Category: cargo

Crews Continue to Battle Cargo Ship Blaze That Killed 2 New Jersey Firefighters

NEWARK, N.J.—Fire crews on Saturday continued to battle flames that have smoldered inside a cargo ship docked at the East Coast’s biggest port, days after the blaze claimed the lives of two New Jersey firefighters and injured five others. Newark firefighters Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr. were killed in the Wednesday night…


2 New Jersey Firefighters Died Battling a Blaze Deep in a Ship Carrying 5,000 Cars

NEWARK, N.J.—Two firefighters were killed battling a blaze that began when cars caught fire deep inside a cargo ship carrying 5,000 cars at a New Jersey port, Newark’s fire chief said Thursday. Responding firefighters found five to seven vehicles already on fire when they reached the 10th floor of the cargo ship at Port Newark…


LIVE NOW: SpaceX’s Dragon Cargo Ship Undocks From the ISS

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship undocks from the International Space Station. …


SpaceX’s Dragon Cargo Ship Undocks From the ISS

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship undocks from the International Space Station. …


LIVE 4:30 PM ET: SpaceX’s Dragon Cargo Ship Undocks From the ISS

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Gas Crisis Lands LNG Cargo Market in Hands of Energy Giants

LONDON/SINGAPORE—Rocketing LNG cargo prices have squeezed out dozens of smaller traders, concentrating the business in the hands of a handful of international energy majors and top global trading houses. This grip is not expected to ease until 2026 when more liquefied natural gas (LNG) starts to materialize and lower prices, adding to supply worries for…


Railroad Cargo Backups Threaten New Logjam: Los Angeles Port Chief

LOS ANGELES—Railroads and importers must remove cargo that is stacking up at the nation’s busiest seaport in Los Angeles to avoid exacerbating supply chain congestion, the port chief said on Wednesday. “We must take action on this issue immediately to avoid a nationwide logjam,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said on a…


LA Port Sees 3rd-Busiest Month Ever in March

Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles broke another record in March as the docks processed nearly 1 million containers. “This turned out to be the third-best month overall in the port’s history,” the port’s Executive Director Gene Seroka said at a press conference April 13. “We started out here in 2022 with three…


Emirati-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks in Persian Gulf Off Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An Emirati-flagged cargo ship, longer than a soccer field, sank in stormy seas off Iran’s southern coast in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, authorities said. Rescuers were trying to account for all of the vessel’s 30 crew members. Capt. Nizar Qaddoura, operations manager of the company that owns the ship, told The…


Port of LA Adopts ‘Wait and See’ Strategy for Future Cargo Surges

The Port of Los Angeles is watching events closely in China as container ships stack up outside Chinese ports affected by new COVID-19 outbreaks and manufacturing shutdowns. After a year of cargo bottlenecks at the port, Executive Director Gene Seroka laid out his “wait and watch” strategy for what many industry experts say could upend…