Breakbulk & Project Cargo
December 2025 • A special supplement of Journal of Commerce
Contents
COLUMNS
4 Room for two By Carly Fields
18 Drill, baby, drill By Susan Oatway
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Cover Story Breaking the ice
Arctic multipurpose vessel( MPV) transits are increasing despite difficulties
SPECIAL REPORTS
10 US Ports The new wave
US ports are rethinking their cargo strategies amid trade policy“ turmoil”
14 Features Swarm chasers
Penalties for cargo packing pests are adding to project shipper woes
Ready for lift-off
A space race is creating new opportunities for project forwarders
20 News Hitting the gas
US manufacturing projects are driving momentum for industrial gas majors
‘ Ongoing ambiguity’
Rising sentiment belies heightened uncertainty in the MPV sector
Generating buzz
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