The definition of "breakbulk" forever changed on April 26, 1956, when Malcom McLean's SS Ideal-X, the first commercial container ship, was loaded in Newark, New Jersey, and set sail for Houston.

Breakbulk cargo – also referred to as non-containerized or project cargo – is too large to fit in standard containers. They are neither dry aggregates nor liquid. Construction machinery (like large ...

Despite an uptick in container and cruise passenger revenue, the Port of New Orleans continues to experience a drop in breakbulk tonnage due to steel tariffs enacted on the federal level in 2018.

Just more than a month ago, 5,000 attendees and 300 exhibitors gathered at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center to take part in the 25th anniversary of Breakbulk Americas 2014, which serves the ...

As an extracurricular class activity, a group of San Jacinto College students attended the recent Breakbulk Americas conference in downtown Houston as part of the College’s International Business and ...

Ten exhibitors to watch at Breakbulk Middle East 2026, highlighting shipping lines, ports, and logistics providers shaping project cargo execution ...

Norfolk Southern (NS) has announced the recent sale of 16.7 acres of land adjacent to one of its rail facilities and an existing Colonial Terminals riverfront facility, which will “provide opportunity ...

Held from 4-5 February 2026 in Dubai, Breakbulk Middle East is the region’s leading event for the global project cargo and breakbulk industry. The event brings together key decision-makers from across ...

Enduring the second year of a plunging market, shippers say business is picking up along with delayed construction projects that use material shipped as breakbulk cargo. Breakbulk — which covers cargo ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE The current low oil price environment has provided robust opportunities in the Middle Eastern project logistics and breakbulk sector a critical part of the supply chain supporting the ...