The Port Journal

Hailed as “the preeminent voice of the seaport industry in the Americas” and representing more than 130 public port authorities, the AAPA is a vocal advocate of issues vital to U.S. seaports. We talked to its head of government relations to find out what some of those issues are. Welcome, John! Tell our readers about […]

[By Alicia M. Battaglia] As the world races to electrify everything from cars to cities, the demand for high-performance, long-lasting batteries is soaring. But the uncomfortable truth is this: many of the batteries powering our “green” technologies aren’t as green as we might think. Most commercial batteries rely on fluorinated polymer binders to hold them together, such as […]

On Friday, the Indian Coast Guard busted three sanctioned tankers allegedly engaged in a “smuggling racket” in the Arabian Sea. The agency identified and followed the three ships using surveillance and data analysis. Based on this information, it launched a coordinated raid and interdicted the three ships at a position about 100 nautical miles to […]

French private equity firm Antin Infrastructure Partners has reached an agreement to buy the American shipyard company Vigor Marine Group, bringing new foreign ownership to a key ship repair partner for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. Vigor, previously owned by Lone Star Funds, has expanded through serial acquisitions in recent years. It now includes five […]

China’s ambassador has chosen a public platform to apply pressure on Australia, shape domestic debate and threaten retaliation over a sovereign national-security decision. With this, Beijing has transformed a policy review on Chinese control of Darwin Port into a test of diplomatic norms—just as it has done with Australian decisions, including 5G telecommunications and foreign […]

The Royal Thai Navy rescued the 16 crewmembers from Bangladesh on a small containership that issued a distress signal on Saturday, February 7. They are reporting that the crew was rescued uninjured, and Thai officials are now organizing an emergency response after the vessel sank about three miles offshore from the southern coast of the […]

US to keep 18 per cent tariff But the deal will apply an 18 per cent tariff rate on most imports to the US from India, including textiles and apparel, leather and footwear, plastic and rubber, organic chemicals, home decor, artisanal products and certain machinery. India will get the same tariff relief granted to other […]

Namibia won’t recognise TotalEnergies/Petrobras deal due to procedural errors

Gedion said recent developments pointed to “further escalation,” citing joint military manoeuvres between Eritrean forces and Ethiopian armed groups near the northwestern border. Eritrea has bristled at repeated public declarations by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that landlocked Ethiopia has a right to sea access – comments many in Eritrea, which lies on the Red Sea, […]

Iran will strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces that have massed in the region, its foreign minister said on Saturday, insisting that this should not be seen as an attack on the countries hosting them. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi Spoke to Qatari Al Jazeera TV a day […]