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Ports of Indiana Opens Mount Vernon Railroad

Apr 22, 2025

Ports of Indiana has opened the Mount Vernon Railroad today, creating an unparalleled “mega-modal” opportunity for Southwest Indiana.The railroad is a partnership between OmniTRAX – the nation’s largest privately-held, family-owned rail transportation…

GCT Global Container Terminals Orders Hybrid and Battery-Powered Konecranes RTGs for British Columbia Terminals

Apr 22, 2025

GCT Global Container Terminals has ordered 10 hybrid Konecranes rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes for its GCT Deltaport terminal and one battery-powered Konecranes RTG for its GCT Vanterm terminal. The agreements were signed in Q1 2025, and the 11 cranes will be delivered by Q3 2026…

Propane Powers Reliable Port Tractor Recharging

Apr 16, 2025

Propane puts port operators in control of EV charging and avoids power grid headachesAlthough it may seem a bit of a paradox that, at both seaports and inland ports, propane is crucial to charging electric terminal tractors, the proliferation…

Gauzy Unveils Smart Glass Projection Display in New Miami Terminal

Apr 15, 2025

Gauzy Ltd., a leader in light and vision control technologies, announced the official reveal of its smart glass facade, enabling one of the world’s largest transparent displays, at the inauguration of the new MSC Terminal in Miami, Florida.…

EIB, Iberdrola Sign Loans Totaling $122 Million for Investments in Energy Storage Infrastructure

Apr 15, 2025

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed two green loans with Iberdrola totaling USD$122 million (€108 million)—a USD$56 million (€50 million) loan using own funds and a USD$65 million (€58 million) loan with funds from the Regional Resilience Fund (FRA)…

Port of Virginia: New Equipment to Advance ULCV Capacity

Apr 15, 2025

The Port of Virginia is continuing to modernize and expand its operation and recently debuted additional capacity to safely handle simultaneous calls of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs).Earlier this month at Virginia International Gateway (VIG) the port put four new…

AI-Enabled Container Terminal Gate Operational at Port of Osaka

Apr 10, 2025

Mitsubishi Logisnext has delivered a new AI-function container terminal gate to Dream Island Container Terminal in the Port of Osaka, Japan.The new gate is installed at the Port of Osaka's Yumeshima Container Terminal (DICT).The gate system…

WindPort, Port Esbjerg Team Up for Norwegian Offshore Wind

Apr 08, 2025

One of the world’s largest base ports for offshore wind activities Port of Esbjerg and Norwegian port operator WindPort have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate offshore wind development in Norway.The partnership focuses on joint…

India, UAE to Develop Sri Lanka Energy Hub

Apr 06, 2025

India and the United Arab Emirates agreed to develop an energy hub in Sri Lanka, India's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as New Delhi's competition with China grows in the Indian Ocean island nation.The three nations signed the pact for the…

Panama Canal to Seek Bids for Pipeline Development

Apr 06, 2025

The Panama Canal Board of Directors has authorized the opening of a bidding process for the development of a new pipeline for the transfer of energy products which will complement operations in the interoceanic waterway.The pipeline will be…

Worley Secures Work on German LNG Terminal

Apr 03, 2025

Worley has secured a contract by German state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) for Phase 2 of the Brunsbüttel Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany.Under the contract, Worley will provide construction…

Israeli Firm Gets Final Permit for US Wave Energy Demo

Apr 02, 2025

Eco Wave Power, an onshore wave energy technology company, has received a final permit for the construction and demonstration of its wave energy technology in San Pedro, California.The Revocable Permit 25-05 by the Port of Los Angeles was executed on behalf of the Executive Director…

Crowley to Install LNG-Fueled Microgrid at Puerto Rico Terminal

Apr 02, 2025

Crowley, the longest-serving U.S. logistics provider in Puerto Rico, is enhancing the resiliency of its Isla Grande logistics terminal in San Juan with the installation of a microgrid fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG).The innovative energy…

Saguenay Port Authority Orders Konecranes Mobile Harbor Crane

Mar 26, 2025

The Saguenay Port Authority in Quebec has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6B Mobile Harbor Crane for a new cargo handling system currently under development. The order was booked in Q1 2025, with handover scheduled for Q3 2025.Situated on North America’s only navigable fjord…

Proposed Port Fees Could Choke U.S. Coal, Ag Exports

Mar 19, 2025

President Donald Trump's plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding using massive fees on China-linked ship visits to American ports is causing U.S. coal inventories to swell and stoking uncertainty in the embattled agriculture market, as exporters struggle to find ships to send goods abroad…

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