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Zinus Announces Four New Contracts

Nov 15, 2023

Shore power and cable management solutions provider Zinus announced it has secured four new contracts spanning different regions and industries.Amon new projects, Zinus will supply a ZPP115 Shore Power Compact Unit to Kuldiphingh Port Facility in Suriname…

Port of Barcelona's Direct Freight Rail Connection with France Comes Online

Nov 14, 2023

A new direct freight rail service connects the Port of Barcelona with the French cities of Toulouse and Lyon. The container service, created by the companies APM Terminals Railways Spain, Synergy and Naviland Cargo, located at the BEST railway terminal…

Fincantieri Set to Grow Its Shipbuilding Footprint in Ancona

Nov 13, 2023

Fincantieri announced on Monday it has reached a deal that will allow it to expand its shipbuilding footprint in the port of Ancona.The Italian shipbuilding company said it has signed a program agreement with the Port System Authority of the…

DEME Secures Several Dredging Contracts in Asia

Nov 09, 2023

DEME announced it has won several capital and maintenance dredging contracts in India, the Maldives and Malaysia, worth €150 million-300 million combined.At Kakinada port in India, where DEME has frequently been performing dredging works, the…

ONE Acquires Terminals on US West Coast and in Rotterdam

Nov 06, 2023

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has obtained regulatory approval and completed its acquisition of a 51% stake in each of TraPac LLC and Yusen Terminals LLC (YTI), and a 20% stake in Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG).TraPac and YTI are container terminal…

DFDS Commits to Battery-electric Vessels on the English Channel

Nov 06, 2023

Danish shipping company DFDS announced it has committed to investing in battery-powered vessels to help decarbonize the maritime traffic across the English Channel.Following a meet between French Minister for Foreign Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad…

In Brazil's Amazon, Cargill Grains Ports Meet Local Resistance

Nov 06, 2023

For centuries, riverside communities, including the 'quilombola' descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped from plantations and ranches, have shared Xingu Island in Brazil's Amazon Basin.Its inhabitants live in brightly painted wooden houses…

US Awards More than $653 Million for Port Projects

Nov 03, 2023

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).The investments—part of the largest…

Cashman Wins $29 Million Contract for Baltimore Dredging

Nov 01, 2023

Quincy, Mass. based Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, has secured a contract to perform maintenance dredging in Baltimore, Md.The $29,131,250 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Baltimore District…

Panama Canal to Slash Booking Slots Due to Drought

Oct 31, 2023

Daily ship crossings on the Panama Canal, one of the world's main maritime trade routes, will be further reduced over the coming months due to a severe drought, the authorities managing the canal said late on Monday.Booking slots will be cut to 25 per day between November 3 to November 6…

New Electric RTG Cranes Arrive at DP World's ICTT

Oct 25, 2023

International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) operated by DP World at Cochin, announced the arrival of four new electric rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes at its terminal on October 17. The cranes arrived on the vessel Pietersgracht.This…

Cavotec Wins €6.65 Million Shore Power Order

Oct 20, 2023

Cavotec reports it has signed a contract with one of the world’s largest shipping lines to supply shore power equipment for newbuild containerships.The €6.65 million order is for Cavotec’s PowerFit units, which are complete containerized solutions…

Ground Broken on ICTSI’s East Java Project

Oct 19, 2023

East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit in East Java, Indonesia, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on October 12 to showcase the development of a new gateway for the Lamongan…

Mississippi River Lowered Near Minneapolis for Dam Maintenance

Oct 19, 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, have lowered the Mississippi River water elevations between Lower St. Anthony Falls and Lock and Dam 1, both in Minneapolis, from October 13…

AAPA Urges Swift Adoption of Stauber Amendment

Oct 18, 2023

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has voiced strong support of Representative Pete Stauber’s (R-Minn.) amendment to the Transportation Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill which, if implemented, would restore…

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