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US imports are expected to slightly grow during the first half of 2022, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) notes that the Senate has introduced its own bill, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, to amend the Shipping Act, saying that further regulating ocean carriers will not solve the deeper challenges in U.S. supply chains.

Canada and the US extend the time period where AGM certification is required for vessels calling at certain ports in Japan and Russia in an effort to decrease the risk of this destructive forest pest spreading via marine vessels into North America.

On January 28, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) banned the importation of seafood produced the the Vanuatu-flagged longliner Da Wang.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $25 million in funding to support increased research, development, and demonstration of technologies that harness wave power to create electricity.

The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) released the 2022-2027 Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan (OPRTP).

TT Club and BSI inform that third quarter cargo theft data in the US shows storage facilities targeted in 45% of reported cases, up from 20% of recorded cases in the same quarter in 2020.

US's federal cybersecurity agencies are recommending operators of critical infrastructure to enhance their preparedness to counter Russian state-sponsored cyber operations. 

The California Gov. Galvin Newsom presented his 2022-23 state budget proposal “The California Blueprint”, that includes a record investment of $2.3 billion for California ports.

The omicron variant is increasing worker shortages in the global supply chain, but it has not yet substantially disrupt port operations, according to John Porcari, port envoy to the White House Supply Chain Task Force.