Supply Chain Tech

Wed 21 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Russian Diesel Shipments Resume to Turkey and Brazil as Tankers Depart Primorsk Dolunay and Leruo carry about 600,000 barrels combined, as Russian diesel exports remain 41% below the same period last year.

Wed 21 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Yalova Ship and Yacht Exports Nearly Double to $777.7 Million in 2026 Yalova’s ship, yacht and services exports rose 96.5% in January–September 2026, accounting for 39% of Turkey’s sector total.

Wed 21 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Asian Refiners Shift Tanker Strategies as Crude Freight Costs Surge A shortage of available VLCCs is pushing Asian refiners toward Aframax ships, longer charters and delivered crude contracts as freight costs reshape sourcing.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports SANMAR Delivers 80-Ton-Plus Escort Tug for Piraeus Operations The new SVS III will serve Piraeus with more than 80 tons of bollard pull, escort capability and FiFi 1 firefighting equipment.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Mongla Port’s $335.78 Million Loan Backs Two New Container Terminals A 2% loan will fund two terminals and related work at Mongla Port, with completion scheduled for December 2028.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports HMM to Add 114,100 TEU Across 12 Ships in $1.617 Billion Fleet Expansion HMM plans eight mainline ships and four feeders, adding 114,100 TEU by 2029 as it targets a more flexible fleet by 2030.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports China’s September Goods Trade Tops 5 Trillion Yuan as Growth Accelerates September trade reached 5.16 trillion yuan, while first-quarter-to-third-quarter growth accelerated and exports of chips and green products climbed.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Restore FM1 Asia–Middle East Service to Khor Fakkan The FM1 loop returns with a Qingdao departure on 17 October, adding a direct Khor Fakkan call for Asia–Middle East cargo.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports CMA CGM, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Set Africa Peak Season Surcharges Three carriers set new surcharges for Asia and Oceania cargo bound for African ports, with rates and start dates varying by carrier and destination.

Tue 20 Oct Trucking & Freight SCFI Rises for Second Week as European Container Rates Outpace U.S. Lanes The SCFI gained 0.42% on Oct. 16, with European rates climbing while added vessel capacity weighed slightly on U.S. routes.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports MSC to Present Seafood Reefer and Cold Chain Services at CFSE 2026 MSC will showcase refrigerated and frozen seafood shipping, cargo monitoring and route-specific logistics services at Qingdao’s CFSE 2026.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports ONE Assesses Fire’s Impact on ESPIRITO SANTO EXPRESS and SX1 Service ONE says the crew is safe, but vessel timing, port rotation and cargo condition remain under assessment.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Modern Terminals and CLPe Study Electrification Options for Hong Kong Port Operations The companies will assess shore power, battery swapping and charging systems to shape a phased electrification roadmap for Modern Terminals’ Hong Kong operation...

Tue 20 Oct Warehousing & Fulfillment Walmart Opens 900,000-Square-Foot Stockton Fulfillment Center Walmart’s new Stockton center uses automated storage and retrieval to shorten fulfillment from 12 steps to five and expand West Coast order capacity.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Ho Chi Minh City Port Expansion Targets 33.16 Million TEUs by 2030 Deep-water terminals, a planned transshipment port and better inland links could reshape cargo flows through southern Vietnam.

Tue 20 Oct Supply Chain Tech Lunar Society Lessons Put Supply Chain Process Ahead of Automation Hype David Mindell argues that better processes, transport networks and maintenance matter as much as automation in building resilient supply chains.

Tue 20 Oct Fleet & Transport Ops 5 Signs Your Fleet Fuel Strategy Is Falling Behind Operations Rising costs, lost driver time and limited fuel data can signal that a fleet’s purchasing and supply setup no longer fits its needs.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Berdan Doğan Takes Chair at Mersin Chamber of Shipping for 2026–2030 Berdan Doğan succeeds Cihat Lokmanoğlu after 37 years, with member communication, maritime business links and youth employment among his priorities.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports GFS Pride Sinking Leaves Floating Containers and Cargo in Strait of Hormuz Containers and goods from the sunken GFS Pride pose a navigation hazard, while reports about recovered products remain unverified.

Tue 20 Oct Supply Chain Tech Hormuz LPG Shuttle Shipments Forecast to Fall 59% in October Kpler expects Hormuz linked LPG shuttle volumes to average 177,000 barrels a day in October, while Asian supply tightens and VLGC earnings remain high.