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Port of Rotterdam to Support Curaçao Industrial Zone Redevelopment

Jul 17, 2024

Port of Rotterdam Authority will contribute to the redevelopment of the lands owned by the state-owned company Refineria di Kòrsou (RdK). In addition to traditional uses, these lands will be used for several new future-proof sustainable economic activities…

Port of Montreal Completes Rail Optimization Project

Jul 17, 2024

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announced it has completed its program to optimize rail capacity, a flagship project to improve the performance and fluidity of its logistics services. Phased in over three years at a total cost of $62.4 million…

EU Backs Estonia-Finland Joint Ports Upgrade Project with $16.8M

Jul 17, 2024

The TWIN-PORT VI scheme, a four-year project representing a continuation of the long-term cooperation between ports of Tallinn and Helsinki, has received a funding commitment from the EU in the amount of $16. 8 million (€15.4 million).The TWIN…

Toyota Tsusho Orders Four Vessels for Angolan Port Development Project

Jul 17, 2024

Dutch shipbuilder Damen has signed a contract with Toyota Tsusho for the delivery of four vessels to support the port development project in Namibe, Angola.The order consists of two ASD Tugs 2813, a Pushy Cat 1004 and a Stan Pilot 1905. The…

Holt Lock Closed Due to Stability Concerns

Jul 15, 2024

The Holt Lock on the Black Warrior River in Holt, Ala. is expected to be closed for as long as five more months after cracks and leaks were discovered within the lock infrastructure.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the lock on June 22…

US Army Corps of Engineers Names New Chief

Jul 15, 2024

The U.S. Army has selected Maj. Gen William H. 'Butch' Graham Jr.  to be its next chief of engineers and commanding general of the Corps of Engineers, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced on July 10.Graham is currently serving…

Italy's New FLNG Terminal to Be Operational by March 2025

Jul 12, 2024

Italy's gas grid group Snam SRG.MI said on Friday it expected a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to become operational by March 2025, allowing the country to diversify further its energy supplies.The floating terminal in the Adriatic…

New Cruise Terminal to Be Built in Port of Klaipėda

Jul 12, 2024

Lithuania's Port of Klaipėda said it is moving forward with plans to build a new cruise ship terminal following the conclusion of screening procedures for the assessment of potential environmental impacts.The Environmental Protection Agency…

Adani Aims to Complete Phase One of Long-delayed Port by Year-end

Jul 12, 2024

Adani Ports expects to complete the first of four phases of a key transshipment container port in southern India this year, it said on Friday, firming the timeline for a project already delayed by six years due to protests by locals.The Vizhinjam…

Adani Ports to Invest in Transshipment Terminal, Bloomberg News Reports

Jul 11, 2024

India's Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone plans to ramp up its investment to 100 billion rupees ($1.20 billion) to boost its southern India transshipment container port, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.The investment in Vizhinjam port…

Port of Los Angeles Completes Pier 400 Rail Expansion

Jul 10, 2024

The Port of Los Angeles has completed construction of a major rail expansion project on Pier 400 that will improve cargo flow, reduce emissions and improve roadway safety.The rail yard serves as critical link between the San Pedro Bay port complex and the Alameda Corridor…

Power Outages Hinder Hurricane Beryl Recovery, Delay Port Restarts

Jul 10, 2024

About 1.7 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday morning, two days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, as progress was slow during the night, hampering efforts to restore critical oil infrastructure.The storm made landfall…

Russian Attack Damages Ukrainian Port

Jul 10, 2024

Russia launched 20 drones and five missiles at Ukraine on Wednesday, killing two people in the Black Sea region of Odesa, damaging port infrastructure and hitting an energy facility in the northwest, officials said.A truck driver and security…

Russian Missiles Kill Two, Damage Odesa Port

Jul 04, 2024

Russian strikes killed two people and wounded 26 on Thursday in Ukrainian regions stretching from the south to the east and northeast, local authorities said.A missile strike in southern Odesa region killed a woman, injured seven people and damaged port infrastructure…

Ports of Indiana to Establish Container Port Serving Chicago Metropolitan Area

Jul 02, 2024

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has approved a proposal from Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor to establish the first international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan. This would create the only all-water container route for…

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