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"Made in Sicily": $126M RoPax Ferry Ordered

Oct 09, 2023

A new ferry, fully owned by the Sicilian Region and entirely 'Made in Sicily', will carry out the connection service with Lampedusa and Pantelleria. The President of the Sicilian Region Renato Schifani and the CEO and General Director of Fincantieri…

Stolt-Nielsen Confirms Strong Third Quarter

Oct 05, 2023

Stolt-Nielsen Limited has reported unaudited results for the third quarter ending August 31, 2023 including a net profit of $90.1 million with revenue of $694.4 million.This compares with a net profit of $8.3 million, with revenue of $721.9 million…

New Cranes and Deeper Draft Boost Efficiency at APM Terminals Liberia

Oct 04, 2023

APM Terminals Liberia has commissioned two, Liebherr 600 mobile harbour cranes.The recently completed dredging of the Freeport of Monrovia, which has increased the draft to 12.5 metres, paves the way for larger and more economical gearless vessels…

Port of Los Angeles Names Deputy Executive Director of Development

Oct 04, 2023

Dina Aryan-Zahlan, a veteran Port of Los Angeles engineer and infrastructure development expert, has been named Deputy Executive Director of Development at the Port of Los Angeles. Aryan-Zahlan replaces Antonio Gioiello, who retired earlier this year…

Rio Brasil Terminal Welcomes COSCO’s ESE2 Service

Oct 04, 2023

Rio Brasil Terminal (RBT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Rio de Janeiro, recently handled the inaugural call of COSCO Shipping Lines’ Europe – East Coast of South America (ESE2) service.On September 15…

ECOsubsea raises $12m

Oct 04, 2023

A Series B financing round led by the Blue Ocean fund, managed by sustainable investor SWEN Capital Partners, reportedly raised $12m and will enable ECOsubsea, a Norwegian hull cleaning specialist to scale up its operations.While hull cleaning…

Glas Ocean Electric Snags DARPA Contract

Oct 04, 2023

The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)  awarded Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based Glas Ocean Electric a contract to develop and demonstrate a low-cost data acquisition system that can be easily installed on a range of vessels including fishing vessels…

Propane Council Calls Attention to 'Energy Resiliency'

Oct 04, 2023

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is celebrating the second annual National Propane Day on October 7, 2023. “By keeping both small and large material handling operations running, propane is the powerhouse of the U.S. supply chain…

DP World Puts Cars in Containers

Oct 03, 2023

Thousands of cars are now entering Turkey after DP World Yarımca introduced a ‘cars in containers’ shipping solution that has helped solve an automotive supply chain crisis in the region.Congestion at Turkish ports has resulted in significant…

Freeport LNG Seeks to Restart More of Export Plant in Texas

Oct 03, 2023

U.S. LNG company Freeport LNG sought permission from federal energy regulators to take more steps to return its export plant in Texas to full commercial operation.Federal approval would allow the plant, which shut for about eight months from June 2022 to February 2023 after a fire…

Cargill Faces Brazil Criminal Probe

Oct 03, 2023

Brazilian federal prosecutors are investigating transactions involving grains trader Cargill and a Brazilian partner after they found 'irregularities' in the acquisition of disputed land where the U.S. company plans to build a massive river port in the Amazon rainforest…

Major Port Hedland Navigation Project Completed

Oct 03, 2023

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has completed a major A$15.5 million two-year project to repair and rejuvenate essential aids to navigation (AtoNs) off the coast of Port Hedland, Western Australia.AMSA commissioned the works following Severe Tropical Cyclone Veronica in 2019…

Ports of Indiana Strengthens Corporate Leadership Team

Oct 03, 2023

Ports of Indiana has bolstered its leadership team with a series of promotions and hires at its Indianapolis headquarters. Two familiar faces return to Ports of Indiana as Jennifer Rachau takes on the newly created position of Chief of Staff and Ed Hamilton returns as Senior Engineer…

Holland America Line Completes Shore Power Connectivity Installs

Oct 03, 2023

With the completion of shore power installation on Volendam, Holland America Line's entire fleet is now shore power-capable. Volendam completed installation in Vancouver, British Columbia, and connected to the port's shoreside electricity for the first full day on Sept…

Suction Mooring Installed at Port of Kapellskär

Oct 03, 2023

Port of Kapellskär has welcomed the new Finnlines vessel with brand new technology. The port now offers automooring using vacuum pads, as well as next generation onshore power connections. This makes mooring more efficient and improves the sustainability…

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