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Cargo ships
New vessels expected to lead to lower ocean shipping rates
Aug 12, 2024
Rates have come down slightly in the last few weeks,
Now that the Dali has moved, will business in the Port of Baltimore return to normal?
May 20, 2024
The Coast Guard expects to allow the same size and kinds of cargo ships to come into the port that were able to prior to the bridge collapse.
“We have sailed from Baltimore”: Cargo ships begin leaving the port
Apr 25, 2024
Eight cargo ships have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore for weeks. Now, several are on their way — and back to business.
Supply chains already feel the pinch as collapsed bridge blocks Baltimore's port
by
Justin Ho
Mar 26, 2024
And there's no telling how long it'll take to reopen the port. Other East Coast ports will have to handle some of the shipping traffic.
It costs how much to ship that? How one commission is tackling inflation at the ports
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Sep 20, 2022
A new law has given the Federal Maritime Commission the teeth it needs to tackle high shipping fees and congestion at the ports.
Why “big boats” might be partially responsible for inflation
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
May 24, 2022
Supply chain journalist Rachel Premack says megaships deserve some of the blame for shipping logjams and increased costs.
A Georgia county is still tallying up the damage from a cargo ship that capsized in 2019
May 2, 2022
Birds along the coastline were covered in oil, but environmentalists say there may be additional damage to marine life that's harder to see.
For public good, not for profit.
Sails made global shipping possible. Can they make it greener?
by
Molly Wood
Dec 12, 2018
Solar panel-covered sails may be the answer.