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Great Lakes Bags $173.7 Million in New Dredging Contracts

Dec 28, 2023

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation on Thursday announced the receipt of five dredging contracts totaling $173.7 million. The projects are in Texas, New Jersey, Florida and Louisiana.The Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project-Phase 1 (Capital…

Panama Canal Reports No Traffic Increase Amid Red Sea Attacks

Dec 21, 2023

The Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday it has not seen a notable traffic increase due to the situation in the Red Sea, where attacks by Yemen's Houthi group are forcing vessels to divert or switch their transponders off.The hostilities…

$73.77 Million Grant a Boost for Port NOLA & Inland Waterway Shipping

Dec 20, 2023

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) will receive $73.77 million from the federal government to assist in building the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) project, which will provide a gateway for cargo movement on U.S. inland waterways including the Mississippi River…

Record Output, Tax Dodge Pushes Up Crude Exports from US Gulf Coast

Dec 18, 2023

Oil is flooding out of Texas in the final weeks of 2023, as traders find outlets abroad for record U.S. production and dodge a hefty year-end tax bill on their inventories.U.S. crude exports, nearly all of which leave from the U.S. Gulf coast…

DiCosimo to Chair Greater Houston Port Bureau

Dec 14, 2023

The Greater Houston Port Bureau Board of Directors announced Vincent DiCosimo, vice president of government affairs at Targa Resources, will assume the position of the chairman of the board on January 1, 2024. DiCosimo has served as first vice…

Belgian and Houston Partners Ink Energy Transition MOU

Dec 13, 2023

Three Belgian and three Houston-based partners have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to boost transatlantic cooperation on the green transition.The Center for Houston’s Future, Waterstofnet, Port Houston, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges…

Konecranes Delivers Cranes and Forklifts to Brazil's Port of Santos

Dec 13, 2023

Konecranes delivered seven forklifts and two gantry cranes to Eldorado Brasil’s new cellulose terminal in Port of Santos in Q3 2023, completing an order that also involved joint planning and consulting on the layout of the terminal to ensure…

Port of Long Beach Seeks Input for Pier Wind Terminal Project

Dec 13, 2023

California's Port of Long Beach is hosting two events to provide information about and gather input for the upcoming environmental review for Pier Wind, a proposed 400-acre terminal designed to facilitate the assembly and deployment of offshore wind turbines…

APM Terminals Callao Expansion Moves Forward

Dec 13, 2023

APM Terminals Callao commenced works on stage 3A of the Multipurpose North Terminal Modernization Project in the Port of Callao this week. The $95 million, 100% private investment, exceeds contractual commitments in the addendum by almost 40%…

Tacoma, Seattle Ports Ink Deals for Navigation Improvement Projects

Dec 13, 2023

Pacific Northwest seaports Seattle and Tacoma have signed design agreements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for a pair of waterway navigation improvement projects.The Seattle Navigation Improvement Project, authorized by Congress in 2018…

Georgia Ports Authority Outlines Infrastructure Improvements

Dec 12, 2023

At the 2023 Georgia Transportation Summit, Chief Operating Officer Ed McCarthy detailed the Georgia Ports Authority’s $4.5 billion in projects and plans to enhance port infrastructure over the next decade.The Georgia Transportation Summit is…

US Import Cargo Peak Came Later Than Expected -Report

Dec 12, 2023

Inbound cargo volume at the United States’ major container ports should continue to slow in the final weeks of 2023 after reaching its peak later than expected this fall, according to the Global Port Tracker report recently released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates…

Port of Oakland Names Colleen Liang Environmental Director

Dec 06, 2023

The Port of Oakland has appointed Colleen Liang as its new Director of the Environmental Programs and Planning (EP&P) division. Liang joined the port in 2000 and has served in every environmental position, most recently as Acting Director of EP&P…

New Ship-to-shore Container Gantry Cranes Arrive at Port Everglades

Dec 06, 2023

This week, Port Everglades received three additional Super Post-Panamax container gantry cranes as part of the port's $471 million project to expand its deepwater turn-around area for cargo ships. The ship-to-shore container gantry cranes are among the world's largest low-profile cranes…

GPA Invests in Rail Connections, Terminal Capacity

Dec 05, 2023

The Georgia Ports Authority Board has approved expenditure of $127 million to build the Blue Ridge Connector, an inland rail terminal in Gainesville, Ga., linking Northeast Georgia with the Port of Savannah’s 35 global container ship services…

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Brazil’s Import of Russian Clean Petroleum Products Jumps 135%

Brazil’s Import of Russian Clean Petroleum Products Jumps 135%

Europe’s Ports Need $85 Billion over the Next Ten Years

Europe’s Ports Need $85 Billion over the Next Ten Years

Green Light for $3 Billion Oil Port off Texas Expected By Year-end

Green Light for $3 Billion Oil Port off Texas Expected By Year-end

Bio-Sea Ballast Water Treatment for Siem Car Carrier Trio

Bio-Sea Ballast Water Treatment for Siem Car Carrier Trio

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