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174K LNG Vessel Christened; Board Approves New 8-Ship Contruction Plan

12 hours ago

Diamond Gas Jade, a 174,000-cu.-m. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier invested by a joint venture under U-Ming Marine Transport Corp., held its grand naming ceremony on May 19 at the Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje Shipyard. Built by Samsung Heavy Industries, Diamond Gas Jade is equipped with the latest energy-saving environmental technologies and a dual-fuel propulsion engine. Upon delivery, it will commence long-term LNG transportation operations supporting global energy logistics…

AAPA Supports House Appropriations Bill with $538m for Port Infrastructure

6 hours ago

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) commends the the House Committee on Appropriations for its release of the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) bill. The legislation contains a record…

AIIB to Lend $300m to Expand Philippines Port Connectivity

10 hours ago

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will lend $300 million to International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) to support the expansion and upgrade of three container terminals across the Philippines. The senior unsecured corporate loan…

Survey Finds U.S. Ports Face $6.7 Billion Cargo Equipment Investment Needed

10 hours ago

The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) released new survey findings based on input from 25 senior port and terminal executives, revealing that U.S. ports require billions in near-term capital investment to maintain efficiency and global competitiveness…

Fujairah Terminals Signs Land Lease Agreements to Expand Regional Connectivity, Commercial Opportunities

11 hours ago

Fujairah Terminals, part of AD Ports Group, a global enabler of trade, industry, and logistics solutions, announced the signing of three strategic land lease agreements with Fujairah International Airport, Fujairah Free Zone Authority and Al Dahra Agriculture Trading…

Indiana Breaks Ground on New Grain Facility

May 19, 2026

State and local officials have celebrated the groundbreaking of Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.’s (CGB) $47 million expansion at Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, the largest investment at Indiana’s largest port in more than 20 years.The project…

AD Ports Group Commences Cruise, Ferry Terminal Services

May 19, 2026

AD Ports Group, a global enabler of trade, industry, and logistics solutions, announced the commencement of cruise services at its three terminals in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, and Safaga in Egypt, in addition to facilitating ferry services…

Aqua superPower, Tidal Transit Partner on Electric CTVs

May 19, 2026

Aqua superPower and Tidal Transit have formed a strategic partnership to support the deployment of electric crew transfer vessels (E-CTVs) for ports and harbors serving offshore infrastructure, including offshore wind projects.Under the agreement…

Port Nelson Deploys 5G Network

May 18, 2026

Port Nelson in New Zealand has deployed a private 5G network in partnership with Spark New Zealand and Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions, marking a major step forward in connectivity, safety, and productivity across its warehousing operations…

Port of Corpus Christi: Deep Water and Big Energy

May 18, 2026

Drive into Corpus Christi and you can feel the paradox that defines many port cities: the waterfront is everywhere, yet the maritime business that powers the place is easy to miss — until you look past the horizon of tanks, docks, and ship traffic…

Western Russian Ports See Increase in Oil Exports in First Half of May

May 18, 2026

Exports and transit of oil through Russia's western ports rose by around 150,000 barrels per day (bpd), or about 9%, in the first two weeks of May versus April, according to data from traders, LSEG and Reuters calculations.Ongoing drone attacks…

Wilson Sons Looks Forward to Rio Grande Container Terminal Expansion

May 18, 2026

Wilson Sons, a port and shipping logistics operator with over 188 years of experience, plans to expand the Rio Grande Container Terminal (located in Rio Grande do Sul) by making investments exceeding USD$218 million (R$1.1 billion) in port infrastructure by 2030…

Cavotec Introduces Crane Operation Energy System

May 18, 2026

Cavotec has launched PowerAccESS, a modular and mobile battery Energy Storage System (ESS) designed to support the electrification of port crane operations.Developed for demanding and evolving port environments, PowerAccESS provides zero-emission…

EnergyPathways, ABP Partner on Energy Storage Project at Port of Barrow

May 13, 2026

EnergyPathways has signed a collaboration agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to evaluate the Port of Barrow in northwest England as a location for onshore facilities linked to its Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH) project.The AIM-listed company said the MESH project…

PD Ports Expands Operations with Third Electric Liebherr LPS 550

May 12, 2026

An LPS 550 fitted with an electric drive from Liebherr’s Baltic-side production facility has been delivered to Middlesbrough to increase PD Ports’ productivity. The new machine will focus on bulk work at Teesport, complementing two sister cranes commissioned in 2023…

Logistics News

Rio Tinto Ships Eight Billionth Tonne of Iron Ore from the Pilbara

Rio Tinto Ships Eight Billionth Tonne of Iron Ore from the Pilbara

Third VLCC Exits Strait of Hormuz

Third VLCC Exits Strait of Hormuz

AAPA Supports House Appropriations Bill with $538m for Port Infrastructure

AAPA Supports House Appropriations Bill with $538m for Port Infrastructure

US Grain, Soy Futures Drop After US-China Talks

US Grain, Soy Futures Drop After US-China Talks

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