping, congest Gulf ports, and strain global supply chains.

RapidSOS’s Harmony AI is transforming U.S. emergency response by fusing real-time data from smartphones, vehicles, and freight systems into actionable intelligence for 911 operators—raising critical questions about safety, surveillance, and data control.

The decision by the Trump administration to extend an existing waiver of the Jones Act, which it said would reduce US gasoline prices, is not working.

New analysis from Descartes Systems Group shows the Strait of Hormuz closure poses outsized risk to U.S. supply chains, with heavy dependence on Middle East routes for fertilizers and aluminum driving potential shortages, delays, and rising costs.

The decision by the Trump administration to withdraw naval assets from the Pacific and send them to support the Iran War is the most recent sign of US withdrawal from the Pacific with profound national security implications for the United States, according to Peter Enav, Publisher Taiwan Strait Risk Report.

Daniels and Mark Schmidt, CEO Ports America Chesapeake, spoke to AJOT in a video interview about modernization projects at the Port of Baltimore that are speeding recovery.

“While not perfect, in its current form the Net-Zero Framework is the IMO’s most ambitious emissions reductions mechanism to date…” Michael Petroni, Policy Analyst, Climate Action Tracker

Middle East conflict is forcing a rapid rethink of Gulf supply chains—where costly reroutes, alternative hubs like Jeddah and Muscat, and rising risk exposure are accelerating a shift from pure cost efficiency toward resilience-driven logistics strategies.

For brief period up to the late 1970s and early 1980’s, the Port of Quebec, though focussed traditionally on bulk traffic, was handling moderate volumes of container cargo on a regular basis with liner services.