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Global trade is projected to surpass $35 trillion for the first time in 2025, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, marking a 7% increase over 2024 even as geopolitical strains, higher logistic costs, and weakening late year demand weigh on momentum. 

In other news, a rare and sweeping appeal to the private maritime sector, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a request for proposals seeking existing commercial vessels for lease or contractual service. 

Global trade is projected to surpass $35 trillion for the first time in 2025, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, marking a 7% increase over 2024 even as geopolitical strains, higher logistics costs, and weakening late year demand weigh on momentum. 

In other news, a rare and sweeping appeal to the private maritime sector, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a request for proposal (RFP) seeking existing commercial vessels for lease or contractual service, an unprecedented step aimed at rapidly expanding operational capacity. 

After 43 days of shutdown, the U.S. federal government reopened November 13th, when President Donald Trump signed into law a funding extension stemming from a bipartisan deal in Congress. The legislation restores government operations after the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history.

As the U.S. federal government enters a second week of shutdown with no end in sight, the fallout is intensifying across agencies, workers, public services, and the economy. Congressional gridlock over funding packages has turned essential services into flashpoints, leaving federal employees in limbo and the public navigating confusion over disrupted programs.

The Cape Henry started the Operation Pathways mission on December 28, 2024, in San Francisco, CA. She called ports on the West Coast and Pearl Harbor HI, before calling Sattahip, Thailand, to offload equipment in support of Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 2025 (CG25).

Labor Day is more than just a season marker or a shopping holiday, Labor Day is a national tribute to the contributions and sacrifices of American workers. Its origins lie in a period of great hardship and determination, when laborers across the country began to organize for better conditions and recognition. In other news, Matson's first of three new Aloha Class ships begin work, California Govenor's race, and redistricting heats up.