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PortMiami to Get World’s Largest Shore Power System

Feb 16, 2023

The world's top passenger port is installing a network shore power systems for cruise ships that, once completed, will be the largest of its kind globally.PowerCon said it has been tapped as a subcontractor to deliver five systems that will…

Port Everglades Gets $32 Million Grant for Sea Level Rise Infrastructure

Feb 10, 2023

Port Everglades was awarded a $32 million grant this week to mitigate environmental threats from flooding and sea level rise and ensure continued access for marine vessels. This grant is part of more than $275 million for resilience projects…

Iskenderun Port Resumes Operations After Large Fire Extinguished

Feb 10, 2023

A fire at Turkey's Iskenderun port has been extinguished and maritime operations have resumed in the region, Turkey's maritime authority said on Friday, four days after the blaze broke out after following earthquakes that struck the country…

USDOT Pumps $660M More Into Port Infrastructure

Feb 08, 2023

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available more than $662 million in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding for MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)…

First Section of Houston Ship Channel Expansion Complete

Feb 08, 2023

The Houston Ship Channel expansion project, also known as Project 11, continues to make significant progress. Port officials announced that dredging of the first segment extending from Bolivar Roads to Redfish, known as Segment 1A, is complete…

Port of Seattle Inks Deal to Buy Renewable Natural Gas

Feb 07, 2023

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced that the Port of Seattle’s Maritime Division and Economic Development Department have agreed to purchase more than 240,000 therms of renewable natural gas which will result in a reduction of carbon emissions of about 1…

Port Everglades Completes Shore Power Master Plan for Cruise Terminals

Feb 06, 2023

Florida's Port Everglades recently completed a study to add shore power to the Port's eight cruise terminals and has taken delivery of the final report. The study was performed by Moffatt & Nichol, a global infrastructure advisory firm working in cooperation with Florida Power & Light (FPL)…

Ports & Logistics: Building A New Energy Industry

Feb 06, 2023

2022 closed with significant developments to advance offshore wind (OSW) and the necessary, related work required at U.S. ports – on the east and west coasts and the Great Lakes. Some of these developments included:Funding – MARAD’s Port Improvement…

Italian Union Files Legal Complaint Against Snam's LNG Terminal

Feb 06, 2023

The Italian trade union USB filed a legal complaint against a plan by gas grid operator Snam to set up a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Tuscan port of Piombino, it said in a press release on Friday.USB alleged Snam had committed…

EVENT: Reuters U.S. Offshore Wind Returns to Boston

Feb 06, 2023

Reuters Events has officially launched their flagship offshore wind event, US Offshore Wind 2023 (USOW23) being held in the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, July 11-12, 2023.The event will unite more than 1000 offshore wind developers, utilities…

Wisconsin Awards $5.3 Million in Harbor Maintenance Grants

Feb 03, 2023

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, together with the state's Department of Transportation (WisDOT), announced grants totaling $5.3 million for seven harbor maintenance and improvement projects to promote waterborne freight and economic development.“From the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River…

'Mega Green Port' Project Planned in Åland

Feb 03, 2023

OX2 and the Bank of Åland’s mutual fund subsidiary Ålandsbanken Fondbolag, which are developing the Noatun North and Noatun South offshore wind power projects near Finland’s Åland archipelago in the Baltic Sea, have initiated a feasibility study…

DP World Inks Deal to Develop Deendayal Port Mega-container Terminal

Feb 02, 2023

DP World has won a major concession to develop, operate and maintain the mega-container terminal at Deendayal port in Gujarat, on the western coast of India.The project involves the construction of a mega-container terminal at Tuna-Tekra through a Public Private Partnership (PPP)…

Port of Los Angeles Issues Draft RFP for New Cruise Terminal

Feb 01, 2023

The Port of Los Angeles announced it is inviting comments on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the future development of a new Outer Harbor Cruise Terminal and redevelopment of the existing World Cruise Center on the LA Waterfront.“This…

Port of Corpus Christi Awarded Grants to Study Carbon Storage

Feb 01, 2023

The Port of Corpus Christi was awarded $16.4 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE) Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) initiative to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of permanently storing captured carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial operations…

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