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  1. AJOT International Shipping, Ports and Freight Rates73

    Freightos Weekly Update: Attacks on Saudi Airports Disrupt Air Freight; China-to-Europe Air Freight Rates Fall

    The Freightos weekly update says Houthi attacks disrupted air freight operations at some Saudi airports, while rates from China to Northern Europe fell 7% last week to $3.58/kg. Rates on the lane were down 9% year over year, in contrast with a 33% year-over-year rise in the global air freight benchmark. The report says declining e-commerce volumes may be weighing on rates. Asia-to-Mediterranean ocean freight rates rose 7% last week to $3,804/FEU, possibly reflecting carriers’ efforts to raise rates as annual contract negotiations for 2027 begin.

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    SunCap Property Group acquires industrial land in Savannah to develop the approximately 959,800-square-foot Pine Meadow Logistics Park

    SunCap Property Group acquired an approximately 65-acre site in Pooler, Georgia, and plans to develop the Pine Meadow Logistics Park, with a total area of approximately 959,822 square feet. It will include Building A, at approximately 606,323 square feet, and Building B, at approximately 353,499 square feet. Both are expected to be delivered in October 2027.

  3. AJOT International Shipping, Ports and Freight Rates41

    Port of Oakland container throughput rose 5.4% year over year in September

    The Port of Oakland handled 188,517 TEU in September 2026, up 5.4% year over year. Both loaded imports and loaded exports increased, bringing total loaded container volume up 7.7% year over year. Loaded imports totaled 82,975 TEU, up 9.6%, reversing declines in July and August. Loaded exports totaled 63,299 TEU, up 5.3%, marking a third consecutive month-over-month increase. The port received 88 vessel calls in September, up 7.3% year over year. However, throughput for the first nine months totaled 1,656,999 TEU, still down 3.5% year over year.

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    CMA CGM and ENGIE join forces to invest in a biomethane production project in Le Havre

    CMA CGM and ENGIE will work together to develop a large-scale biomethane production facility in Le Havre’s industrial port area. ENGIE will lead the technical design and permitting process and, following the final investment decision, will be responsible for construction and operations. CMA CGM will invest as a minority shareholder through its energy fund, PULSE.

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    St. Louis region again named the most efficient inland port system in the United States

    The latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data confirm that, measured by tons per river mile, ports in the St. Louis region remain the most efficient inland port system in the country. In 2024, the 70-mile St. Louis metropolitan port district handled 24.8 million tons of cargo, with throughput of 354,286 tons per river mile. That was more than twice the per-mile volume of each of the three port districts with higher total throughput, and more than 10 times the average of 31,072 tons per mile across three other inland port districts.

  6. Ports Europe: European Ports and Logistics26

    European Parliament study: weak business case hinders decarbonization of inland waterway transport

    A European Parliament study finds that the main obstacle to financing clean inland waterway transport is a weak business case, rather than a lack of capital. Written for the European Parliament by CE Delft, the study recommends an EU policy package, including a dedicated blended finance mechanism to make vessel retrofits bankable.