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Gassco Restarts Key Gas Export Plant After Maintenance

Sep 20, 2024

Norwegian gas infrastructure operator Gassco has restarted the Kaarstoe processing plant, a key hub for gas supplies to Germany, and is ramping up output following three weeks of maintenance, the company said on Friday.'Kaarstoe is in the start…

ECT Terminals Switching to Shore Power to Slash Emissions

Sep 18, 2024

Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT) is set to enhance its container terminals with shore power facilities in the coming years, following an agreement with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a collaboration between Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam.The…

Port of Gothenburg Completes Major Expansion Project

Sep 18, 2024

A brand new 144,000 square meter port terminal has been inaugurated at the Port of Gothenburg. The investment, amounting to approximately 60 million EUR, has been under construction for the past six years and was made to meet the increased transportation needs of Swedish industry…

Baltic Sea’s First Green Freight Corridor Opens

Sep 18, 2024

The Baltic Sea's irst green freight corridor has been launched, allowing for the transportation of Felix ketchup to Finland with a 90% reduction in emissions. This initiative, a collaboration between Orkla Suomi, Scandic Trans, and Viking Line…

Chemical Companies Kick Off Water Reuse Project at the Port of Antwerp

Sep 18, 2024

This month, the CHERISH2O (CHEmical industry water Reuse In a Sustainable Harbour) project starts at the port of Antwerp. Port of Antwerp-Bruges, VITO, essenscia, VMM and Antea Group will investigate whether industrial waste water from chemical…

Danube River Closed to Shipping in Austria Amid Flooding

Sep 17, 2024

The Danube River was closed to all shipping traffic in Austria on Tuesday due to severe flooding, according to APA news agency, citing the Austrian transport ministry.Central Europe is grappling with widespread flooding that has disrupted shipping and resulted in at least 21 fatalities…

Building the World's Strongest Land-based Crane

Sep 16, 2024

Interview: Martin Kröger, CEO, German Shipowners Association

Sep 16, 2024

From decarbonization to geopolitical conflicts, German shipowners have a seat front and center to the prevailing trends driving global shipping. For insight and perspective, Martin Kröger, CEO, German Shipowners Association (VDR), joined Maritime…

Ireland and EIB to Jointly Assess Irish Offshore Wind Ports Development

Sep 13, 2024

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Irish Department of Transport have established an advisory cooperation to assess capacity, demand and financing strategies for the development of offshore renewable energy port infrastructure, which…

West Wharf Upgraded at Plymouth’s Millbay Docks

Sep 09, 2024

Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced the completion of a key phase in the redevelopment of Millbay Docks, part of the Port of Plymouth. The milestone marks the first major project funded by the UK Government's Plymouth and South Devon Freeport seed capital program…

Ukraine's Maritime Food Exports Fall in August

Sep 06, 2024

Ukraine's food exports by sea and river totalled 4.13 million metric tons in August, down from 4.25 million tons in July, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday.That included 2.18 million tons of wheat, 553,732 tons of corn and 454,641 tons of barley…

Rain Lifts Rhine River Levels in Germany but Shipping Still Limited

Sep 04, 2024

Rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany but most of the river remains too shallow for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders said on Wednesday, following a bout of dry weather in August.Ship operators imposed surcharges…

Power Outage Hits Port of Rotterdam; Issue Resolved

Sep 03, 2024

A power outage in the Rotterdam port area in the Netherlands briefly interrupted operations at one of Europe's biggest oil refineries on Tuesday, the plant's operator BP said.Electricity grid operator TenneT said the problem was solved shortly after 1000 GMT…

Exxon's Rotterdam Refinery Not Impacted by Power Outage

Sep 03, 2024

U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil said on Tuesday its 190,000-barrels-per-day Rotterdam refinery was not impacted by the power outage.A power outage hit the Rotterdam port area in the Netherlands for several hours on Tuesday, electricity grid operator TenneT said…

Mammoet Launches World’s Strongest Land-Based Crane for Energy Sector

Sep 02, 2024

Heavy lift and transport services firm Mammoet has launched the SK6000 land-based crane, said to be the world’s strongest, capable of handling large offshore wind components and delivering reduced integration times to offshore oil and gas projects…

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