PortsToronto welcomed its first cruise ship of the 2023 season on Friday, April 28. The Viking Octantis officially launched another record-breaking cruise ship season which will see 54 ships and more than 22,000 passengers visit Canada’s largest city between May and October…
A Ukrainian drone strike set ablaze a Russian fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol early on Saturday, sending a vast column of black smoke into the sky in the latest attack on the Russia-occupied peninsula.The city's Moscow…
Officials of the Port of Taichung (TIPC) in Taiwan have held a ground-breaking ceremony for the start of construction on Wharf Nos. 37 and 38 which will provide supporting infrastructure to the nation’s offshore wind industry.When completed…
The Spanish Port of Valencia (Valenciaport) has claimed a world first after it has commenced operation of a hydrogen-powered 4×4 truck at one of its terminals.The hydrogen-powered truck cab (tractor) started moving containers at the Grimaldi…
Brazil has banned the export of live cattle from all its ports.Reuters reports that federal judge Djalma Gomes’s ruling states: 'Animals are not things. They are sentient living beings, that is, individuals who feel hunger, thirst, pain, cold…
Indonesia will allow miners Freeport Indonesia and Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara to continue exporting copper concentrate until next year, despite a ban starting this June, to allow for their smelters to be completed, the mining minister said on Friday…
Romanian port operator Comvex said on Friday its net profit more than tripled to 104.36 million lei ($23.24 million) in 2022, as the Black Sea port of Constanta saw a rise in Ukrainian grain exports and other cargo.Comvex, which is due to detail its rise in profit later on Friday…
Global freight volumes fell at some of the fastest rates for three decades earlier this year, but at the end of the first quarter showed signs of bottoming out.Volumes were down by -2.1% between December and February compared with the same period a year earlier…
As geopolitical upheaval continues, Peter Sand, Chief Analyst, Xeneta, explores how global trade patterns have (and will) evolve.Geopolitical unrest could have dramatic and long-term impacts on global trade patterns for all goods and commodities…
ClassNK released 'Guidelines for Shipboard CO2 Capture and Storage Systems'. The guidelines include provisions for indicating the classnotation for vessels equipped with CO2 capture and storage systems or designed as 'ready' for their installation…
The International Propeller Club of the United States said that Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will be honored at its annual Salute to Congress event on June 13, 2023. Senator…
Perdaman has commenced construction of its A$6 billion Pilbara urea project - the first new gas manufacturing project in the Pilbara in more than a decade.Located 20 kilometres north-west of Karratha, Australia, the project will convert Western…
Palo Alto, Calif. based AI shipping optimization company Bearing announced it has appointed Jim Daly as chief operating officer.“We’re excited to have Jim on board as we steer the maritime shipping industry toward more sustainable operations with our AI-driven solutions…
Sweden's newest major freight port, Stockholm Norvik, has been officially inaugurated by His Majesty The King and Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess.The RoRo and container port opened for business on time and on budget in 2020, but this was just when the pandemic was at its height…
London’s marine insurance market added Sudan to its of areas deemed high risk this week amid further fighting in the conflict-ridden African country, according to an advisory note.The addition of Sudan to the high risk list will mean that any…